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	Railroad information for 1935 rail map.
		Birmingham began, as a land development venture, although the real goal was the development of the mineral resources of the area.
		Beginning as a logging railroad in 1887, by 1906 the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, located in Georgia, was ready to extend from Manchester, in western Georgia to Birmingham and to Atlanta, which is did by 1908.
		The Nashville and Decatur Railroad, extended to from Nashville to the Tennessee River in North Alabama.
	www.bhamrails.info /Railroadinfo.html (2589 words)

	The Frisco Railroad comes to Demopolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		By 1903 the Frisco was one of the premier railroads in the West-Southwest and had control over the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, which gave it an entry into Chicago.
		The Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pensacola Railway had gotten into financial trouble and on July 7, 1925 the Frisco purchased the Kimbrough, Alabama - Pensacola, Florida line and its dock facilities.
		On November 21, 1980 the Frisco merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad.
	www.demopolis.ws /default.htm (1212 words)

	al.com: Extra from The Birmingham News
		Railroad Street Midway, Alabama St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church was founded by Reverend Jack McMillan, a former slave of Midway's Daniel McMillan.
		Birmingham's first library was organized in 1886 and in 1891 became a subscription library for the general public.
		Roebuck Springs was the first large residential suburb in Birmingham where planning and development were tied to the automobile, and the first community in the city associated with a golf course development.
	www.al.com /birminghamnews/extra/index.ssf?/travel/?historicalmarkers.html (18423 words)

	sea story #7
		Pensacola's historic claim of having the finest natural deep-water harbor on the Gulf Coast was initially predicated on surveys of it dating, at least, from 1719.
		The railroad was designed to divert the cotton commerce of Montgomery on the Alabama River, and Columbus on the Chattahoochee River, to the port of Pensacola.
		Pensacola was now connected by rail with Montgomery and by way of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad to West Point, Georgia, thirty miles north of Columbus on the Chattahoochee River.
	www.brownmarine.com /story07.htm (4992 words)

	bizjournals: Birmingham Business Journal Breaking News 04 / 1999
		The Birmingham Barons are partnering with Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a family victimized by last April's tornado.
		Birmingham's HealthSouth Corp. says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the outpatient assets of Mariner American Rehability Services, a division of Mariner Post-Acute Network, Inc. Terms of the deal, subject to regulatory approval, were not released.
		Birmingham lawyer Carole Smitherman has backed away from the race for mayor of Birmingham and now says she is throwing her support behind the candidacy of City Council President William Bell.
	birmingham.bizjournals.com /site_map2/birmingham_daily_199904.html (5237 words)

	TravelCopy
		Pensacola Beach is everything a vacation place should be: beautiful, fun, and not to far away.
		Pensacola Beach is a year-round vacation place and is recognized as--the worlds whitest beaches-- having sand that looks white as sugar.
		At the turn of the century, Pensacola was a booming port town, and Lewis Bear supplied groceries to sailing vessels as well as from Milton to Carabelle, Florida.
	www.travelcopy.com /pensacola (6560 words)

	Model Railroad Clubs - USA - States F--M
		Eagle Rock Railroad Historical Society: Idaho Falls, ID. We are dedicated to preserving the history of railroading in Southeast Idaho and the surrounding areas through the use of model railroading and historical display.
		Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: Pocatello, ID. We are pleased to share with you some of the pleasure that we enjoy in model railroading and preserving some of the history of railroading in and around our South Eastern Idaho community.
		Twin City Model Railroad Museum: The Twin City Model Railroad Museum is proud to present a scale model panorama of railroading in the United States during its heyday in the 1930s, '40s and '50s.
	www.cwrr.com /nmra/Cluba-FM.html (2996 words)

	Headlines/Breaking News from Birmingham Business Journal - bizjournals.com
		Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce officials expect to announce legislative sponsors within the next couple of weeks for a bill that would give property owners a state tax credit on renovating historic buildings.
		Birmingham's newest legal firm, Gorham and Cason LLC, will draw on more than 30 years' experience and a near 100 percent referral rate, a record its founding partners say is a testament to their commitment to client satisfaction.
		Birmingham's ties to manufacturing date back to its beginning as a city - given the same name as the British manufacturing hub - and are as deeply rooted as the iron-rich earth upon which we stand.
	birmingham.bizjournals.com /site_map/birmingham_sitemap_78.html (6253 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		A hearing was had, the issue as to commodity rates was adjusted by agreement, and on December 31, 1909, the Commission made a single order in which it found the class rates complained of to be unreasonable, directed the old locals to be restored, and a corresponding reduction made in the through rates.
		There, in addition to the evidence in the circuit court, the railroad exhibited all that had been introduced before the Commission, as a basis for the contention that this evidence utterly failed to show that the rates attacked were unreasonable.
		With the exception of a change made necessary by the construction of a short line from Memphis to Birmingham, the class rates in that territory were, as a rule, maintained in conformity with the Cooley award, though, from time to time, commodity rates were made to meet special conditions.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=227&page=88 (2732 words)

