[2] The railroad operates 158 miles of track between Grafton and Cowen.
[2] It has one active branch, a portion of the Pickens Subdivision that connects Alexander to the main line at Hampton.
[3] The A&O's main customers are coal mines, although it carries smaller amounts of chemicals and wood.
The A&O railroad uses CSX locomotives to move the empty and loaded cars coal trains to and from customers.
Two GP40-3s (#s2105, 2113), two road slugs (#s 2102, 2114) six GMTX EMD GP38-2s (#s 2631, 2634, 2638, 2662, 2665 and 2670), for various switching and local tasks.