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The Anniston and Atlantic Railroad was a 53-mile 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad built between Anniston and Sylacauga, Alabama via Talladega and . It was founded by A.L. Tyler of Anniston, who obtained a charter on August 17, 1883, and opened the 30-mile stretch between Anniston and Talladega on May 15, 1884. An extension to Sycamore, Alabama, was opened on September 15, 1884, and to Sylacauga, Alabama, on December 1, 1886. The line was built to haul timber, charcoal and iron ore to Anniston, where it could be transferred to the standard-gauge Southern Railway.

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rdfs:label	Anniston and Atlantic Railroad (en)
rdfs:comment	The Anniston and Atlantic Railroad was a 53-mile 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad built between Anniston and Sylacauga, Alabama via Talladega and . It was founded by A.L. Tyler of Anniston, who obtained a charter on August 17, 1883, and opened the 30-mile stretch between Anniston and Talladega on May 15, 1884. An extension to Sycamore, Alabama, was opened on September 15, 1884, and to Sylacauga, Alabama, on December 1, 1886. The line was built to haul timber, charcoal and iron ore to Anniston, where it could be transferred to the standard-gauge Southern Railway. (en)
foaf:name	(en) Anniston and Atlantic Railroad (en)
dcterms:subject	Narrow gauge railroads in Alabama Railway companies disestablished in 1890 American companies established in 1883 Defunct Alabama railroads American companies disestablished in 1890 3 ft gauge railways in the United States Predecessors of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Railway companies established in 1883
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Narrow gauge railroads in Alabama Charcoal Railway companies disestablished in 1890 Anniston, Alabama Louisville and Nashville Railroad American companies established in 1883 Defunct Alabama railroads CSX Corporation American companies disestablished in 1890 Timber Iron ore 3 ft gauge railways in the United States Predecessors of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Talladega, Alabama Railway companies established in 1883 Sycamore, Alabama Sylacauga, Alabama Southern Railway (US) Right-of-way (transportation) Gauge conversion Narrow-gauge railroad Standard-gauge dbr:Alabama_Mineral_Railroad dbr:Anniston_and_Cincinnati_Railroad dbr:Murphy,_Alabama
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locale	North-eastern Alabama (en)
start year	1884 (xsd:integer)
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has abstract	The Anniston and Atlantic Railroad was a 53-mile 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad built between Anniston and Sylacauga, Alabama via Talladega and . It was founded by A.L. Tyler of Anniston, who obtained a charter on August 17, 1883, and opened the 30-mile stretch between Anniston and Talladega on May 15, 1884. An extension to Sycamore, Alabama, was opened on September 15, 1884, and to Sylacauga, Alabama, on December 1, 1886. The line was built to haul timber, charcoal and iron ore to Anniston, where it could be transferred to the standard-gauge Southern Railway. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad purchased the line in 1890 along with the associated standard-gauge . To this, the L&N added the Shelby Iron Company's railroad to create the . The A&A's narrow-gauge track was converted to standard gauge later that year. Much of the right-of-way still exists as part of the CSX Corporation's trackage in the area. (en)
hq city	Anniston, Alabama (en)
railroad name	Anniston and Atlantic Railroad (en)
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closing year	1890-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
opening year	1884-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
headquarter	Anniston, Alabama
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Anniston_and_Atlantic_Railroad
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of reporting marks: A Anniston and atlantic railroad Anniston & Atlantic Railroad List of Alabama railroads 3 ft gauge railroads in the United States Eastern Alabama Railway List of Louisville and Nashville Railroad precursors Sylacauga, Alabama Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States
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