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Alexander Railroad Gallery

The Alexander Railroad operates an ex-Southern Railway branch from a connection with Norfolk Southern at Statesville, NC to Taylorsville, 18 miles. The majority of ARC's customers are located in Statesville near I-40, just north of the NS interchange.

ARC Images are copyrighted by guest photographer Larry Platt, except where noted.
ARC SW9 #8 Statesville, NC Alexander Railroad's principal locomotive, SW9 #8, at Statesville, NC on September 29, 2000. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Statesville, NC ARC #8 at Statesville, NC on September 29, 2000. Originally Union Railroad #588, the ARC purchased the SW9 in 1990. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Loray, NC ARC #8 passes Suburban Propane along NC Highway 90 at Loray, NC during August 1992. On the roster for two years, the SW9 has not yet received its green and yellow "June Bug" paint scheme. Image by Rick Coble. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Statesville, NC Rear view of ARC #8 at Statesville, NC on September 29, 2000. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Statesville, NC ARC #8 at Statesville, NC on September 29, 2000. The 1952 SW9 hardly looks it age - the result of a recent paint job and the care of the ARC crew and maintenance staff. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Statesville, NC The crew of ARC #8 returns from lunch and prepares for the afternoon's work at Statesville, NC on September 29, 2000. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Loray, NC Rear view of ARC #8 at Loray, NC during August, 1992. Most of the day's business awaits in Statesville, three miles down the line. Image by Rick Coble. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC Office Taylorsville, NC Alexander Railroad's office at Taylorsville, NC on September 29, 2000. The ARC office is located at 145 Second Ave. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC Office Taylorsville, NC View of the ex-Southern Railway ARC Taylorsville, NC office and end of the line. September 29, 2000. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC SW9 #8 Statesville, NC At the east end of the Taylorsville depot's parking lot stands a collection of old railroad signs. Image by Larry Platt. Added 4/13/2001.
ARC 100 Taylorsville, NC ARC business car 100 at the Taylorsville, NC depot during August 1992. Image by Rick Coble. Added 4/13/2001.
Alexander Railroad Herald "June Bug Line" herald from ARC 100. According to local legend, the line gained its nickname when a promoter, boasting of the mineral wealth of a Hiddenite mine along the original Statesville & Western route, stated that "a june bug could fly away with enough on its wings to pay for the whole railroad." Image by Rick Coble. Added 4/13/2001.