Eastern Alabama Railway

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Eastern Alabama Railway

Reporting marks	EARY
Locale	Talladega, Alabama to Sylacauga, Alabama
Dates of operation	November 26, 1990 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Boca Raton, Florida (corporate); Sylacauga, Alabama (operations)

The Eastern Alabama Railway (AAR reporting marks EARY) is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the RailAmerica. On November 26, 1990, the line was sold by CSX to the "Eastern Alabama Railway", a subsidiary of Kyle Railways. Kyle Railways later sold the EARY to RailAmerica, and the EARY is still operated by RailAmerica as a subsidiary.

The line was constructed 1883 as a narrow gauge railroad known as the Anniston and Atlantic Railroad. On July 19, 1889, the Anniston & Atlantic Railroad became part of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad under the Alabama Mineral Railroad. The L&N became part of the Seaboard System in 1982 and the CSX in 1986.

The EARY also operated a separate line running from Wellington to Anniston, Alabama. The Wellington line was abandoned in November 1992. The Wellington line was also former Louisville & Nashville track and ran through Alexandria - Mahlep - Gladden Jct - Leatherwood - Blue Mountain.

1 Commodities
2 Towns Served
- 2.1 Summary of Operations
3 Sources
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Commodities

Limestone
Urea
Paper
Corn Syrup

[edit] Towns Served

Talladega, Alabama Interchange with the Norfolk Southern and CSX
Bemiston, Alabama
Sycamore, Alabama
Sylacauga, Alabama Location of Enginehouse and interchange with Norfolk Southern
Gantt's Quarry

[edit] Summary of Operations

Anniston and Atlantic Railroad 1883 - 1889
Louisville and Nashville Railroad/Alabama Mineral Railroad: 1889 - 1982
Seaboard System Railroad: 1982 - July 1, 1986
CSX Transportation: July 1, 1986 - November 26, 1990
Alabama and Florida Railroad: November 26, 1990 - Present

[edit] Sources

Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide 5th ed., (Kalmbach Books, 1996).
Mike Walker, SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States (Steam Powered Publishing & SPV, 2001) Ownership and detail of rail line.
North America Railroad Map Software v 2.13, (Railway Station Productions, 2004) [1]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

RailAmerica EARY Map

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