	Central of Georgia Railway
		The Eatonton Branch Railroad, from Milledgeville to Eatonton, was leased by the Central.
		The Central leased the Augusta and Savannah Railroad in 1862 and the Southwestern Railroad in 1869.
		In 1875, the Georgia Railroad and the Central jointly purchased the Western Railroad of Alabama.
	railga.com /cofg.html (1339 words)

	NMRA SER Clubs
		If you know of a model railroad club with in the region that is not on this list or would like to correct any information listed here please send email to Dale Bryant at: livewire@fbright.com.
		Milton, FL This is a primary HO model railroad club with a permanent HO layout in the old Bridge Tender's Building from the old Escambia Bay swing bridge.It is affliliated with the West Florida Railroad Museum of Milton FL along side the active CSX mainline between Pensacola and Jacksonville FL.
		Pensacola, FL This was primary an N scale modular club but has recently added an HO modular layout group to the club repetoire.
	www.camrc.org /SER/ClubCar.htm (1496 words)

	Gulf Ports Terminal Railway
		The PMandNO itself was an reorganization and merger between the Pensacola and Perido and the Pensacola Alabama and Tennessee.
		The original Pensacola and Perido RR (originally incorporated in 1837 and again in 1869) operated a short 8 mile railroad from the docks and terminals of Pensacola to the sawmill port town of Millview on Perido Bay which was built in the early 1870's..
		An extension which was incorporated as the Pensacola Alabama and Tennessee in 1892 (formerly Pensacola and Northern RR 1892) was built 16 miles from MIllview to Muscogee, Fla where it connected with the huge sawmill of the Southern States Lumber Co.
	www.taplines.net /gulfport/Gulf_Ports_Terminal_Railway.html (852 words)

	BPL Founders Of Birmingham, Alabama
		He was also one of the promoters of the South and North Alabama Railroad and was a director with that line at the time of his death on March 5, 1897, in Coosada, Elmore County.
		His friendship with John T. Milner, chief engineer for the South and North Railroad, led him to provide financial backing for the purchase of land in Jones Valley in December of 1870 on which to establish the new city of Birmingham.
		When the Memphis and Charleston Railroad was chartered in 1846, he became its secretary-treasurer and was later its president.
	www.bham.lib.al.us /sou/founders2.asp (1890 words)

	A Brief History of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Although the railroad suffered considerable damage during the war years, it emerged in surprisingly good financial condition.
		In all, 56 railroads were acquired, leased, or constructed during the 1880s and 1890s, as the LandN system began to take its final form.
		The LandN and other railroads were called on to move unprecedented numbers of passengers and amounts of freight during World War II.
	rrhistorical-2.com /lnhs/history.html (988 words)

	dsjv : deep south jewish voice online edition
		The Sisterhood of Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El is hosting a Holocaust commemoration at the Birmingham Museum of Art, highlighted by the screening of “Ever Again” on April 15 at 2 p.m.
		Riles said in the past, he would notice that the cemetery's faucets would be turned on and left to run, but recently he filed a police report about the stones and has nearby residents watching out for the perpetrators.
		He said underneath the railroad bridge by the cemetery is where stolen cars are taken, stripped and the leftovers burned.
	www.dsjv.com (3641 words)

	NewsHerald.com - Archives
		Plans to bring a railroad to St. Andrew Bay dated back to 1832 when some Jackson County planters, intent on promoting St. Andrew Bay as a port and recreation spot, began forming an organization to construct a canal and a railroad.
		It remained for the construction of the Panama Canal and the depletion of the yellow-pine forests in the Carolinas and Georgia to spur interest in a railroad to the gulf.
		Once construction of the railroad was in progress, difficulties arose with the L&N, however, which refused to permit the A.&St.A.B. to cross its tracks at Cottondale.
	www.newsherald.com /archives/article.display.php?id=60799 (1348 words)

	Central Alabama Model RailRoad Club, Inc - Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		This is an organization dedicated to spreading the word about model railroading and is a good source for information on getting started in the hobby.
		This club is located in Pensacola, FL and models in N and HO Scales.
		The Central Arizona Model Railroad Club is located in the Prescott, AZ area and consists of members modeling all scales from N to 2.5" riding scale.
	www.camrrc.org /club/links/links.htm (320 words)

	RailroadData.Com Railroad Links: Freight Railroads: Regionals and Shortlines
		Short line and regional railroads are an important and growing component of the railroad industry.
		Today, they operate and maintain 29 percent of the American railroad industry's route mileage, and account for 9 percent of the rail industry's freight revenue and 11 percent of railroad employment.
		The region's largest steel-making and manufacturing center is well served by the Birmingham Southern Railroad, one of the busiest local rail lines in the country.
	www.railroaddata.com /rrlinks/Freight_Railroads/Regionals_and_Shortlines (1298 words)

	Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Profile
		Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. was founded in Birmingham in 1912 and is one of the oldest law firms in Birmingham and in the State of Alabama.
		Gary A. Parker (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
		Walter F. McArdle (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
	www.lawyers.com /Alabama/Birmingham/Spain-and-Gillon,-L.L.C.-25700-f.html (1795 words)

	Previous Guest Speakers
		And when she died in 1913, she was buried amid Birmingham's movers and shakers in Oak Hill Cemetery.
		Mele's interest in the Birmingham Southern Railroad began in 1989, shortly after he and his family moved to the Birmingham area.
		If you are researching the Birmingham area, you will want to attend to learn about this fascinating collection.
	www.birminghamgenealogy.org /previous_guest_speakers.htm (5838 words)

	BPL JOHN PERKINS PREWITT AND PREWITT FAMILY Papers, 1882-1953
		Prewitt moved to Birmingham and at the age of 19 began working for The Birmingham Ledger newspaper as a cub reporter.
		Prewitt served as City Editor of The Birmingham News from 1919-1925, taught journalism at Birmingham's Howard College (now Samford University), and was Director of the Birmingham Safety Council from 1925 until 1933.
		The early letters are a good description of everyday life in Birmingham and Mentone, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida, and Mississippi at the turn of the century.
	www.bplonline.org /Archives/prewittjohnperkinsandprewittfamily.asp (468 words)

	N scale Freelanced Alabama Gulf model Railroad
		TOFC service was offered and had several regular shippers on the Birmingham to Jax.
		Investors were satisfied that the young railroad was on the right track, but management felt additional capital was needed for more trackwork, so that track speeds and service times could be increased and for an infusion to the raggad power and freight car fleet.
		ALGF handles a Jacksonville to Birmingham route in cooperation with the Georgia Road.
	www.srmodeltrains.com /AlabamaGulfRailway.html (725 words)

	L&N Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		This heavier variety served until well into the diesel age, and a few were sold to the Woodward Iron Works in Birmingham and soldiered on into the 60s.
		One example of this class is preserved in Birmingham.
		This guide covers, in great detail, the CSX ex-Clinchfield from the terminal in Erwin, Tennessee, thru Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and then continues on the ex-Chesapeake and Ohio to Shelby Yard in Shelbiana, Kentucky, a distance of about 149 timetable miles.
	www.koyote.com /users/whsulliv/louisvillenashville005.htm (354 words)

	Photos donated by Robert Miner!
		Robert caught this shot of a CSX train preparing to leave Goulding yard (Pensacola, FL) and head up toward Contonment.
		CSX interchanges with the Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway at Contonment.
		railroad or other company mentioned in these pages.
	www.alabamarailfan.com /visitors/index.php?contrib=rminer (75 words)

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		Mississippi Central and Tennessee RR incorporated to extend Mississippi Central to Cairo and Paducah.
		Helm and Northwestern RR is leased to Yazoo and Mississippi Valley RR Derby/Little Springs
		New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad incorporated as successor to Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad and Gulf and Chicago Railway
	www.icrr.net /rrhist.htm (2736 words)

	TRAINS Magazine - Railroad News, Web Cam, Railroading Video - BNSF Railway
		The product of the Sept. 22, 1995 merger of the parent companies of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Burlington Northern Railroad, BNSF is one of the west's two giant railroad systems.
		BN operated in three principal corridors: Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul (the Twin Cities) to Portland and Seattle in the Pacific Northwest; Chicago to Omaha, Denver and Montana, including the coal-rich Powder River Basin in Wyoming; and from Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis to Dallas-Fort Worth, Memphis, and Birmingham, Ala.
		On November 21, 1980, BN acquired the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (the Frisco), once owned by the Santa Fe in the 1890's, whose main lines formed an X from St. Louis through Oklahoma to Texas and from Kansas City to Birmingham and Pensacola, Fla., (making BN and successor BNSF a true transcontinental railroad).
	www.trains.com /trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=283 (612 words)

	WHMC-Rolla -- R362 -- Information Sheet
		These are corporate minutes and financial account books, and other records of the St. Louis-San Francisco (“Frisco”) Railway Company (1916-1980) and predecessor, subsidiary, and constituent companies, most notably the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (1876-1896) and the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad (1896-1916).
		The “Frisco” had its origin as the South West Branch of the Pacific Railroad, building southwest from
		This collection includes records from 183 railroad corporations, construction firms, and development companies which were part of, or contributed to, the Frisco system.
	web.umr.edu /~whmcinfo/shelf15/r362/info.html (298 words)

	Guide to the A. Crane Jones collection of railroad timetables, track charts, and other material, 1939-1985
		After a railroad career spanning forty-five years, A. Crane Jones retired in 1989 as senior vice president of the CSX Corporation.
		The Seaboard System Railroad was created in 1982 as a result of CSX Corporation merging its subsidiaries Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) and Louisville and Nashville Railroad (LandN).
		The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, of which part had been used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, sold that portion to CSX Transportation in 1991.
	www.lib.ncsu.edu /findingaids/mc00057 (2197 words)

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