Abilene and Southern Railway

[1] Construction work started soon and on April 23, 1909, the first official train ran the eight miles (12.9 km) from Abilene to Iberis, Texas.

From September 11 the same year, the road was operating from Abilene to Ballinger, Texas, a total of 54.75 miles (88.11 km), where a connection to a branch line of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was established.

On April 25, 1927, the Texas and Pacific Railway was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to buy the entire stock of the Abilene & Southern which continued to operate the road.

The stretch from Winters to Ballinger (16 miles (26 km)) lost rail traffic in 1972 and was torn up.

The mixed train now ran on irregular schedule subject to freight connections.