Louisville & Nashville Railroad

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The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L & N Railroad, LN) was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeastern United States from 1850 to 1983. It was a primary passenger and cargo carrier in Birmingham.

The financial backing of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad allowed the former Nashville & Decatur Railroad to complete the South & North Alabama Railroad line south to Montgomery in 1872, creating the crossing that established Birmingham as the transportation hub of Alabama's mineral district. The deal gave the L&N the right to operate the line as part of its network.

The company developed the Birmingham Mineral Railroad to serve mining and industrial sites in the Birmingham District beginning in 1884. It also constructed Birmingham's L & N Station on the site of the former Relay House in 1887.

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