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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad by Tim Peoples Chapter Historian The route of the Atlantic Coast Line in the 1880’s was from Richmond to Wilmington, then to Florence and Charleston. In 1881 the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad started the " Fayetteville Cut-off" from Wilson to Fayetteville. This new Line cut the running distance down the coast. This became one of the main lines of the ACL. About 1900, several state legislatures took action to let the ACL acquire several state railroads. In 1899, The ACL bought the old Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad the Fayetteville area. By 1948, the ACL had over 12,000 miles of track. The ACL was famous for the passenger service between the northern cities and Florida. Most produce shipped from the southern states to the northern market. The present station site was a hub of transportation; it was near to the proposed banks of 1818 canal plan now north of Maiden Lane. The great fire of 1831 stopped the canal plans and torched the N.C. State House. In order to expedite traffic from the south to the northward VIA the "Atlantic Coast Dispatch" construction of the Fayetteville Cut-off was begun in 1885 and completed to form a new main line in 1892. The new route was 62 miles shorter than by Wilmington and eliminated terminal delay there.
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