[9] The line was also listed as carrying passengers on one train per day in each direction between Aberdeen and Candor by 1890.
"[13] On January 22, 1898, a runaway on the A&A occurred at Asheboro when a train's engine crew uncoupled the locomotive from the train without applying sufficient brakes on the cars; the cars were left on a hill while the engineer took the locomotive to a nearby water tower downhill.
[6] As traffic grew on the line, rumors began circulating by the end of 1898 that passenger services would soon be doubled with two daily trains each direction.
[24] The addition of this service enabled passengers to ride from Pinehurst to New York with only one change of cars while en route.
[25] To handle the increased traffic to Pinehurst, the A&A rebuilt the station there with a larger building opening in April 1900.
"[31] August 1900 brought a severe drought to the region, so negatively affecting the A&A's ability to fill its locomotives' boilers that some passenger services had to be annulled and the railroad was forced to warn freight shippers that they might not be able to move their cargo.
[32][33] The effects of the drought, although severe, were not enough to stop the railroad's further expansion, with a branch from West End to Jackson Springs announced the following month,[34][35] and completed in early 1901.
[40][41] At a meeting of many area railroad officials in Raleigh on June 28, 1902, the A&A agreed to adopt per diem fees for freight cars in interchange service replacing mileage charges that were previously assessed.
[42] At a meeting of industry and political leaders on July 1, 1903, Robert N. Page, who by that time was a state congressman while also retaining his position as A&A secretary and treasurer, pledged A&A resources and logistics for use in the North Carolina state exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair of 1904.
[47][48] An A&A passenger train derailed and fell down a small embankment near the Troy station on January 24, 1905, killing Reverend G.A.
[53] Representative Robert Page, who was still acting treasurer of the A&A was requested to be the administrator of Oglesby's estate after the accident, a position that was considered likely to cause a conflict of interest.
[57] In 1906 the A&A opened a new Land and Industrial Department office, headed by Manly Luck, with the goal of increasing settlement along the A&A line.