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The Sheffield and Birmingham Railroad was a railroad that ran from Sheffield to Birmingham, Alabama. It intersected the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad in Jasper. After several mergers and acquisitions, it was eventually absorbed into the Southern Railway.

Lineage

The following is based on the information in the List of Alabama railroads article:

  • 1885: Sheffield and Birmingham Railroad
  • 1887: Sheffield and Birmingham Coal, Iron and Railway Company
  • 1889: Birmingham, Sheffield and Tennessee River Railway
  • 1895: Northern Alabama Railway
  • 1939: Southern Railway
  • 1990: Norfolk Southern Railway

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