- Eastern Alabama Railway
Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Eastern Alabama Railway
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marks=EARY
locale=Talladega, Alabama toSylacauga, Alabama
start_year=November 26 ,1990
end_year=present
hq_city=Boca Raton, Florida (corporate);Sylacauga, Alabama (operations)The Eastern Alabama Railway reporting mark|EARY is one of severalshort line railroad companies owned by theRailAmerica . OnNovember 26 1990 , the line was sold by CSX to the "Eastern Alabama Railway", a subsidiary ofKyle Railways . Kyle Railways later sold the EARY to RailAmerica, and the EARY is still operated by RailAmerica as a subsidiary.The line was constructed 1883 as a narrow gauge railroad known as the
Anniston and Atlantic Railroad . OnJuly 19 1889 , the Anniston & Atlantic Railroad became part of theLouisville and Nashville Railroad under theAlabama Mineral Railroad . The L&N became part of the Seaboard System in 1982 and the CSX in 1986.The EARY also operated a separate line running from Wellington to Anniston, Alabama. The Wellington line was abandoned in November 1992. The Wellington line was also former Louisville & Nashville track and ran through Alexandria - Mahlep - Gladden Jct - Leatherwood - Blue Mountain.
Commodities
*Limestone
*Urea
*Paper
*Corn SyrupTowns Served
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Talladega, Alabama Interchange with the Norfolk Southern and CSX
*Bemiston, Alabama
*Sycamore, Alabama
*Sylacauga, Alabama Location of Enginehouse and interchange with Norfolk Southern
*Gantt's Quarryummary of Operations
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Anniston and Atlantic Railroad 1883 - 1889
*Louisville and Nashville Railroad /Alabama Mineral Railroad : 1889 - 1982
*Seaboard System Railroad : 1982 -July 1 1986
*CSX Transportation :July 1 1986 -November 26 1990
*Alabama and Florida Railroad:November 26 1990 - PresentSources
*Edward A. Lewis, "American Shortline Railway Guide 5th ed.," (Kalmbach Books, 1996).
*Mike Walker, "SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States" (Steam Powered Publishing & SPV, 2001) Ownership and detail of rail line.
*North America Railroad Map Software v 2.13, (Railway Station Productions, 2004) [http://www.RailroadMap.com]ee also
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List of United States railroads
*List of Alabama railroads
*RailAmerica External links
* [http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/EARY.htm RailAmerica EARY Map]
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