[1] It was owned by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, who operated a large network in North Carolina.
During this reorganization, it was fully merged into the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad network.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad continued to operate passenger service on the New Bern Branch in its early years but it later became freight only.
The branch would first be used to transport materials needed to construct Camp Lejeune and it was later used to support operation of the base.
[6] By 1949, the Atlantic Coast Line was running one local freight train six days a week.