Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
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Location and general description of property.—The railroad of the Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway, herein called the carrier, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located in southwestern Alabama. The main line extends northerly from Nannahubba to Reform, 184.354 miles. That portion of the line between Nannahubba and Calvert is only used occasionally. The carrier also owns 12.081 miles of yard tracks and sidings.
- CORPORATE HISTORY
The carrier was incorporated under the general laws of the State of Alabama, through filing with the secretary of that State articles of consolidation dated April 12, 1913, effective May 1, 1913, for the purpose of consolidating the property, rights, and franchises of the Tombigbee Valley Railroad Company, the Mobile Terminal & Railway Company, and the Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad Company. The date of organization was April 28, 1913. Pursuant to the purpose stated, the carrier acquired the property, rights, and franchises of the three companies named. The carrier, itself, and those corporations total four different corporations, of which one underwent a change of name, and comprise the line of corporate [...]
| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway Company. | Under general laws of Alabama, through articles of consolidation dated Apr. 12, 1913, effective May 1, 1913. | |
| 2 | Tombigbee Valley Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Alabama, Mar. 2, 1904. | Consolidated May 1, 1913, with 3 and 4 to form 1. |
| 3 | Mobile Terminal & Railway Company. | Under general laws of Alabama, Aug. 31, 1910. | Consolidated May 1, 1913, with 2 and 4 to form 1. |
| 4 | Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad Company. | See 5. | Consolidated May 1, 1913, with 2 and 3 to form 1. |
| 5 | Carrollton Short Line Railway Company. | Under general laws of Alabama, July 7, 1897. | Name changed to 4, Sept. 29, 1906. |
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The owned mileage of the carrier, 184.354 miles, was all acquired by consolidation. The years when the various [...]
- Acquired by consolidation:
- From the Tombigbee Valley Railroad—
- Constructed by the Tombigbee Lumber Company prior to 1904, Nannahubba to Chatham, Ala. 30
- Constructed by the Tombigbee Valley Railroad 1904 to 1912, Chatham to Riderwood, Ala. 60
- 90
- From the Mobile Terminal & Railway, constructed by that company 1910 to 1913, trackage at Mobile, Ala. 7
- 7
- From the Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad, constructed by that company—
- Reform to Aliceville, Ala., 1899 to 1906 21
- Aliceville to Riderwood, Ala., 1906 to 1912 77
- 98
- From the Tombigbee Valley Railroad—
- Total 195
- Less mileage acquired from the Mobile Terminal & Railway reclassified as miscellaneous physical property 7
- Total recorded mileage 188
- Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 3.640
- Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 184.354
- HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING