Alabama

Railroads

Birmingham Belt RR

Birmingham Belt Routes

Bham Belt

Bham Belt Spurs

Untitled Path

Central of Georgia

Central Of Georgia Original Alignments
Mapped by Greg Hool

Opelika

Waverly

Camp Hill

Dadeville & Jacksons Gap

Sturdivant

Alexander City

Kellyton

Kellyton/ Goodwater Curve

Goodwater

Parkdale

Trammells

Sylacauga

Sylacauga Quarry Branch

CofG Routes

Birmingham to Opelika
Birmingham to Opelika AL 128.00 miles
Built by Columbus & Western Ry ca1880
to Savannah & Western Ry 7-31-1888
to Central of Georgia Ry 12-2-1895
to Southern Ry 6-17-1963
to Norfolk Southern Corp 1982

Columbus GA to Birmingham AL
Birmingham to Opelika AL 128.00 miles
Built by Columbus & Western Ry ca1880
to Savannah & Western Ry 7-31-1888
to Central of Georgia Ry 12-2-1895
to Southern Ry 6-17-1963
to Norfolk Southern Corp 1982
Opelika AL to Columbus GA 29.00 miles
Built by Savannah & Memphis RR
to Columbus & Western Ry 6-22-1880

CofG Margaret Branch
Margaret Jct to Margaret AL 12.00 miles
Built by CofG 1906

CofG Acmar Branch

CofG Bham Trackage

CofG Andalusia Branch
Built by Central of Georgia Ry 1899
to Southern Ry 6-17-1963
to Norfolk Southern Corp 1982

CofG Andalusia Branch
Troy AL to Searight AL 37.08 miles
Built by Mobile & Girard RR 1890-92
to Central of Georgia Ry 3-7-1896
Searight AL to Andalusia AL 15.00 miles
Built by Central of Georgia Ry 1899

CofG Andalusia Branch
Girard AL to Union Springs AL 54.68 miles
Built by Mobile & Girard RR 1851-59
Union Springs AL to Troy AL 29.70 miles
Built by Mobile & Girard RR 1866-70

Girard AL to Union Springs AL 54.68 miles

CofG Montgomery Branch
Montgomery AL to Eufaula AL 80.00 miles
Built by Montgomery & Eufaula RR 1869-70
to Montgomery & Eufaula Ry 6-5-1879
Eufaula to Union Springs abandoned 1972
Union Springs to Montgomery abandoned 1985

CofG Ozark Branch
Eufaula AL to Clayton AL 21.00 miles
Built by Vicksburg & Brunswick RR 1872
to Eufaula & Clayton Ry 3-28-1883
to Savannah & Western Ry 7-31-1888
Clayton AL to Ozark AL 40.00 miles
Built by Eufaula & East Alabama Ry 1888
abandoned 1977

Columbia AL to Lockhart AL
91.294 miles
Built by Chattahoochie & Gulf RR 1900-1903
leased to Central of Georgia Ry

CofG Bham

Bham 29th St Yard

Lyerly-Dewey Br
Built by Chattanooga Rome & Columbus RR ca1888-90
to Savannah & Western Ry 1891
back to Chattanooga Rome & Columbus Ry 1894
to Chattanooga Rome & Selma Ry 1897
Abandoned 1920 or before

Macon Wye

Savannah to Tybee
18.00 miles
Built by Savannah & Tybee Island Ry 1887
to Savannah Tybee & Atlantic Ry 2-27-1890
to Savannah & Atlantic RR
abandoned 1933

Roanoke Jct to Roanoke AL
36.23 miles
Built by East Alabama Ry ca1880

Opelika to Roanoke Jct
CofG trackage rights on Western Ry of Alabama

Florala AL to Lakewood FL
Built by Central of Georgia Ry
abandoned 1938

Southwestern RR

Albany GA to Columbia AL
Built by Southwestern RR 1873-1889
leased to Central of Georgia Ry
to Central of Georgia Ry 1954

Eufaula AL to Smithville GA
Built by Southwestern RR 1857-65
leased to Central of Georgia Ry 6-24-1869
to Central of Georgia Ry 1954

Gulf Mobile & Northern

Routes

GM&N Mainline

GM&N Belt Jct Wye

GM&N Mobile Belt

GM&N Conception St Spur

Illinois Central

Corinth to Haleyville

Louisville & Nashville

L&N MNO&P Division

L&N Alabama & Florida Subdivision

L&N A&F Routes

L&N A&F Mainline
Geneva AL to Graceville FL:
Built by Louisville & Nashville RR 1902

L&N A&F Mainline
Georgiana to Andalusia:
Built by Alabama & Florida RR 1899
to Louisville & Nashville RR 12-17-1900
Andalusia to Geneva:
Built by Louisville & Nashville RR 1901

L&N Florala Branch Mainline
Duvall AL to Florala AL
Built by Louisville & Nashville RR 1903

Paxton Branch
Florala AL to Paxton FL:

L&N Lakewood Branch
McPhail to Lakewood FL:

L&N Pensacola Division

PD Routes

L&N PD Mainline
Construction started by Alabama & Florida RR ca1853
completed by Pensacola & Louisville RR 1869
to Pensacola RR 5-6-1878
to Louisville & Nashville RR 10-22-1880

L&N Southern Alabama Subdivision

SA Routes

SA Mainline
Flomaton to Repton:
to Southern Alabama RR 1899
to Louisville & Nashville RR 12-11-1899
Repton to Pine Apple:
Built by Southern Alabama RR 1899
Gulf Jct (Selma) to Pine Apple:
Built by Selma & Gulf RR 1871
to Pensacola & Selma RR 10-22-1880

Myrtlewood Branch Mainline
Selma to Martin:
Built by New Orleans & Selma RR Co & Immigration Assn 1871
to Birmingham Selma & New Orleans RR 11-16-1886
Martin to Linden:
Built by Birmingham Selma & New Orleans RR 1902
Linden to Myrtlewood:

Camden Branch Mainline
Built by L&N 1901

Vredenburgh Branch

Vredenburgh AL to Hybart AL
Built by L&N 1960's using grade of Vredenburgh Saw Mill Co logging railroad abandoned before 1930.

