This is the web site of Old Alabama rails, an organization whose mission is to recreate a living experience of Alabama transportation, economic and sociological history by development of a multi-use rail park, research center and excursion program on the restored site of the historic Western Railway of Alabama car and engine shops in north Montgomery, and to link important historic sites in Montgomery and Selma by rail.
Welcome, fellow rail fans, to AlabamaRailfan.com! The state of Alabama boasts some great rail fanning opportunities, from mountainous railroading to urban switching operations to gulf ports! Alabama is host to five Class I railroads: the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad, the Illinois Central Railroad, the Kansas City Southern Railway and the two biggest players in Alabama, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Corporation.
But don't let those big name railroads fool you, Alabama is also packed with lots of short line and industrial railroading action. There are well over fifteen short line railroads and dozens of industrial railroad operations in Alabama!
How about passenger service? Alabama has you covered there also with the Amtrak Crescent, which makes daily trips through Anniston, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa and the Sunset Limited, which makes tri-weekly trips through Atmore and Mobile, Alabama.
I hope you enjoy your visit to AlabamaRailfan.com! Even if you are not from the area, I hope you can find something here of interest! Thank you for stopping by and come back again soon!
The best steel driver to ever swing a hammer. John Henry died in September of 1887 racing a steam powered rock drill. The contest occurred while building Oak Mountain tunnel on the Columbus and Western main line (now Norfolk Southern) near Leeds, Alabama. The storyline involves 4 main roles, 6 secondary roles, 19 bit roles, and 120 extras.
Welcome to the newly redesigned FRA Office of Safety Analysis Web Site. This site was established for the purpose of making railroad safety information readily available to a broad constituency, which includes FRA personnel, railroad companies, research and planning organizations and the public, in general.
Welcome to Birmingham Rails, a web site about railroads and industries in and around Birmingham, Alabama. This page is intended to share my interests in railroads, history of technology, and my perception that there is a lot of great railroad history and activity in Birmingham, Alabama.
Although the name says Florida, there are several links on this site that cover South East Alabama. Do a little searching and you'll find some good stuff on this site.
This site is dedicated to the history of the Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia Railway, and its rolling stock, motive power, and structures that supported a railroad than ran from Chattanooga, Tennessee, through Georgia, and into Gadsden, Alabama.
Wales West is a unique concept centering around a modern R. V. resort, fully equipped with all the latest facilities to earn a five W rating from Woodall's. It is a true train & garden lovers R.V. resort. In an effort to share their love for trains & gardens with everyone, the owners have also created a 13-acre train and garden family park that surrounds the Wales West RV resort and is open to the general public.
The Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) is scheduled to begin operations November 6, 2005. Watco Companies acquired the railroad from the Kansas City Southern in July through a lease agreement.
