The Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad was the conglomeration of two previous railroads built by the Page family of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, North Carolina

Aberdeen is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Aberdeen is located at ....

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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 at the turn of the 20th century.

The first railroad built by the Pages, known as the Aberdeen and West End Railroad, had been a logging railroad since about 1887. It was extended from Aberdeen to Star

Star, North Carolina

Star is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 807 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Star is known as the geographic center of North Carolina as measured via satellite, according to the Army Corps of Engineers...

, NC and was completed in 1895.

About the same time, the Pages were nearing completion of the Asheboro and Montgomery Railroad, which extended from Asheboro

Asheboro, North Carolina

Asheboro is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County, and is the home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.-Geography:...

, NC southward to Star.

In 1897, the two lines merged to form the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad, which then became part of the Norfolk Southern Railroad in 1912.