Ashwood Southeastern Railroad

Ashwood Southeastern's logo since 2025.

The Ashwood Southeastern Railroad (reporting mark ASER) is a major railroad in New Territories. They are estimated to be the second largest railroad in terms of mileage, just behind the Pine Island & Bridgewater Railway. They are owned by the parent company New Territories Rail Link.

History

The ASER was initially started in 1898 by some of the early United States settlers as the Ashwood Transport Company. The original line ran from Ashwood to the Pine River to transport goods to Ashwood. Nothing of the line other than the part in Ashwood remains to this day, being abandoned and ripped out in 1920.

East Line

In 1916, work had begun on two new lines, one heading east out of Ashwood and one heading south. The East Line was completed in 1923, after several construction problems in the Sierra Vista mountains and Silver Ridge mountain range. The line was built to the brand new settlement of Quincy, which would later grow to be one of the biggest cities in New Territories. The line is still in active use today as the Sierra and Silver Ridge Subdivisions.

South Line

Almost immediately after work had begun on the East Line, work on the South Line had also begun. The line was initially completed in 1919, connecting Ashwood to what would become Ashwood's military base, later on Ashwood's Airport and the future CoalPort. The line later was expanded in the late 20's all the way down to what's now known as Edison. After this line was completed, the company was renamed to Ashwood & Southeastern. The South Line is still mostly in use today as the Ashwood Terminal and CoalPort Subdivisions, although parts of it had to be rebuilt to accommodate the Ashwood Airport.

Operations

Rolling Stock

ASER currently owns 60 locomotives; 10 GP40-2's, 19 SD40-2's, 5 SD60's, 18 SD60M's, 6 GP40PH-2's and 2 RDC's. They have owned GP9's, GP10's and various steam locomotives in the past, but have since sold or scrapped them all. On February 4th, 2025, ASER placed an order for 20 EMD SD70ACes. As of November 2025, due to shipping and production issues, they have not been delivered.

Rail Lines

ASER operates seven subdivisions across two divisions.

Division	Major Cities	Main Yard	Subdivisions	Notes
Eastern	Ashwood, Sterry, New Limon, Quincy, Evergreen	Quincy, NT	Evergreen, Quincy Terminal, Sierra, Silver Ridge
Southern	Ashwood	Ashwood, NT	Ashwood Terminal, CoalPort