The following

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s have operated in the

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Class I Railroads

* BNSF Railway (BNSF) * Canadian National Railway (CN) through its subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC) * CSX Transportation (CSXT) * Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) including its subsidiaries

Alabama Great Southern Railroad The Alabama Great Southern Railroad 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), running southwest from Chattanooga (where i ...

(AGS) and Central of Georgia Railroad (CG)

Regional Railroads

* Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) *

Shortline and Terminal Railroads

* Alabama Railroad (ALAB) * Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN) *

Alabama Southern Railroad The Alabama Southern Railroad 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 line leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCSR) ...

(ABS) *

Alabama Warrior Railway The Alabama Warrior Railway is a terminal railroad in Birmingham, Alabama. The railroad operates within the confines of Walter Industries in North Birmingham. It began operations on August 7, 2009, and is owned and operated by Watco. History ...

(ABWR) * Autauga Northern Railroad (AUT) * Bay Line Railroad (BAYL) * Birmingham Terminal Railway (BHRR) * CG Railway (CGR) * Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad (CCH) * Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH) * Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) * Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR) * Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority (HMCR) * Luxapalila Valley Railroad (LXVR) * Meridian and Bigbee Railroad (MNBR) *

Mississippi Central Railroad Mississippi Central Railroad (reporting mark MSCI) is a short line railroad operating over 51 miles from Oxford, Mississippi, to Grand Junction, Tennessee, owned by Pioneer Railcorp. The railroad's principal commodities are wood products and ...

(MSCI) * Sequatchie Valley Railroad (SQVR) * Tennessee Southern Railroad (TSRR) * Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TASD) * Three Notch Railroad (TNHR) * Wiregrass Central Railroad (WGCR)

Commuter Railroads

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(AMTK): '' The Crescent''

Heritage and Scenic Railroads

* North Alabama Railroad Museum ( Mercury and Chase Railroad) *

Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum ( initialised HOD, reporting mark CSMX) is the official state railroad museum of Alabama. Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historically significant railway equipment, the museum is loca ...

(Calera and Shelby Railroad)

Industrial Rail Operations

*Rapid Switching Services (switching at

Kerr-McGee The Kerr-McGee Corporation, founded in 1929, was an American energy company involved in oil exploration, production of crude oil, natural gas, perchlorate and uranium mining and milling in various countries. On June 23, 2006, Anadarko Petroleum ...

Mobile Mobile may refer to: Places * Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city * Mobile County, Alabama * Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S. * Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels * Mobile ( ...

) *Southern Electric Railroad (

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plants)

Defunct railroads

;Electric railways * Birmingham and Edgewood Electric Railway * Birmingham Railway and Electric Company * Birmingham Street Railway * Birmingham–Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities Company * Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Light and Power Company

Notes

References

* * *Association of American Railroads (2003), . Retrieved August 16, 2005 *Worker's of the Writer's Program of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Alabama(1941) ''Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South''. American Guide Series. (New York: R. R. Smith) * {{Alabama

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Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...