Fayetteville Cutoff
The Fayetteville Cutoff was a railroad line in North Carolina and South Carolina built by predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad connecting Wilson, North Carolina with Pee Dee, South Carolina (just east of Florence). Its main purpose was to shorten the Atlantic Coast Line's main line.
| Fayetteville Cutoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Status | Still operating | ||
| Owner | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (1899-1967) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (1967-1986) CSX Transportation (1986-present) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 141.2 mi (227.2 km) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | No | ||
| Signalling | Centralized traffic control | ||
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