L&N New Orleans & Mobile Subdivision

NO&M Routes

NO&M Mainline
Mobile AL to New Orleans LA
Built by New Orleans Mobile & Chattanooga RR 1867-70
to New Orleans Mobile & Texas RR 3-9-1871 and 4-18-1871

Theodore Industrial Park

NO&M Sidings and Spurs

VS 67-A Mobile

Sibert Yard
aligned to 5-8-2010 aerial photos

Trk 196

Trk 212

Trk 211

Choctaw Yard
aligned to 2-28-2008 aerial photos

Trk 114-A New Location

Trk 328 Baldwin Transfer Co

Trk 114-A Old Alignment
Retired and relocated comp 10-20-1972 per AFE 62949

Trk 134-B

Trk 109-A Old Alignment
relocated 10-20-1972 per AFE 62949

Trk 109-A New Alignment
Relocated 10-20-1972 per AFE 62949

Trk 54-C Bender Ship Repair

Trk 114-B

Trk 125 Crossover
Retired 1980

Trk 126 Crossover
retired 1980

Trk 114-C

Trk 304 Crossover

Trk 138-A
Converted from Trk 2

Trk 138-A Removed

Trk 303 GM&N Interchange

Trk 179 Gulf Refining Co Spur

Trk 2 Northbound Main

Bay Yard

Trk 15-B GM&N Interchange
Retired Comp 3-11-1960 per AFE 51846

Trk 184-B

Trk 182 Oakdale Yd
North switch removed

Trk 183 Oakdale Yd

Trk 184 Oakdale Yd

Trk 184-C Bay Yard

Trk 184-D Bay Yard

Trk 184-B North End Old Alignment

VS 67 Mobile to Missala

Trk 700 Brookley Siding

Trk 3 Neshota Siding
South end removed 1978

Trk 3-C Neshota Spur

Trk 30 Merchants Refrigerate

Trk 343 Brookley

Trk 185-A Brookley

Trk 344 Brookley

Trk 345 Brookley

Trk 346 Crossover 1

Trk 346 Crossover 2

Trk 355 Brookley Wye

Trk A Brookley

Trk B Brookley

Trk 5-A Navco
Blt per Cont 19497 dated 6-15-1920 w Navco Hardwood Co.
to Southern Gulf Lbr Co.

Trk 5-B Navco

Trk 5-C Navco

Trk 4 Navco Siding

Trk 5 Navco House Trk

Trk 5-D Southern Furniture Mfg Co
later Scott Paper Co
Removed by 1970

Trk 5-E Southern Furniture Mfg Co
later Scott Paper Co
Removed by 1970

Theodore

Trk 44 Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 44-C Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 44-D Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 44-A Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 44-B Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 44-E Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 44-F Autlan Manganese Corp

Trk 43 Kerr-McGee

Trk 43-B Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp

Trk 43-A Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp

Trk 39 Union Carbide Corp.

Trk 39-A Union Carbide Corp.

Trk 39-B Union Carbide Corp.

Mobile Paint

South Wye

Trk 6 Theodore Siding

Trk 7 Theodore House Trk

Trk 8 Theodore Spur

Theodore Spur
Shown on 1918 profile

Padgett Spur
Spur removed 7-27-1918

Trk ? Irvington

Trk 12 St Elmo Siding

Trk 12 St Elmo Siding Original South End

Trk 12 St Elmo Siding Original North End

Trk 14 St Elmo Business Trk

Trk 13 St Elmo Team Trk
later leased to Monsanto Chemical Co

Trk 15?? Franklin Creek Spur
Shown on 1918 Profile

Trk 16 Grand Bay Siding
retired 1960

Trk 17 Grand Bay House Trk

L&N Mobile & Montgomery Subdivision

M&M Routes

M&M Mainline
Montgomery to Pollard AL:
Built by Alabama & Florida RR 1861
to Mobile & Montgomery Ry 8-5-1868
Pollard to Tensas River:
Built by Mobile & Great Northern RR 1861
Tensas River to Mobile AL:
Built by Mobile & Montgomery Ry 1872

Bay Minette & Fort Morgan Mainline
Built by Bay Minette & Fort Morgan RR 1904-05
Controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

M&M Sidings and Spurs

Trk 149-A

Trk 149-C Crossover

Trk 150-A

Trk 179-A Crossover

Trk 182-A Crossover

Bay Minette & Fort Morgan Spurs

Bay Minette Wye

Untitled Path
Newport Naval Stores spur

Stapleton Siding

Steelwood Spur

M&M Structures

Montgomery Outbound Freight House
now gone

Montgomery Inbound Freight House
now gone

Montgomery Old Freight House

L&N Birmingham Mineral Div

BM Routes

L&N Cain Creek Branch
7 miles Black Creek to Kosmo completed Aug. 18, 1903
Built by North Alabama RR

L&N Nickel Plate Branch
3 miles completed Aug. 18, 1903
Built by North Alabama RR

L&N Cain Creek Branch
Vulcan to Globe opened 2-20-1907
Also called Skelton Creek Branch
Vulcan to Praco
Built by North Alabama RR
Completed to Praco July 17, 1907

L&N Cain Creek Branch Praco
Vulcan to Praco
Completed to Praco July 17, 1907

Colta Branch
opened Apr 22, 1907

L&N Crocker Branch
Crocker Jct. to Crocker opened Dec. 24, 1903
Crocker to Durant opened Apr. 12, 1904

L&N Crocker Branch

L&N Banner Branch
Chetopa to Banner
Built by North Alabama RR 1904

L&N Bessie Extension

L&N Banner Br Spur

L&N Praco Wye

L&N Powhatan Branch

L&N Labuco Spur

L&N Sayre Branch
Vulcan to Sayre
Built by North Alabama RR 1904

Mine Spur

L&N Dunn Branch
Dunn Branch opened Aug 18, 1903
Wye abandoned per AFE 58139 completed 12-21-1965

Mineral Spr Wye-2
Wye abandoned per AFE 58139 completed 12-21-1965

Wegra Spur

Gamma Spur

Colta Spur

Colta Wye

Colta North Spur

Globe Branch

Nebo Branch
opened Aug 4, 1904

Arcadia Branch
Built by North Alabama RR 1903

Clift Mines Spur

L&N Tuscaloosa Mineral
Brookwood to Tuscaloosa
Built by Tuscaloosa Mineral RR 1912
to Birmingham & Tuscaloosa RR 8-6-1915

