Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Mikados

The Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad was incorporated in 1892 and eventually ran from Aberdeen, NC through Raeford, NC and then on to Fayetteville, NC. In the mid 1920s, Fort Bragg in North Carolina began to expand, and as a result the A&R became very busy delivering materials for the expansion of the Army post. With the continuous press of business the short line railroad increased its motive power through purchases of second hand "Mikado", with two coming in 1929, one in 1935 and the last in 1941. This small railroad did a huge job during World War II moving material and troops in and out of Fort Bragg.

There is one surviving Aberdeen & Rockfish 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives. It is number 40, which is operational on the Valley Railroad in Essex, CT.

Qty.	Road Number	Year Built	Builder	Notes
1	30	1921	Baldwin	Ex Sewell Valley #8. Acquired in 1929 and sold in 1949 to Elk River Coal & Lumber Company.
1	35	1922	Baldwin	Ex Sewell Valley #10. Acquired in 1929 and sold in 1948 for scrap.
1	40	1920	ALCO	Ex Portland, Astoria & Pacific #100 was Minaret & Western #101. Acquired in 1935 and sold to the Valley Railroad in 1977.
1	50	1918	Baldwin	Ex Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern #302. Acquired in 1941 and retired in 1947.

Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Mikados

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