Here is a shot of the short train on display at the Alabama Mining Museum in Dora, AL.

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The Alabama Mining Museum is located in Dora, AL. A short train along with mining cars is on display. The museum is near the BNSF Birmingham Subdivision trackage.

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An Alabama & Florida unit rests between duties in Andalusia, AL. This engine is an ex-CSX GP16. The Seabord System built the GP16s from GP7s and GP9s.

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A BNSF coal train waits in the small yard near Quinton, AL. These trains are destined for the Alabama Power Miller Steam Plant near Palos, AL.

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A Calera and Shelby switcher, an EMD SW8, rests at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL, south of Birmingham.

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While it would be hard to tell at first glance, this is actually a southbound CSX train. It is passing the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL.

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The Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway's main engine servicing facility is located at Fountain, Alabama. Here, a trio of GP30Ms await their next call to duty. The A&GC runs from north of Hybart, AL to Pensacola, FL on ex-BNSF trackage.

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A&F 6094 and 6076 seem to have been retired. They are shown here dead in Andalusia, AL. A roster book lists these units as ex-B&O. The Alabama & Florida runs from Georgiana to Geneva, AL.

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Here is a shot of the Redmont Railway's CF7 in Red Bay, AL.

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The Redmont Railway operates from Corinth, MS to Red Bay, AL, 41.5 miles of former Illinois Central track, which was sold to Southern in 1986. NS sold this line to the Mississippi-Alabama Railroad Authority, which leased it to the Redmont Railway.

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Shorly after crossing the CSX at grade, this east bound NS train accelerates as it heads out of Calera, AL.

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The Alabama Tourist Rail Road and Railroad Museum Site lists this little fellow as ex-SAL 1003, an 0-4-0T. It is in a small fenced in area close to the depot in Montgomery, AL.

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More of the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's switchers along with a Burlington Northern caboose. These Fairbanks Morse units look like they might be ex-military units or perhaps TVA.

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A south bound Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway train heads out of the yard at Fountain, AL with a single woodchip hopper in tow. This pciture did not turn out too well, as I was one the wrong side of the train from the sun. Sigh!

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One of the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's switchers is lettered as the "Calera and Shelby". This unit looks like it might be an SW8, but I am not sure. Isn't this a handsome looking unit?

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The Foley, AL depot is listed by the Baldwin County Historic Development Committee as being built in 1905.

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The Louisville and Nashville once had a branch that ran south from Bay Minette to Foley, Alabama. In paying tribute to the L&N, the city has perserved the station along with a couple freight cars and this caboose.

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I caught this photo of some CSX power awaiting the next call to duty in Calera, AL outside the Vulcan Materials Calera Quarry.

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A pair of CSX MP15Ts rest between assignments in CSX's yard in Montgomery, AL.

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This CSX SW1500 is part of the consist on a northbound train through Brewton, AL.

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A photo of one of the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's switchers.

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