L&N Dudley Branch
Yolande to Milldale
4 miles opened Nov 1, 1889
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR

L&N Blue Creek Extension
Part of Huntsville Branch No. 1
Blue Creek Jct. to Yolande
built 1889
still operated by CSX

L&N North Branch
Magella to Sloss
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR
opened June 1, 1884
extended to Bessemer 1889

L&N Bessemer Branch
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR 1887

L&N Huntsville Branch No 1
Boyles to Blue Creek Jct
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR 1887

L&N Gate City Branch
opened Dec. 21, 1888
Ruffner No. 2 to Trussville 9.5 miles abandonment approved March 9, 1933

L&N South Branch
Graces to Redding 2.71 miles opened June 1, 1884
extended to Bessemer for total length of 10.56 miles 1889
Redding to Readers 5.5 miles approved for abandonment 3-17-1934

L&N Red Gap Branch
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR
opened March 14, 1890

L&N South Branch
retired per AFE 75566 comp 2-21-1983 from Brickyard Jct. to Sloss

L&N Maxine Spur
Built 1954

L&N Blue Creek Extension
Yolande to Blocton Jct. opened 1889

L&N Huntsville Branch No. 2
Boyles to Champion:
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR 1889
Champion to Altoona:
Built by Oneonta & Attalla RR
opened Jan. 1, 1901
to Louisville & Nashville RR 12-15-1900 and 9-23-1905
Altoona to Moragne:
opened May 28, 1905

Pioneer Branch
3.65 miles completed Sept. 22, 1888

Caffee Creek Branch
Branch built 1899

Kennedy Creek Branch
Built per contract dated Apr 10, 1908 with Woodward Iron Co.
Abandoned per AFE 12870

Davis Creek Branch
Built 1902 to serve Davis Creek Coal & Coke Co.

Yolande Coal & Coke Co Spur
Contract for construction dated Apr 9, 1919

Yolande Wye

Virginia Branch

Black Diamond Branch

Connellsville Branch

Weller Spur

Martaban Washer Spur
Track removed about Oct 11, 1919

Palmers Spur
Palmers to Bradford

Lehigh Branch
Village Springs AL to Compton:
Compton to Lehigh:
Built by Long Branch Coal RR 1901-02
Controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Deming Branch
1.73 miles built to serve stone quarries at Deming in 1904

Altoona Spur
Altoona to Schuler
Built by Oneonta & Attalla RR 1905

Compton Branch

Compton Branch-2

L&N Spring Gap Branch
Winetka to Fossil
sold to TCI&RR Oct. 27, 1920

L&N Fossil Branch
Spring Gap to Skyhy
Built by Birmingham Mineral RR 1902-04

Sloss Branch-1

Muscoda Branch
Sold to TCI&RR 1920

L&N Muscoda Branch
Readers to Ferro

Muscoda Spur

Sloss Spur-3

Sloss Spur-4

Readers Gap Branch New

Coalmont Spur

Falliston Spur

L&N Helena & Blocton Branch

L&N Acton Branch
Helena AL to Acton AL
Built by South & North Alabama RR 1908

Acton Spur-1

Acton Spur-2

Elvira Mine Spur
as shown on 1913 TCI&RR Map

Graves Branch
built 1904 2.63 miles to Graves Mine

Boyles Gap Branch
2.08 miles built 1904

L&N Holt Branch
Built by Tuscaloosa Mineral RR 1912
to Birmingham & Tuscaloosa RR 8-6-1915

Spaulding Spur
removed per AFE 21781

Smythe Spur
Sold to TCI&RR

L&N Searles Branch

Blocton AL to Gurnee Jct
Owned by Southern Ry jointly operated with L&N

Woodstock to Blocton
Woodstock & Blocton RR
owned by Southern Ry (AGS) and operated jointly by Southern Ry and L&N

BM Sidings and Spurs

Raimund No 2 Spur

Drift Spur

Sayre Siding

Connellsville Siding

Martaban Siding
removed 7-1917

TCI&RR Spur
Spur and connection to TCI&RR per contract dated Jan 9, 1913

Edwards Furnace Wye

Bessemer Land & Improvement Co Spur

Giles CI&C Spur
Central Iron & Coal Co Spur

Bradford Spur-1

Bradford Spur-2

Ketona Spur

Tarrant Spur

Morrow Gap Branch

Morrow Gap Spur

Brickyard Jct Wye
retired 1963

Blue Creek Jct Wye

Virginia Spur

Valley Creek Spur

Dago Hollow Spur
as shown on 1913 TCI&RR Map
built per contract dated Apr 3, 1891 with Hillsdale Land Co.
taken up per AFE 6454

Kewanee Spur
as shown on 1913 TCI&RR Map
built per contract dated Apr 3, 1891 with Hillsdale Land Co.
removed per AFE 8000

DeBard Spur

Alfretta Spur

Winetka Siding

Wheeling Crossing Ala Power Spur
Spur built for Dixie Construction Co. June 24, 1922
transferred to Alabama Power Co. June 27, 1923

Alabama Power Spur
built per contract dated Sept 24, 1924, transferred to railroad Apr 19, 1930

Bham Coal & Iron Spur
270 ft spur built per contract 11837 dated 2-11-1911 for Birmingham Coal & Iron Co.
transferred to Woodward Iron Co. 3-8-1917
removed app 4-15-1919

Readers Siding

Readers House Track

Readers Shop Spur
Retired 1983

Muscoda Mines Spur

Muscoda Powerhouse Spur

Crossover

Muscoda Mine Spur

Spur

Muscoda 5 Siding

Muscoda 5 Powerhouse

Muscoda 6 Siding

Sloss Siding

Sloss Spur

Sloss Runaround

Old Sloss No 1 Branch

Sloss No 1 Runaround

Sloss No 1 Spur

Bessemer Caboose Trk 254

Bessemer Trk 219

Bessemer Trk 243

Bessemer Trk 221

Bessmer House Trk 251
realigned closer to mainline later
sold in place to Zeigler, Inc. 1960

