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* Batson, Roger Jr (July 5, 2007) "Zoo train conductor rides rail to relaxation despite old job injury." ''Birmingham News''. | * Batson, Roger Jr (July 5, 2007) "Zoo train conductor rides rail to relaxation despite old job injury." ''Birmingham News''. | ||
* Lathrop, Dave (November 6, 2005) "http://www.shelbyandsouthernrr.com/updates.htm Steam returns to Alabama]". Railway Preservation News Briefs. | * Lathrop, Dave (November 6, 2005) "[http://www.shelbyandsouthernrr.com/updates.htm Steam returns to Alabama]". Railway Preservation News Briefs. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 5 July 2007
The Birmingham Zoo Express is a two-foot gauge zoo train at the Birmingham Zoo.
The train consists of an electric-powered engine and four open passenger carriages totaling 88 feet long with a seating capacity of about 65-75 people. The train's circuit includes 4,200 feet of track.
Train rides cost $2.25 per person. Riders purchase tokens at a kiosk that are handed to the conductor before boarding. The current conductor is Joe Meadow.
Prior to 2001 the zoo operated a Crown propane-fired steam locomotive. This train was sold to the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum. It was painstakingly repaired by mechanic Denverd Moss and is currently operated as the "Shelby & Southern Railroad" at the Calera museum.
References
- Batson, Roger Jr (July 5, 2007) "Zoo train conductor rides rail to relaxation despite old job injury." Birmingham News.
- Lathrop, Dave (November 6, 2005) "Steam returns to Alabama". Railway Preservation News Briefs.
External links
- Birmingham Zoo website
- Shelby & Southern Railroad website