The first route of the Southern Railroad in Alabama was from Mobile to Selma in 1894. Southern Railroad was headquartered in Washington DC and was the souths largest railroad serving all states below "The Mason Dixon Line". Southern operated both passenger and freight service and by 1963 had 40 thousand freight cars and 587 passenger cars. It was eventually purchased by Norfolk Southern. Most all short-line railroads have been consolidated under big names. Thanks for being a part of the Southern Stories family by subscribing to this channel. In addition to clicking the "Subscribe" Button also click the "Notification Bell" Icon to be notified when the next episode is released. NOTE: You will need to sign in with your google email address in order to subscribe. Feel free to leave your comments below and any other information you can add to these stories, we all like to read them. Also hit the "Like" button and share this video, so others can do the same. Here are the links to the other channels to subscribe to. Tribute The Tribute Band    / @tributethetr.  . Building Science    / @southalabama.  .