Bessemer House Trk 250
retired per AFE 52452 comp 6-1-1960

Bessemer Trk 246-A

Bessemer Siding-4

Readers Muscoda 3 Spur

Leogusta Spur

Leogusta No 1 Spur

Leogusta Spur-2

Leogusta Runaround

Raimund Siding-1

Raimund Siding-2

Raimund Mine Siding

Raimund Powerhouse

Raimund Powerhouse-2

Raimund No 2 Spur-2

Raimund No 2 Siding-2

Republic Iron & Steel Spur
built May 10, 1910

Republic Iron & Steel Spur
built Aug 14, 1907

Raimund No 2 Spur-3

Ferro Spur-1

Ferro No 1 Spur

Ferro No 2 Siding

Ferro No 2 Spur-1

Ferro No 2 Spur-2

Ferro No 2 Spur-3

Carbo Siding

Morrow Gap Siding-2

Alice Spur

Wilkmont Spur
380' spur

Helen Bess Siding

Kewanee Spur

Kewanee Crossover

Robinson Mining Co Siding
651' long
built per contract dated Sept 11, 1918 with Robinson Mining Co.

Red Mtn Siding-2

Red Mountain Siding-1

Red Mountain Spur
488' long
built per contract Aug 15, 1927 with Birmingham Slag Co.
transferred to Standard Building Material 3-8-28

Hedona Siding

Empire Mining Spur
909' side track built per contract dated 11-20-1902 for Empire Mining Co.

Valleyview Siding-1

Pratt Ore Co Siding
contract dated 4-6-1910 to build spur 1538'
transferred to Frank S White 11-18-1913
possibly to Robinson Mining Co.

Green Springs Spur

Green Springs Spur-2
removed June 9, 1922

Thos Worthington Siding
1230' siding built per contract dated Aug. 17, 1918

Alabama Power Co Spur
732' spur built per contract dated 12-13-1913 with Alabama Power Co.
transferred part of spur to railroad 3-31-1928

Magella Spur

Duncan Spur

W M Evans Jr Spur
377' spur built per contract dated 8-18-1931 with W M Evans, Jr.

T B Kennedy Spur
246.5' spur built per contract dated 8-29-1913 with T. B. Kennedy
transferred part to railroad 4-26-1926

Grasselli Siding

Winetka Wye

Winetka Wye-2

Woodward Siding
removed AFE 1-15-1922

Woodward Interchange

Brickyard Jct Spur
removed per AFE 6850

Nashville Bridge Co Spur

Nashville Bridge Co Spur
Blt 1954 per AFE 45057

Alabama Metal Products Spur
extended 1958

Crossover 241

Crossover 244

Trk 213-C

Blt 1954 per AFE 45057

American Oil Co Spur

Track 233
9638 Industrial Scrap Prod.

retired per AFE 517772

Trk 398 Frisco Connection
Blt per AFE 52587 Comp 5-4-1960

Nashville Bridge Co spur blt 1965

Trk 88 Phillips Petroleum Spur
Duncan, Ala
114' spur built per AFE 46333 Comp 7-26-1955

Rutledge Springs Siding

Trk 203 Fairfield Siding
910' long
retired per AFE 54922 Comp 5-5-1964

Trk 20 Ensley Siding
later trk 202

Ensley 1

Ensley Interchange

Ensley Yd-2

Ensley Yd-3

Ensley Crossover

Ensley Yd-4

Smythe Mine Spur-1

Smythe Mine Spur-2

Smythe Mine Spur-3

TCI&RR Eureka No2 Branch

TCI&RR Eureka No 1 RR

TCI&RR Oxmoor Tram

TCI&RR Oxmoor Tram-2

Smythe Yard-1

Smythe Yard-2

Smythe Yard-3

Redding Siding

Redding Spur-1

Wares Siding

Wares Siding-2

Redding House Trk
north end removed

Redding Tipple Spur-1

Redding Tipple Spur-2

Redding Crossover

Redding Spur

Graces TCI Interchange-1

Graces TCI Interchange-2

Graces TCI Interchange-3

Graces Siding
Removed per AFE 6841

TCI&RR Spur
300' spur track built per contract dated 3-28-1913

Smythe House Trk

Hiawatha Siding

Hiawatha Spur

Ruffners No 3 Siding

Ruffners Bass Hollow Spur

Bass Hollow Spur

Ruffner No 1 Spur

Ruffner Spur

Ruffner No 4 Spur

built per contract dated 1-21-1910

Bald Eagle Siding

Wahnetah Spur
built per contract dated 3-30-1896 with Pioneer Mining & Mfg. Co.
removed per AFE 5445 dated 4-23-1924

Wahnella Spur
removed per AFE 5444 dated 4-23-1924

Vanns Quarry Spur
TCI&RR Limestone Quarry

Trussville Siding

Trussville Wye

Trussville Siding-2

Trussville AGS Interchange-1

Trussville AGS Interchange-2

Trussville Spur-1

Trussville Spur-2

BM Structures

Readers Depot
now gone

Sloss Depot
Appears to have lasted until 1997
Gone by 1998

L&N Bessemer Passenger Depot
Sold to Zeigler, Inc. Mar 1960
Now gone

L&N Bessemer Freight Depot

Redding Depot

Graces Depot

Smythe Depot

L&N Birmingham Division

L&N Nashville & Decatur Division

N&D Routes

L&N N&D Mainline
TN/AL State Line to Decatur AL:
Built by Tennessee & Alabama Central RR 1859-60
to Nashville & Decatur RR 11-21-1886
Controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

L&N N&D Mainline
Nashville to Columbia:
built by Tennessee & Alabama RR 1853-59
to Nashville & Decatur RR 11-21-1886
Columbia TN to TN/AL State Line:
Built by Central Southern RR 1859
TN/AL State Line to Decatur AL:
Built by Tennessee & Alabama Central RR 1859-60

L&N Nashville Florence & Sheffield Division

NF&S Routes

NF&S Mainline
Columbia to Mt Pleasant
built by Tennessee & Alabama RR 1853-59
to Nashville & Florence RR 1883
to Nashville Florence & Sheffield Ry 5-5-1887
Mt Pleasant to St Joseph:
Built by Nashville & Florence RR 1883-4
St Joseph to Sheffield:
Built by Nashville Florence & Sheffield Ry 1888

