Shortline
Alabama Central Railroad
The nine-mile Jasper to Marigold line of the Alabama Central depended on coal and when that was depleted, the #29 and a second engine stopped interchange at Jasper with the Frisco, the Southern, and the Illinois Central.
John Krause, Rails Through Dixie
The Alabama Central Railroad served a coal mine about 10 miles from Jasper, Al, where it made a connection to the Frisco (St. Louis San Francisco) and other mainline roads. It hauled coal, most of which went to the generating plants of the Alabama Power Company. The line stabled several 2-8-0 steamers as late as 1960, as well as a wooden ex-Illinois Central caboose. Boomer #29 had a long southeastern shortline heritage: ex Onieda & Western, Chattahoochee Valley, and Birmingham Southern.
Motive Power
Alabama Central #29
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Alabama Central #29
to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive
to Chattahoochee Valley #35
to Oneida & Western #29
to Alabama Central #29
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Jasper, Al / Jan 1960 / collection
Alabama Central #28
Jasper, Al / Aug 1935 / collection
Alabama Central #28
Marigold, Al / Jan 1960 / collection
Alabama Central #698
Jasper, Al / Jul 1954 / collection
Alabama Central #698
Rolling Stock
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Jasper, Al / Sep 1960 / JCH
Links / Sources
- Alabama Central Railroad Project - Walker County, Al
- John Krause, Rails Through Dixie (San Marino: Golden West, 1965) 130-131