Alabama’s history of railroads is rich and diverse. The state’s first railroad, the Tuscumbia Railway, was constructed over a two-year period (1830-1832). It connected the town of Tuscumbia to the Tennessee River. Many trains travel through Alabama daily, and many historic trains are on display at railroad museums across the state.

Listed below are 12 photos of trains that are either passing through Alabama or on display at one of the state’s railroad museums.

1. Pictured here is The Bay Line 505, in Selma.
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2. This photo of BNSF 7778 was taken in Jackson, Alabama.
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3. Here is Birmingham's Amtrak as it travels through the city.
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4, This Southern X561 caboose is on display in Collinsville, Alabama at Veterans Park.
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5. If you visit the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, you'll get to see the Missouri Pacific Planetarium Dome Coach 892 "The Eagle," which is pictured below.
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6. Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway 4059 is seen here traveling through Jackson, Alabama.
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7. This photo of Santa Fe 2026 was taken in Repton, Alabama.
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8. Union Pacific 4781 is seen here traveling through Evergreen, Alabama. I love the colors of this train!
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9. This L&N caboose is on display at the City of Foley Museum Archives in the old L&N Depot.
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10. Norfolk Southern 9175 is seen here traveling through Jackson, Alabama.
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11. This photo of Mercury & Chase 484 was taken at the North Alabama Railroad Museum, in Huntsville.
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12. This train is on display in Tuscumbia, outside the fully-restored 1888 train depot. The Tuscumbia Railway began in 1832, and it was Alabama's first railroad.
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