Jonesboro to Lillington - Atlantic & Western
							End of the line near Jonesboro, NC, along NC Highway 42, E of Sanford.  The ATW now terminates at the business on the right side of the photo.  The line formerly continued around the curve towards the pick-up truck in the photo, and eventually on to Lillington, NC., 22 miles away.  This segment was abandoned on December 15, 1961.  The ATW still operates 3.38 original miles between Sanford and Jonesboro, and now operates the former Norfolk-Southern line from Sanford to Cumnock. (Photo from January 2002)
			The Atlantic & Western Railroad was incorporated March 7, 1899, to build from Sanford to Goldsboro, 70 miles away, and points beyond.  It was opened from Sanford to Broadway in 1905 and to Lillington in April 1913, totalling 25 miles.  The line extended from Sanford through Jonesboro, Purnell, Winder, Campbells, Broadway, Seminole, Ryes, Arlington, Mamers, Monticello, Luart, Summerville and into Lillington.  On December 15, 1961, the section from Jonesboro to Lillington was abandoned, a total of 22 miles. Business information on the Atlantic & Western Railway can be found here. The ROW of the abandoned section is very difficult to make out in most places.  The ROW of the existing portion of the original ATW is in marginal operating condition at best. American Shortline Railway Guide was used as a resource for information on the ATW.

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