Sheffield Branch

Sheffield Wye

NF&S Spurs and Sidings

Hoover & Mason Spur

L&N Alabama Mineral Division

AM Routes

L&N Alabama Mineral Mainline
Calera AL to Sylacauga AL:
Built by Alabama Mineral RR 1891
Sylacauga to Ironaton:
Built by Anniston & Atlantic RR 1884-86
to Alabama Mineral RR 7-16-1890
Ironaton to Jennifer:
Built by Clifton Iron Co
to Anniston & Atlantic RR 1884
Jennifer to Anniston:
Built by Anniston & Atlantic RR 1884

L&N Alabama Min Mainline
Anniston to Attalla
Built by Anniston & Cincinnati RR 1888
to Alabama Mineral RR 7-16-1890

L&N Columbiana Branch

L&N Gantts Quarry Branch
Gantts Jct to Lumberton:
Built by Alabama Mineral RR 1900

L&N Marble Valley Branch

Quarry Spur

L&N Lewisburg Division

LD Routes

L&N LD Mainline
Brentwood TN to TN/AL State Line:
Built by Lewisburg & Northern RR 1914

L&N South & North Alabama Div

S&NA Routes

L&N S&NA North Mainline
Decatur AL to Birmingham AL
Built by South & North Alabama RR 1871-72
to CSX Transportation

S&NA South Mainline
Montgomery AL to Birmingham AL:
Built by South & North Alabama RR 1870-71

L&N Wetumpka Branch
Built by South & North Alabama RR 1879

Prattville Branch
Built by Montgomery & Prattville RR 1895

Kimberly Spur

Kimberly Spur-1

Kimberly Spur-2

Seloca Spur-2

Seloca Wye

Seloca Spur-1

Warrior Spur-1

Watts Mines Spur

Hogeland Branch
0.98 miles Hogeland Jct. to Elvista
Built by South & North Alabama RR 1904

Coaldale Branch-1

Coaldale Branch

Beltona Wye

Beltona Spur-2

Thomas Creek Branch
5.6 miles Zola to Beltona abandoned ca1946

L&N Warrior Branch
Old section of mainline
Built by South & North Alabama RR 1871-72
Kimberly to Gilreath abandoned per AFE 58071 completed 5-20-1965

L&N Warrior Branch
Fedora to Indio known as Turkey Creek Branch 2.95 miles, built 1904
later incorporated into Warrior Branch when new mainline built 1912-14

Old Mainline New Castle to Morris

Old Mainline Linton to Blount Springs
abandoned ca1914 upon completion of new route

Old Bridge Montgomery

Old Mainline Siluria

Old Mainline

Tacoa Wye

S&NA Southbound Main

Northbound Main Abd

Old mainline Hanceville

S&NA Sidings and Spurs

Birminham Terminal Trackage
aligned to 3-30-2002 and 9-4-2010 aerial photos

No 2 Main (Northbound Main)

Mary Lee South Wye

Prattville Jct Siding trk 173
retired

Prattville Jct Wye
retired

Coosada Siding trk 169

Coosada Gravel Pit Spur

Coosada Millbrook Spur

Elmore Siding trk 163

Elmore Kershaw Mining Spur

Elmore House Trk

Elmore Wye trk 164

Elmore Crossover

Goree Ala State Convict Farm
trk 162

Deatsville House Trk 160

Deatsville Siding trk 159-A

Oxmoor Spur

Oxmoor Spur-1

Oxmoor Spur-2

Oxmoor Spur-3

Oxmoor Old Mainline

Shelbyville KY to Bloomfield KY
Built by Northern Division of Cumberland & Ohio RR 1880
to Shelbyville Bloomfield & Ohio RR 6-23-1900

Kentucky Union Jct to Clay City KY
Built by Kentucky Union Ry 1886
to Lexington & Eastern Ry 10-16-1894

Clay City KY to Maloney KY
Built by Kentucky Union Ry 1890
to Lexington & Eastern Ry 10-16-1894

Beattyville KY to Maloney KY
Built by Winchester & Beattyville RR 1893
to Lexington & Eastern Ry

Versailles KY to Irvine KY
Built by Richmond Nicholasville Irvine & Beattyville RR1890
to Louisville & Atlantic RR 8-19-1899
Louisville & Nashville RR 11-1-1909

Millville KY to Versailles KY
Built by Kentucky Highlands RR 1911
Louisville & Nashville RR 7-31-1915

Cliffside KY to Millville KY
Built by Kentucky Highlands RR 1908
Louisville & Nashville RR 7-31-1915

Birmingham Terminal

Mobile & Ohio

Mobile & Bay Shore

Mobile & Bay Shore RR Revised 07-2010.kmz

Mobile & Bay Shore RR

Mobile & Bay Shore Route.kmz

Mobile & Bay Shore Route
Main line from Union Terminal to BLB.

Mann to Dawes
Built by Mann Lumber Co. 1906
to Mobile & Western Ry
to Mobile & Ohio RR 11-13-1909
abandoned ca1937

Alabama Port

M&O Routes

M&O Mainline

M&O Montgomery Branch

M&O Eoline Wye

M&O Blocton Branch
abandoned July 1943

M&O Warrior Southern Branch

M&O Kellerman Wye

M&O Gainesville Branch
abandoned 1880s
rails removed then right-of-way sold to shortline who relaid wood rails but went bankrupt and line abandoned again within a few years

M&O Mines

M&O Sidings and Spurs

Mobile

Mobile Abandoned

Turntable

M&O Industries

Corinth

Weaver Pants Corp
Built 1908 as Weaver Manufacturing Co Torn down 1990 Cooper Postcard Collection Mississippi Dept Archives & History image at:

M&O Structures

Corinth Union Station
Built 1919
currently museum and welcome center

Corinth Freight House
Jointly used by Southern Ry and M&O (later GM&O)
torn down circa 1971

Corinth Foreman's Office
M&O Foreman's and Signal Maintainer's Office
removed by 1960

