The Abbeville Southern Railway was incorporated in
Alabama
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, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
in September 1892 for the purpose of building a branch line from a connection with the
Alabama Midland Railway
The Alabama Midland Railway was incorporated in Alabama and Georgia in 1887, and built a line from Bainbridge, Georgia, to a point near Montgomery, Alabama. The route was completed in 1890. It became part of the Plant System in 1894, and in 1901 i ...
at
Grimes, Alabama
Grimes is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 558, up from 459 in 2000. It is part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Grimes is located in southeastern Dale Co ...
towards
Abbeville, Alabama
Abbeville is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, in the southeast part of Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,358. It is the first city al ...
. The route was completed in December 1893, totaling , and was operated by the
Alabama Midland Railway
The Alabama Midland Railway was incorporated in Alabama and Georgia in 1887, and built a line from Bainbridge, Georgia, to a point near Montgomery, Alabama. The route was completed in 1890. It became part of the Plant System in 1894, and in 1901 i ...
.
Defunct Alabama railroads
Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Railway companies established in 1892
Railway companies disestablished in 1893
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