Private company
Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway
Logo: acwr.com3
Railway in North Carolina
The Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (reporting mark ACWR) is a short-line railroad running from Aberdeen to Star, North Carolina. It was incorporated in 1987 and operates on a former Norfolk Southern Railway branch line. It also leases track from Norfolk Southern between Charlotte and Gulf, North Carolina.2 It is headquartered in Candor.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersCandor1
- Websitewww.acwr.com
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The Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (reporting mark ACWR) is a short-line railroad running from Aberdeen to Star, North Carolina. It was incorporated in 1987 and operates on a former Norfolk Southern Railway branch line. It also leases track from Norfolk Southern between Charlotte and Gulf, North Carolina. It serves approximately 20 industries, mainly dealing in forest and agricultural products.2
Products and brands
The ACWR fleet (as of May 2018; not all actively in service in July 2023) consists of the following locomotives:
From Wikipedia’s article on Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Aberdeen and Briar Patch Railway1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $31.3M
- PPP loans $471.5K
- Federal contracts $22.8K
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | PPP loans | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $18.2M | – | – | $18.2M |
| 2024 | $13.2M | – | – | $13.2M |
| 2021 | – | – | $22.8K | $22.8K |
| 2020 | – | $471.5K | – | $471.5K |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2021–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Apr 1, 2026$18.2M from Federal Railroad Administration: Consolidated Rail Infrastructure And Safety Improvements Program7 To ABERDEEN CAROLINA & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY Award 69A36526422130CRSNC
- Sep 1, 2024$13.2M from Federal Railroad Administration: Consolidated Rail Infrastructure And Safety Improvements8 To ABERDEEN CAROLINA & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY Award 69A36524420760CRSNC
Largest contracts
- Sep 30, 2021$22.8K from Department of the Air Force: Locomotive repair9 To ABERDEEN CAROLINA & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY Award FA480021P0113
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA10. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 13, 2020$471.5K PPP loan (first draw) from First Bank10To ABERDEEN, CAROLINA & WESTERN RAILWAY, Candor NC; $476.5K forgiven May 13, 2021
Links
- Websitewww.acwr.com1
- WikipediaAberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ319373
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 3Company websiteAberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway logo
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- 7USAspending.gov69A36526422130CRSNC: Federal Railroad Administration
- 8USAspending.gov69A36524420760CRSNC: Federal Railroad Administration
- 9USAspending.govFA480021P0113: Department of the Air Force
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