NC&StL

NC&StL Routes

Nashville to Chattanooga

Orme Branch

Shellmound Old Mainline

Shellmound Cole City Branch

Cole City Spur

Huntsville Branch

Fayetteville to Capshaw
Abandoned 1929

Sequatchie Valley Branch

Gadsden to Guntersville

Seaboard Air Line

Bessemer Br

Bham Belt Connection

SAL Bham Terminal Connection

SAL Bham Mainline

Old Mainline Warner, AL

Birmingham to Atlanta

Montgomery to Americus

Southern Railway

Blue Ridge Ry
controlled by Southern Ry

Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry

Alabama Great Southern

AGS Routes

AGS North Mainline

AGS South Mainline

Southern Ry

Southern Ry Routes

Birmingham to Columbus MS
Built by Georgia Pacific Ry 1887

Woodlawn to Bessemer
Built by Georgia Pacific Ry 1887

Cardiff Branch
Built by Georgia Pacific Ry 1889

Mobile to Marion Jct

Wilton to Burstall (Mobile Jct)

Coalburg Branch

Republic Branch

Blossburg Branch

Murray Branch

Pinkney Branch

Nebo Branch

Memphis to Sheffield

Riverton Branch

Northern Alabama
Jasper to Parrish

Northern Alabama
Jasper to Haleyville
IC had trackage rights on Southern Ry

Northern Alabama
Norala to Haleyville

Rockwood AL Branch

Rockwood Spur

Rockwood New Spur

Russellville to Waco

Russellville Newtown Spur

Sheffield to Decatur

Decatur to Stevenson

Margerum Spur
Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co Spur

Marion to Marion Jct
Built by The Marion Railroad 1854
to Marion & Cahaba RR 2-6-1858
to Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR 2-2-1860
to Selma, Marion & Memphis RR 12-31-1868
to Selma & Greensboro RR 12-24-1878
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890?

Marion to Greensboro
Built by Selma, Marion & Memphis RR 1872
to Selma & Greensboro RR 12-24-1878
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890?

Greensboro to Sawyersville
Built by Selma, Marion & Memphis RR 1875
to Selma & Greensboro RR 12-24-1878
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890?

Sawyerville to Akron
Built by Cincinnati, Selma & Mobile Ry 1882
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890

Cahaba to Marion Jct
Built by Marion RR

Hamburg SC to Augusta GA
Built by Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 1870

Etna Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
visible on aerial photos

Etna Spur-2

Oredell Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
also visible aerial photos

Georgia Southern & Florida

Richmond & Danville

Richmond Spur
Built by Richmond & Danville
to Southern Ry 1894

Belle Isle Jct to Belle Isle
Built by Richmond & Danville RR
to Southern Ry 1894

East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry

Demopolis to Selma
Construction started by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR 1852
to Selma & Meridian RR 11-29-1864
completed by Selma & Meridian 1864
to Alabama Central RR 5-1-1871
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 6-15-1881
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 6-30-1886

Lilita to Demopolis
Construction started by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR 1852
to Selma & Meridian RR 11-29-1864
completed by Selma & Meridian 1864
to Alabama Central RR 5-1-1871
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 6-15-1881
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 6-30-1886

York to Lilita
Construction started by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR 1852
to Selma & Meridian RR 11-29-1864
completed by Selma & Meridian 1864
to Alabama Central RR 5-1-1871
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 6-15-1881
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 6-30-1886

Selma to Wilton
Built by Alabama & Tennessee River RR 1862
to Selma Rome & Dalton RR 8-8-1866

Wilton to Anniston
Built by Alabama & Tennessee River RR 1862
to Selma Rome & Dalton RR 8-8-1866

Anniston to Rome
Built by Selma Rome & Dalton RR 1870
line in Alabama to ETV&G RR 2-11-1881
line in Georgia to Georgia Southern RR 3-29-1876

Gadsden to North Rome
Built by Rome & Decatur RR 1887

Attalla to Gadsden
Built by Rome & Decatur RR 1887

Docks Jct to Turtle River Docks GA
Built by Macon & Brunswick RR 1871
to Cincinnati & Georgia RR 2-28-1880

York to Lauderdale
Built by Alabama Central RR 1871-81

Southern Ry spurs & sidings

Mobile Division

148-3 Old Main
148-3
"Old Main"

Old ICC No 25
Now 148-15
"Track 10"

148-22
abandoned

Terminal Lead

148-18 Engine Track

Rip Track

148-35 House Track 1
148-35
"House Track 1"

148-34 House Track

Coach 1

Coach 2

148-73 Pig Track
"Pig Track"

Mobile Abandoned Sidings & Spurs

House Trk 1

House Track 4

148-26 abandoned
abandoned

"Coach 9"
abandoned

"Coach 8"

Coach 7

A45 Magazine Point Lead

A51 Eagle Chemical Co

148-12 abandoned

148-13 abandoned

Mainline

North Yard 1

North Yard 2

North Yard 3

Untitled Path
Built between 1997 and 2002

A24 Citadel Cement

A27 Jeffery's Steel Co

A30 Merchants Warehouse Co

A39 ASD Lead

A42 Chickasaw Siding
63 cars in 1980

A54 Union Carbide Corp

A54 Union Carbide Corp Trk 1

A54 Union Carbide Corp Trk 3

A54 Union Carbide Corp Trk 4

B05 Imco Services

B20 Creola Team Track
north end now removed

Lemoyne

B25 Lemoyne Long Siding

Unk

B30 Shell Chemical Co Trk 1

B30 Shell Chemical Co Trk 2

B30 Shell Chemical Co Trk 4

B30 Shell Chemical Co

B35 Courtaulds North American, Inc Trk 2

B35 Courtaulds North American, Inc Trk 3

B35 Courtaulds North American, Inc Trk 1

B40 Salco Team Track

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant) Trk 1

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant) Trk 2

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant) Trk 3

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant)

Chattanooga

St Louis San Francisco

Frisco Routes

Birmingham to Amory

Frisco Bham

Frisco Bessemer Branch

Sipsey Branch

Dora Wye

Gulf Florida & Alabama

Original Mainline Cantonment
Built by Pensacola & Mobile Railroad & Manufacturing Co. 1861
Removed by Confederate forces 1863
Rebuilt 1877
to Muscogee Lumber Co 10-1881
to Southern States Lumber Co. 12-1906
to Gulf Florida & Alabama 1911
segment connecting to L&N removed about 1911

Muscogee to Cantonment
Built by Pensacola & Mobile Railroad & Manufacturing Co. 1861
Removed by Confederate forces 1863
Rebuilt 1877
to Muscogee Lumber Co 10-1881
to Southern States Lumber Co. 12-1906
to Gulf Florida & Alabama 1911

Muscogee to Atmore
Built by Southern States Lumber Co.
to Gulf Florida & Alabama 1911

Atmore original mainline
Built by Southern States Lumber Co.

