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Atlanta and St Andrews Bay (ASAB) - Bay Line (BAYL)

Another of the many short lines in Georgia and Florida that support paper making operations. For a short line, the ASAB had some large power.

The Atlanta and St Andrews Bay operates between Panama City FL and Dothan AL, a distance of 81 miles. The shops are located in Panama City FL. The ASAB interchanged with the Seaboard Coast Line, Central of Georgia and Hartford & Slocom Railroad in Dothan AL and the L&N in Cottondale FL.

Now a GWI shortline called "Bay Line."

Locomotives

Bay Line

Freight Cars

This is a list of equipment at the end of 1975. The ASAB also had 33 other pieces of rolling stock.

AAR
TYPE 		DESCRIPTION Numbers Inside Outside Doors Capacity No of
Cars
Length Width Height Length Width Height Width Height Cube LBS
(000)
XM Box 1312 - 1316 40' 6" 9' 2" 10' 44' 3" 10' 8" 14' 7" 6' 9' 4" 3713 110 4
XM Box 1317 40' 6" 9' 2" 10' 5" 44' 4" 10' 2" 15' 8' 9' 10" 3876 110 1
HM Hopper, Wood Chips 1601 - 1614 30' 11" 9' 9" --- 32' 4" 10' 4" 14' 6" --- --- 2721 100 12
HM Hopper, Wood Chips 1615 - 1639 35' 9' 7" --- 38' 6" 10' 5" 13' 6" --- --- 3100 110 25
HTS Hopper, Wood Chip "C" 1665 - 1680 42' 8" 9' 6" --- 46' 2" 10' 4" 14' 4" --- --- 4332 154 16
HTS Hopper, Wood Chip "F+" 1699 41' 2" 9' 10" --- 44' 3" 10' 9" 16' 7" --- --- 4483 110 1
HTS Hopper, Wood Chip "F+" 1750 - 1779 70' 10" 10' --- 74' 3" 10' 8" 16' 2" --- --- 7526 178 30
LP Pulpwood 2500 - 2525 38' 3" 8' 8" 7' 46' 3" 9' 4" 10' 11" --- --- --- 110 26
LP Pulpwood 2526 - 2613 37' 10" 9' 3" 7' 44' 6" 9' 11" 11' --- --- --- 110 88
LP Pulpwood 2700 - 2799 44' 9' 2" 8' 1" 51' 9' 6" 12' 7" --- --- --- 110 98
XM Box 7000 - 7099 50' 6" 9' 6" 10' 7" 55' 6" 10' 7" 14' 10" 10' 9' 11" 5077 154 100
XM Box, CUF, 9 belt, "C" 266390 - 266422 50' 4" 9' 2" 10' 5" 56' 10' 6" 14' 11" 10' 9' 10" 4833 154 32

Map and Route

MileStationRemark
0 Panama City FL
20 Youngstown
28 Fountain
37 Compass Lake
44 Alfon
51 CottondaleInterchange w/L&N
53 Frazer
62 Campbellton
68 Madrid AL
81 Dothan AL Interchange w/SCL, CofG, H&S

A&SAB Route Map

Building & Structures

Models

Manuf Gauge Model Man # Mod # Remark
MicroTrains ASAB 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door w/o Roofwalk 24210 1320 The Bay Line
MicroTrains ASAB 50' Rib Side Box Car, Single Door w/o Roofwalk 25070 7093 The Bay Line / Cushion Service

Other ASAB Locations

Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Line Historical Society
Jim Copper Jr.
517 E. Market St.
Taylorville IL  62568

Last Updated - 07 Aug 2008