North Carolina Railroads - Cape Fear & Northern Railway

Acronym

Year Chartered or Incorporated

Year Line Operational

Year Service Ended

Original Starting Point

Original Ending Point

CF&N RR

1901

1904

1904*

Durham, NC

Dunn, NC

*1904 changed name to Durham & Southern Railroad.

The railroad was little more than a tramway leading from Apex, in Wake County, to the Jake Williams' farm in Harnett County. The line was extended to Durham and the name changed to the Durham & Southern Railroad. The purpose of the railroad was to haul lumber and logs.

Towns on Route:

Durham

East Durham

Apex

Holly Springs

Angier

Barclaysville

Troyville > Coats (1903)

Duke (1903) > Erwin (1926)

Dunn

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