Atmore New Mainline
Built by GF&A

Atmore to Local
Built by Southern States Lumber Co.

Local to Mexia
Built by GF&A 1913

Mexia to Kimbrough
Built by GF&A 1915

Pensacola to Cantonment
Built by Gulf Florida & Alabama 1911-12

Columbus to Kimbrough
Built by MSB&P 1926-28

Western Ry of Alabama

Selma to Montgomery

Montgomery to West Point

Atlantic Coast Line

Savannah Florida & Western Ry

South Florida RR

Tampa to Port Tampa
Built by South Florida RR 1887-88
to Savannah, Florida & Western Ry 3-10-1893
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 7-1-1902

Elba Branch
Waterford to Elba 37.22 miles
Built by Southwestern Alabama Ry 1896-98
to Savannah Florida & Western Ry 9-2-1901
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 7-1-1902

Waterford wye

Montgomery to AL/GA Line
Montgomery to Sprague
Built by Montgomery Southern Ry 1880-82
to Montgomery & Florida Ry 5-24-1886
to Northwestern & Florida RR 7-14-1888
to Alabama Midland Ry 12-31-1889
to Savannah Florida & Western Ry 7-1-1901
to Atlantic Coast Line Ry 7-1-1902
Sprague AL to AL/GA State Line
Built by Alabama Midland Ry 1887-90

Luverne Branch
Montgomery to Ada AL 20.00 miles
Built by Montgomery Southern Ry 1880-82
to Montgomery & Florida Ry 5-24-1886
to Northwestern & Florida RR 7-14-1888
to Alabama Midland Ry 12-31-1889
to Savannah Florida & Western Ry 7-1-1901
to Atlantic Coast Line Ry 7-1-1902
Ada AL to Luverne AL 31.00 miles
Built by Montgomery & Florida Ry 1886-87

Ravenel SC to Younges Island
Built by Charleston & Savannah Ry 1886-87
to Atlantic Coast Line Ry 7-1-1902

Atlanta Birmingham & Coast

LaGrange to Roanoke
Completed by AB&A 8-4-1907

Roanoke to Wadley
Completed by AB&A 9-7-1907

Wadley to Talladega
Completed by AB&A 12-22-1907

Talladega to Pelham

Pelham to Readers Gap

Readers Gap to Birmingham

Alabama Shortlines

Meridian & Bigbee River
name changed to Meridian & Bigbee in 1952

M&BR Routes

Alabama & Mississippi RR

Alabama & Northwestern

Pine Hill to Coxheath
Pine Hill to Vangale
Built by Vredenburgh Lbr Co
to Alabama & North Western RR 1912
Vangale AL to Coxheath
Built by Alabama & North Western RR 1912

Pine Hill AL to Coxheath AL
Pine Hill to Vangale
Built by Vredenburgh Lbr Co
to Alabama & North Western RR 1912
Vangale AL to Coxheath
Built by Alabama & North Western RR 1912

Coxheath

Alabama Central RR

Jasper to Manchester
Built by Alabama Central RR 1907

Manchester to Merigold

Alabama Central Ry

Booth AL to Autaugaville AL
Built by Alabama Central Ry ca1903

Alabama, Florida & Gulf
The Alabama, Florida & Gulf was incorporated in 1917 as a common carrier for the purpose of operating the logging railroad from Cowarts to Cottonwood. An extention was later built into Florida. The company failed by 1936.

Alabama Northern

Pyriton AL to Ashland AL
Built by Alabama Northern Ry ca1904
Controlled by Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic Ry

Alabama Tennessee & Northern RR

AT&N Routes

AT&N Mobile Extension
Built by Alabama Tennessee & Northern Ry after 1917
to St Louis San Francisco 1948

AT&N Mainline Calvert to York
Calvert to Chatham:
Built by Tombigbee Lbr Co as 36" gauge
to Tombigbee Valley RR 1904
converted to standard gauge 1904
to Alabama Tennessee & Northern Ry 5-1-1913
to St Louis San Francisco 1948
Chatham to Riderwood:
Built by Tombigbee Valley RR 1904-1912
Riderwood to York:
Built by Alabama Tennessee & Northern RR 1906-1912

AT&N Mainline York to Aliceville
Built by Alabama Tennessee & Northern RR 1906-1912
to Alabama Tennessee & Northern Ry 5-1-1913
to St Louis San Francisco 1948

AT&N Aliceville to Reform
Built by Carrollton Short Line Ry 1899-1906
to Alabama Tennessee & Northern RR 9-29-1906
to Alabama Tennessee & Northern Ry 5-1-1913

Original Tombigbee Valley Main

AT&N sidings & spurs

Chickasaw Siding

Birmingham & Southeastern

Union Springs to Fort Davis
Built by Union Springs & Northern Ry 1901
to Birmingham & Southeastern Ry 5-1-1911
to Birmingham & Southeastern RR 12-23-1924

Fort Davis to Milstead
Built by Birmingham & Southeastern Ry 1912
to Birmingham & Southeastern RR 12-23-1924

Mistead to Tallassee
Built by Tallassee & Montgomery Ry 1895-96
to Birmingham & Southeastern Ry 6-24-1912
to Birmingham & Southeastern RR 12-23-1924

Tallassee to Eclectic
Built by Birmingham & Southeastern Ry 1913
section west of Kent uncertain, rest verified by 1942 aerial photos

Birmingham Southern RR

Birmingham to Pratt City
Built by Pratt Coal & Coke Co 1877
to Tennessee Coal Iron & RR Co
to Birmingham Southern RR

