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==Rail Operators== | ==Rail Operators== | ||
* AMTRAK | * AMTRAK | ||
** [https://www.amtrak.com/crescent-train ''Crescent''] | ** [https://www.amtrak.com/crescent-train ''Crescent'']. This is the New York - Birmingham - New Orleans train. | ||
** [https://www.amtrak.com/routes/amtrak-mardi-gras-service.html ''Mardi Gras service'']. | ** [https://www.amtrak.com/routes/amtrak-mardi-gras-service.html ''Mardi Gras service'']. This train runs from New Orleans to Mobile. | ||
==Tourist Lines== | ==Tourist Lines== | ||
* [https://www.hodrrm.org/ Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum] in Calera 30 miles south of Birmingham, AL | * [https://www.hodrrm.org/ Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum] in Calera 30 miles south of Birmingham, AL | ||
** | ** Calera & Shelby Railroad. The museum's standard gauge train operates on a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) section of the former Alabama Mineral Railroad | ||
** | ** Shelby & Southern Railroad. This 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railroad in the grounds of the Museum operates over a one-quarter-mile (0.4 km) long loop. | ||
* [https://www.waleswest.com/ The Wales West Light Railway] is a 1 mile (1.6-kilometre) 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama. It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway. | |||
==Metro and light rail systems== | ==Metro and light rail systems== | ||
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==Recent and Future Changes== | ==Recent and Future Changes== | ||
===Recent Changes=== | ===Recent Changes=== | ||
The ''Mardi Gras Service'' from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama passing though Mississippi, began on 18 August 2025. | |||
=== Future Changes=== | === Future Changes=== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 1 October 2025
State Details
See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Alabama is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Southern States.
Rail Operators
- AMTRAK
- Crescent. This is the New York - Birmingham - New Orleans train.
- Mardi Gras service. This train runs from New Orleans to Mobile.
Tourist Lines
- Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera 30 miles south of Birmingham, AL
- Calera & Shelby Railroad. The museum's standard gauge train operates on a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) section of the former Alabama Mineral Railroad
- Shelby & Southern Railroad. This 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railroad in the grounds of the Museum operates over a one-quarter-mile (0.4 km) long loop.
- The Wales West Light Railway is a 1 mile (1.6-kilometre) 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama. It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway.
Metro and light rail systems
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
The Mardi Gras Service from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama passing though Mississippi, began on 18 August 2025.
Future Changes
None
Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
None known.
