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North Alabama Railroad: L&N: 1900 1910 Louisville and Nashville Railroad: North East and South West Alabama Railroad: SOU: 1853 1868 Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad: Northern Alabama Railway: SOU: 1895 1939 Southern Railway: Northwestern Railroad of Alabama: SOU: 1854 1868 Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad: Northwestern and Florida Railroad ...
The Alabama Railroad (reporting mark ALAB) was a class III railroad as reported by the Association of American Railroads. The ALAB was owned and operated by Alabama Railroad LLC. The railroad operated 48 miles (77 km) of railroad from Flomaton, Alabama to Peterman, Alabama. On April 18, 2019, the railroad filed to abandon its entire line. [1]
Pages in category "Alabama railroads" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (reporting mark AGR) is a Class II railroad [1] owned by Genesee & Wyoming.It operates 292 miles (470 km) of track [2] from the Pensacola, Florida export terminals, west of downtown, north to Columbus, Mississippi, with trackage rights along BNSF Railway to Amory, Mississippi.
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad (reporting mark AGS) is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS), [ 2 ] running southwest from Chattanooga (where it connects with the similarly owned Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas ...
The Alabama Southern Railroad (reporting mark ABS) is a class III railroad that operates in the southern United States. The ABS is one of several short line railroads owned by Watco. The railroad operates an 85-mile (137 km) line leased from the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). It began operating in 2005. [1]
Railroads solved an abundance of transportation problems and formed opportunities for businessmen. Alabama's first railroad, the Tuscumbia Railway, opened in 1832 in Franklin County. Railroads began to connect Alabama to the rest of the country. In addition, railroads played a major part in the agriculture, politics, and businesses of Alabama.
In November 1888, the railroad reached Luverne, Alabama. Now totaling 51 miles (82 km) the line was converted to standard gauge by July 1889. The Alabama Terminal and Improvement Company, a subsidiary of the Alabama Midland Railway, controlled the railroad by 1889 and incorporated the line from Montgomery to Luverne into its own network. [1]