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 The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also c ...

(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 The Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway is a Class II railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming. It operates of track from the Pensacola, Florida export terminals, west of downtown, north to Columbus, Mississippi, with trackage rights along BNSF Railway ...

(AGR) *

Shortline and Terminal Railroads

* Alabama Railroad (ALAB) *

Alabama and Tennessee River Railway The Alabama and Tennessee River Railway is a shortline railway operating (via lease) over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. The line's western terminus is a junction with the CSX (former Louisville and Nashville Railroad) main li ...

(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 The Autauga Northern Railroad is a shortline operating between Maplesville, Alabama and a plant of the International Paper Company near Prattville, Alabama, . This trackage is leased from Norfolk Southern and was originally operated by the Mob ...

(AUT) * Bay Line Railroad (BAYL) * Birmingham Terminal Railway (BHRR) *

CG Railway The CG Railway is a terminal railroad as reported by the Association of American Railroads. The CGR is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, and is owned and operated by a 50/50 joint venture between SEACOR Holdings and Genesee & Wyoming. The railro ...

(CGR) * Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad (CCH) * Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH) * Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) *

Georgia Southwestern Railroad The Georgia Southwestern Railroad is a Class III short line railroad company that operates over of track in southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama. Beginning in 1989 as a division of the South Carolina Central Railroad on a pair of forme ...

(GSWR) *

Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority The Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority was created in 1984 to operate on of track that was abandoned by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The line was originally constructed by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail ...

(HMCR) *

Luxapalila Valley Railroad The Luxapalila Valley Railroad is a 38-mile short line freight railroad that operates between Columbus, Mississippi, and Belk, Alabama. The LXVR interchanges with the Columbus & Greenville, Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern. Commoditie ...

(LXVR) *

Meridian and Bigbee Railroad The M&B Railroad , formerly the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad, was a Class III railroad that operates 189 miles of railroad from Meridian, Mississippi eastward to Burkville, Alabama. Additionally, the M&B has trackage rights over CSX from Burkev ...

(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 The Sequatchie Valley Railroad was originally part of the Jasper Branch Railroad that was founded in 1860. The SQVR took over in the mid 1990s and now runs from Bridgeport, Alabama, to near Jasper, Tennessee Jasper is a town in and the county ...

(SQVR) *

Tennessee Southern Railroad The Tennessee Southern Railroad began operations in 1988 and currently operates in middle Tennessee and northwestern Alabama. The main line consists of and the total track has .

(TSRR) *

Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks The Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks is a terminal railroad according to the AAR. It operates on about of track and is a subsidiary of the Alabama State Port Authority located at the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. Connections * Alaba ...

(TASD) *

Three Notch Railroad The Three Notch Railroad runs from a connection with CSX Transportation at Georgiana to Andalusia, Alabama, . This short line railroad was created in 2001 and is currently a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. Primary commodities include chemical ...

(TNHR) *

Wiregrass Central Railroad The Wiregrass Central Railroad is a shortline railroad operating of track from a CSX Transportation connection at Waterford, near Newton, to Enterprise, Alabama via the south side of Fort Rucker. The company was initially a subsidiary of Gu ...

(WGCR)

Commuter Railroads

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...

(AMTK): '' The Crescent''

Heritage and Scenic Railroads

North Alabama Railroad Museum The North Alabama Railroad Museum, Inc. is a railroad museum in Chase, Alabama. The museum, incorporated in 1966, is an all volunteer organization. The museum has a collection of rolling stock, a small train station, and a small heritage railroa ...

( 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 (

Southern Company Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is the second largest ...

plants)

Defunct railroads

;Electric railways *

Birmingham and Edgewood Electric Railway Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

Birmingham Railway and Electric Company The Birmingham Railway and Electric Company was both a street car and electricity provider in Birmingham, Alabama, US. Created in 1890 after the consolidation of several street railway operators, including the Birmingham Street Railway: * Highl ...

Birmingham Street Railway The Birmingham Street Railway was a streetcar operator in Birmingham, Alabama from 1884 to 1890. It merged along with several other companies ( Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad, East Lake Land Company, East Birmingham Land Company, Bessemer and ...

* Birmingham–Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities Company *

Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Light and Power Company Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a ...

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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