Eastern Alabama Railway

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Eastern Alabama Railway
Reporting mark	EARY
Locale	Talladega, Alabama to Sylacauga, Alabama
Dates of operation	November 26, 1990–present
Track gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Length	26 miles (42 km)
Headquarters	Boca Raton, Florida (corporate); Sylacauga, Alabama (operations)

The Eastern Alabama Railway (reporting mark EARY) is one of many short line railroad companies owned by RailAmerica. On November 26, 1990, the line was sold by CSX to the Eastern Alabama Railway, a subsidiary of Kyle Railways. Kyle Railways later sold the EARY to RailAmerica in 2002 and the EARY is still operated by RailAmerica as a subsidiary.^[1]

The line, which is 26 miles (42 km) long,^[1] was constructed 1883 as a narrow gauge railroad known as the Anniston and Atlantic Railroad. On July 19, 1889, the Anniston & Atlantic Railroad became part of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad under the Alabama 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.

Traffic

The railroad's main commodities are limestone, urea, paper products, and food products. The EARY hauled around 15,000 carloads in 2008.^[1]

Towns Served

Talladega, Alabama Interchange with the Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX
Bemiston, Alabama
Sycamore, Alabama
Sylacauga, Alabama Location of Enginehouse and interchange with Norfolk Southern
Gantt's Quarry

Summary of Operations

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

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing). June 2010.

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)

External links

RailAmerica EARY Map

v t e Railroads of Alabama

Common carriers	ABS ABWR AF AGR AGS ALAB ATN AUT BAYL BS BNSF CGR CHAT CN COEH CSXT EARY GSWR HMCR IC KCS LXVR MNBR NS RRCI SQVR TASD TNHR TSRR WGCR

Miscellaneous	AMTK CSMX KMZ NARZ RRC SERX USSX

Former carriers	AG ACRC AFLR CHV GAAB GMSR HS JEFW PBRR SUAB TAG

See also: List of United States railroads by political division

v t e Genesee & Wyoming railroads

G&W railroads	Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad Allegheny and Eastern Railroad AN Railway Arizona Eastern Railway Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad Atlantic and Western Railway Bay Line Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Chattahoochee Bay Railroad Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Columbus and Greenville Railway Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Commonwealth Railway Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad East Tennessee Railway First Coast Railroad Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Galveston Railroad Genesee and Wyoming Railroad

RailAmerica railroads	Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway Arizona and California Railroad Bauxite and Northern Railway California Northern Railroad Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Carolina Piedmont Railroad Cascade and Columbia River Railroad Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad Central Railroad of Indiana Central Railroad of Indianapolis Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad Connecticut Southern Railroad Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad Eastern Alabama Railway Goderich–Exeter Railway Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad Huron and Eastern Railway Indiana and Ohio Railway Indiana Southern Railroad Kiamichi Railroad Kyle Railroad Massena Terminal Railroad Michigan Shore Railroad Mid-Michigan Railroad Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad New England Central Railroad North Carolina and Virginia Railroad Ottawa Valley Railway Otter Tail Valley Railroad Point Comfort and Northern Railway Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad San Joaquin Valley Railroad South Carolina Central Railroad Southern Ontario Railway Texas Northeastern Railroad Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway Ventura County Railroad

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