The Alabama Southern Railroad (reporting markABS) is a class III railroad that operates in the southern United States. The ABS is one of several short line railroads owned by Watco. The railroad operates an 85-mile (137 km) line leased from the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). It began operating in 2005.[1]
History
The railroad began operating on November 20, 2005 on lines leased from the Kansas City Southern Railway.[2][3]
The line runs between Columbus and Brookwood, with trackage rights over the Kansas City Southern from Columbus to Artesia, Mississippi.[3] The railroad interchanges with the KCSR at Artesia, CSX Transportation in Brookwood, and the Norfolk Southern Railway in Tuscaloosa.[3]
^ abc2013 Alabama Rail Directory(PDF). Alabama Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Planning and Modal Programs. 16 June 2014. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^Drury, George H (2000). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads (2nd ed.). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN9780890243565.
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America – Southern States by Mike Walker (Steam Powered Publishing & SPV, 2001) Ownership and detail of rail line.