The Alabama Railroad (AAR reporting marks ALAB) is a 60-mile (97 km) short-line railroad operating over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. The line was sold by CSX to Pioneer Railcorp in 1991.
The line's southern terminus is a junction with the CSX (former Louisville & Nashville Railroad) main line at Flomaton, Alabama. The ALAB's northern terminus is at Corduroy, Alabama. The parent company of ALAB is Pioneer Railcorp, a major operator of American short line railroads.
Stations served
- Beatrice
- Peterman
- Monroeton
- Drewry
- Repton
- Deer Range
- Wallace
- Osaka
All stations are located in Alabama.
Commodities carried
- Outbound lumber products - primarily pulpwood, particleboard, and finished lumber.
History
The route 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 the current terminus at Corduroy 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 1982.
The ALAB also owns a couple of miles of the former Manistee & Repton Railroad west of Monroeton. The remainder of the Manistee & Repton Railroad is abandoned.
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Class III railroads of Alabama |
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ABS, AF, AGR, ALAB, ATN, BAYL, BS, CGR, CHAT, COEH, EARY, GSWR, HMCR, JEFW, LXVR, MB, MNBR, RCCI, SQVR, TASD, TNHR, TSRR, WGCR
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