The Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company is a privately owned, financially sound, regional railroad operating throughout central North Carolina. We provide freight transportation and logistic services for major markets in North and South Carolina.
Aberdeen Carolina & Western overview
- Established: 1987
- Average annual growth: 63.7% since 1987 and over $30 million invested in the last 10 years.
- Miles of track: 150
- We Move:
- agriculture products
- construction products
- forest products
- consumer products
- liquid fuels
Customer Testimonials
Features of our Railroad
- superior infrastructure
- superior locomotives
- flexibility for shippers
- efficient railroad interchanges
- we connect to 2 class I & 2 shortline railroads
- avoid captive rates
- great interchange infrastructure
- we are financially sound
- 63.7% average annual growth since 1987
- we continue to attract new customers
- dependable, 132 pound continuous welded rail
- dependable rail means low derailment rates
- over $30M spent on infrastructure this decade
- trains carrying 60-130 cars of same commodity
- save on transportation costs
- 4 current customers use unit trains
- we handle transloading logistics
- we help your supply chain management
- far enough inland to distribute 360 degrees
- still close proximity to port (100 miles)
- freight moved 436 miles per gallon per ton
- 3-4 times more fuel efficient than other modes
- Greenhouse gas reduction
Our Mission
to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation and logistics services for the movement of freight, which in turn promotes economic, environmental and social benefit to the customers and communities we serve