Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

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defunct railroad railroad company

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a major U.S. railroad that operated primarily in the southeastern United States, known for its passenger and freight services along the Atlantic seaboard before its mid-20th-century mergers.

Aliases (1)

Atlantic Coast Line of South Carolina ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → railroad company →
abbreviation	ACL →
corporateColor	purple → silver →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
endDate	1967 →
fate	Seaboard Coast Line Railroad → surface form: "merged into Seaboard Coast Line Railroad"
headquartersLocation	Jacksonville, Florida → Wilmington → surface form: "Wilmington, North Carolina"
industry	rail transport →
mergedWith	Seaboard Air Line Railroad →
mergerDate	1967 →
motivePowerType	diesel locomotives → steam locomotives →
notablePassengerTrain	Champion → Florida Special → Havana Special → Miamian →
operatedInRegion	East Coast of the United States → surface form: "Atlantic seaboard" Southern United States → surface form: "Southeastern United States"
parentCompanyAfterMerger	Seaboard Coast Line Railroad → surface form: "Seaboard Coast Line Industries"
predecessor	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → surface form: "Atlantic Coast Line of South Carolina" Richmond and Petersburg Railroad → surface form: "Petersburg Railroad" Plant System → Richmond and Petersburg Railroad → Savannah, Florida and Western Railway → Wilmington and Weldon Railroad →
primaryCorridor	Atlanta–Charlotte–Raleigh–Richmond corridor → surface form: "Richmond–Jacksonville" Washington, D.C.–Florida →
servedCity	Charleston → surface form: "Charleston, South Carolina" Jacksonville, Florida → Miami → surface form: "Miami, Florida" Richmond, Virginia → Savannah → surface form: "Savannah, Georgia" Tampa, Florida → Wilmington → surface form: "Wilmington, North Carolina"
servedState	Alabama → Florida → Georgia → Kentucky → Mississippi → North Carolina → South Carolina → Tennessee → Virginia →
serviceType	freight rail → intercity passenger rail →
startDate	1900 →
successor	CSX Transportation → Seaboard Coast Line Railroad →
trackGauge	standard gauge →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louisville and Nashville Railroad → acquiredBy → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

Seaboard Coast Line Railroad → formedFrom → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

CSX A-Line → formerOwner → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

CSX A-Line → historicalOperator → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

Live Oak, Florida → historicallyServedByRailway → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

Seaboard Air Line Railroad → mergerPartner → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → predecessor → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

this entity surface form: "Atlantic Coast Line of South Carolina"

CSX Transportation → predecessor → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →

Seaboard Coast Line Railroad → predecessor → Atlantic Coast Line Railroad →