Alabama Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Monroeville, Alabama |
| Reporting mark | ALAB |
| Locale | Alabama |
| Dates of operation | 1991– |
| Predecessor | CSX Transportation |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 48 miles (77 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | Official website |
The Alabama Railroad (reporting mark ALAB) is a class III railroad as reported by the AAR. The ALAB is headquartered in Monroeville, Alabama and is owned and operated by Pioneer Railcorp of Peoria, Illinois. The railroad operates 48 miles (77 km) of railroad from Flomaton, Alabama to Peterman, Alabama.
History
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The route of the Alabama Railroad was originally constructed over several years (between 1880–1901) as the Pensacola & Selma Railroad and quickly became a part of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad network. The original line proceeded north from Corduroy, Alabama to Selma, Alabama. That portion of the line was abandoned by the Seaboard System prior to the merger with CSX in 1986. There was also a L&N branch that went to Camden from a junction just northeast of Corduroy that was abandoned prior to the merger into the Seaboard System in 1986. The remainder of the line north of Peterman, Alabama was abandoned approximately 1994 to include an 800+ foot tunnel built in 1899 located at Tunnel Springs, Alabama. The ALAB connects with CSX Transportation at Flomaton, Alabama. The railroad serves three industries located in Monroeville, Alabama and stores railcars for other railroads. The ALAB serves Temple Inland with outbound shipments of particle board and veneer, a cement powder transload operated by Gate Precast, and Harrigan Lumber after its re-opening in 2010. The railroad operates three EMD GP20 locomotives on a bi-weekly basis.
Route
The Alabama Railroad operates 48 miles (77 km) of railroad from Flomaton, Alabama to Peterman, Alabama.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "2013 Alabama Rail Directory" (PDF). Alabama Department of Transportation. June 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.