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The line began operating as a division of the Kansas City Southern on [[November 20]], [[2005]] and was acquired by the Pittsburgh, Kansas-based Watco Companies in [[2006]]. | The line began operating as a division of the Kansas City Southern on [[November 20]], [[2005]] and was acquired by the Pittsburgh, Kansas-based Watco Companies in [[2006]]. | ||
In [[2023]] the railroad announced that it would invest $9.8 million to construct a second yard at the [[Tuscaloosa County Airport Industrial Park]] with access to [[U.S. Highway 82]]. The project was supported with $535,125 in tax abatements approved by the [[Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority]]. | |||
==References== | |||
* Rebman, Stephanie (May 21, 2023) "Alabama Southern Railroad growing state footprint with $10M expansion." {{BBJ}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 23 May 2023
The Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) is an 85-mile long private railroad connecting Norfolk-Southern Railroad in Tuscaloosa and CSX in Birmingham to the Kansas City Southern in Columbus, Mississippi.
The line began operating as a division of the Kansas City Southern on November 20, 2005 and was acquired by the Pittsburgh, Kansas-based Watco Companies in 2006.
In 2023 the railroad announced that it would invest $9.8 million to construct a second yard at the Tuscaloosa County Airport Industrial Park with access to U.S. Highway 82. The project was supported with $535,125 in tax abatements approved by the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority.
References
- Rebman, Stephanie (May 21, 2023) "Alabama Southern Railroad growing state footprint with $10M expansion." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Alabama Southern Railroad at watcocompanies.com