Alabama Railroads

A comprehensive, illustrated history that shows Alabama's important role in the development of the nation's railroad system Alabama Railroads is the first extensive history of the state’s railway system, from the chartering of the Tuscumbia Railway Company in January 1830, to the maturity of the system in the latter half of the 20th century, when Amtrak assumed control of the nation’s passenger service. Railroads built Alabama. Without them the state’s vast natural resources could not have been