Stockton Jct to Tipton AL
Built by Pratt Coal & Coke Co 1880
to Tennessee Coal Iron & RR Co
to Birmingham Southern RR

Pratt City AL to Ensley
Built by Tennessee Coal Iron & RR 1886
to Birmingham Southern RR

Pratt City to Shafton
Built by Tennessee Coal Iron & RR 1886

Ensley to No 5 Mine
Built by Tennessee Coal Iron & RR 1887

No 5 Mine to Brynton
Built by Birmingham Southern RR 1900

Thompson to Thompson Mine
Built by Birmingham Southern RR 1902

Thompson to Powder Mill
Built by Birmingham Southern RR 1906

Village Creek Jct to Docena

Ensley to Bessemer Jct

Falls Jct to Bayview
Built by Birmingham Southern RR 1910-11

Edgewater Jct to Edgewater

Brynton Jct to By-Products Jct
Built by Birmingham Southern RR 1911-12

Dolonar Jct to Dolonar

Warrior River Terminal

Birmingham Selma & Mobile RR

Brent AL to Blue Earth
Built by Suttle & Weaver Land & Lbr Co
to Birmingham Selma & Pensacola RR 1910
to Birmingham Selma & Mobile RR 12-23-1913

Blue Earth AL to Ellards AL
Built by Birmingham Selma & Mobile RR 1916-17

Ellards AL to Heiberger
Built by Birmingham Selma & Mobile RR
Jerico to Heiberger route uncertain
thought to be highway later

Chattahoochee Valley RR

AL/GA State Line to Langdale AL
Built by Chattahoochee Valley Ry 1896

West Point GA to GA/AL State Line
Built by Chattahoochee Valley RR 1895

Langdale AL to Riverview AL
Built by Chattahoochee Valley Ry 1897

Riverview AL to Jester AL
8.50 miles Built by Chattahoochee Valley Ry 1899-1900
abandoned ca1973

McCulloh AL (Jester) to Bleeker AL
Built by Chattahoochee Valley Ry 1916
abandoned ca1973

West Point GA to Standing Rock AL
track relaid to dam 1960s and abandoned 1973

Chattanooga Southern
Shown on 1917 map, gone by 1924
Verified by aerial photos

Hanceville & Stouts Mountain

Mobile & Gulf

Buhl to Brownsville

Brownsville to Fayette

Oak Grove & Georgetown

Sumter & Choctaw

Tennessee Alabama & Georgia

Blowing Spring Spur
Shown on 1910 Soil Survey Map

Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks

Terminal Ry ASD

Sidings and spurs existing

A60 O'Neal Steel Co
jointly served with Southern Ry

A66 Port Chickasaw Track
jointly served with Southern Ry
also served A6650 Tembraz Lumber Co and A6651 Halter Marine

A69 Chickasaw Team Trk
jointly served with Southern Ry
also served A6950 Gulf Materials Co

A63 Dow Chemical

A81 Diamond Shamrock Co Trk A

A81 Diamond Shamrock Trk B

A81 Diamond Shamrock Trk C

A81 Diamond Shamrock Trk D

American Cyanamid Co

Abandoned sidings & spurs

Tuskegee

Fort Payne & Eastern

Southern Paving Co spur

Washington & Choctaw

Industrial Railroads

Alabama Logging Railroads

Alger-Sullivan Lbr

RC Avent & Sons

Bagdad Land & Lbr

Baird Lbr

Bladon Springs Lbr

Bowling Timber Co

Brasher Lbr
Vaughn & Wright 1912-1913
Glendon Lbr 1913-ca1917
Clarke County Lbr ca1917-1918
Brasher Lbr 1918-1921

W M Carney Mill Co

Cochran Lbr
Toinette & Western RR

Coxheath Lbr

ML Davis
owned Oak Gove & Georgetown RR

Dunham Lbr Co

East Alabama Lbr

Empire Lbr

Fairford Lbr

Florida-Alabama Land Co

Flowers & Peagler

Frost-Sibley Lbr

E W Gates Lbr

Geneva Lumber Company
Geneva Lumber Company tracks through Madrid. Appears on 1907 map of Houston County, mapped using aerial image from 1948.
This is an approximation, ~70% accuracy.

Note: This is an approximation, unverified.

Gulf Red Cedar

Himrod-McKay Lbr

HH Hitt Lbr

Horseshoe Lbr

Ingram-Day Lbr

E E Jackson Lbr

E E Jackson Riderville

Jackson Lbr

Jackson Mill Co

Kaul Lbr

James Keougham & Co

Loper Milling Co

Nott McInnis

Miller-Brent Lbr

Milner Caldwell & Flowers

T R Miller Mill Co

Ralph Lbr Co

Schuster Springs Lbr

Old L&N Grade
Graded but no track laid.... planned route south from Selma to Pensacola, new route constructed through Beatrice instead

Scotch Lbr

WT Smith Lumber Co

Tallawampa Mill Co

Tombigbee Logging Co
Tombigbee Logging 1922-1929
Eureka Saw Mill Co 1929-1931

Turkey Creek Lbr

Turner Lbr Co

Turner & Oates

Vredenburgh Saw Mill

Brantley Logging RR

uncertain

Misc

Based on 1909 Soil Survey Map

Based on 1909 Soil Survey

Wagar Lbr Co

WP Brown & Sons

possible grade visible in aerial photo

Vinegar Bend Lbr

Yellow Pine Lbr

CW Zimmerman Mfg

Alabama Mining Railroads

Tecumseh Furnace Co RR
Shown on 1895 USGS topo map "Tallapoosa"
Verified by aerial photos

Unk Russellville Spur
Shown on 1931 Mining Map

Shown on 1931 mining map

Shown on 1936 Topo Map

Shown on 1936 USGS Topo Map

Shown on 1926 USGS topo map "Barton"

Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co

Dickson to Ingleton Spur
Shown on 1896 Colbert Co Map
Verified by aerial photos

Rock Run Furnace Co RR
Shown on 1898 USGS topo map "Anniston"

Unk Borden Springs Tram
Shown on 1895 USGS topo map "Tallapoosa"
Visible on aerial photos