The use of the term "main line" does not indicate that this is
necessarily what the railroad considers to be their main line. Tables
referred to as "main line" tables list the streets that would be crossed
by a train moving nonstop through Tuscaloosa.
| Location | Type | Crossing Signals | Notes
|
| Cracker Asphalt Rd. (Moundville)
| Grade
| Lights
|
|
| Whitfield Rd.
| Grade
| X only
| Apparently a local fishing spot.
|
| McPherson Landing Rd.
| Grade
| X only
| Crossing is right at the place where the road becomes private.
|
| Upper Hull Road (Hulls)
| Grade
| X only
| Crossing is at the place where the road becomes private property
of some kind of factory.
|
| Maxwell Loop Road, South (Maxwell)
| Grade
| X only
| Road is blocked by gate before you get to the crossing.
|
| Maxwell Loop Road, North (Englewood)
| Over
| n/a
| This is some sort of local hangout, as evidenced by the large
amount of grafitti under the bridge. Most recently, some idiot has
spray-painted racist bullsh*t all over the place.
|
| Crabtree Road
| Grade
| X only
| Past the official end of the road, on the property of some sort
of factory.
|
| I-20/I-59
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| 35th Street
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| There is a sort of parking area next to the tracks where you
could park and wait for a train to show up.
|
| 32nd Street
| Grade
| X only
| Track signals are visible to the north.
|
| Old M&O tracks (KCS)
| n/a
| n/a
| Signals for both tracks.
|
| I-359
| Under
| n/a
| Offers a quick view of what's going on with the railroad.
|
| Greensboro Ave.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| Right next to NS depot and Amtrak station. You can go around
behind the station to get to Hargrove road without waiting for trains.
|
| Hargrove Rd.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| See note from previous entry.
|
| 17th St.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| The trains almost block the intersection with 15th ave., but not
quite.
|
| 15th St.
| Under
| n/a
| The bridge has pedestrian lanes on the side to watch trains from.
You can see the 17th St. and 12th Ave. crossings. 12th ave and the
KCS line go
under
the same bridge.
|
| 12th Ave.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| Parking lot right next to tracks so you can park and wait for trains
to come by.
|
| 10th Ave.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| Track signals nearby.
|
| Hackberry Lane
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
|
|
| 6th Ave. East
| Grade
| Lights
|
|
| McFarland Blvd. (Highway 82)
| Over
| n/a
|
|
| Kicker Rd.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
|
|
| 26th Ave East
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
|
|
| 15th Street East
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Pelham Heights Rd.
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Jordan McGee Rd.
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Skyland Blvd. (Highway 11)
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Buttermilk Road (Cottondale)
| Grade
| Lights w/ Arms
|
|
| Echo Lake Rd.
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| I-20/I-59
| Under
| n/a
| Highway 11 (University Blvd. East) goes under the same bridge.
|
| Grimes Crossing Road (Grimes)
| Grade
| Lights w/ Arms
|
|
| Lower Coaling Road (Coaling)
| Grade
| Lights w/ Arms
|
|
| Middle Coaling Rd. (Coaling)
| Grade
| Lights w/ Arms
|
|
| Hagler-Coaling Rd. (Coaling)
| Grade
| Lights
|
|
| Dudley Rd. (Dudley)
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Phillips Dr.
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Lucille Dr.
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Wire Rd. (Vance)
| Grade
| X only
| Tracks are very close to Highway 11 through Vance and to the
Bibb County line.
|
| Vance Church Rd. (Vance)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Tuscaloosa County Rt. 9 (Vance)
| Grade
| Lights
| "Lunch Bucket Cafe" is right next to tracks and is a good place
to watch trains.
|
| Sawmill Rd. (Vance)
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
| The sawmill has a spur from the main line.
|
| ??? (nameless dirt road off of U.S. 11)
| Grade
| X only
| Both tracks and road are elevated above nearby 11.
|
| Bibbville Rd.
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Alabama Highway 5 (Woodstock)
| Under
| n/a
| Woodstock was once a junction between the main line and a couple
of branches. Siding is still there and a branch still runs to the
south.
|
| Bibb County Rt. 27 (Woodstock)
| Under
| n/a
| watch for broken beer bottles on bridge ;-)
|
| ??? (Some street in Woodstock I don't know the name of)
| Grade
| None.
| For some reason this crossing doesn't even have Crossbucks.
Maybe its private.
|
| Bibb County Rt. 12 (Green Pond)
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Tannehill Pkwy. (Tannehill)
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
|
|
| Location | Type | Crossing Signals | Notes
|
| Holman Church Rd. (Holman)
| Under
| n/a
| Bridge is only one lane wide.
|
| Backbone Church Rd. (Elrod)
| Grade
| X only
| Don't know if that's really the name of the road or not.
|
| Malone Creek Rd. (Elrod)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Sipsey Valley Rd. (Buhl)
| Grade
| Lights
| The only crossing lights for miles! I think the reason they
are here is because a branch line used to join up in Buhl.
|
| Buhl School Rd. (Buhl)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Pate Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Dockery Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Nubbin Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Romulus Road (Coker)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Vienna Rd. (Coker)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Bill George Rd. / Robinwood Lake Rd. (Coker)
| Grade
| Grade
| X only
|
| Energy Lane
| Grade
| X only
| "Energy Lane" is just a dead-end industrial road.
|
| Boone Blvd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Tuscaloosa County Rt. 30
| Under
| n/a
| Branch to "Industrial Park" is visible from bridge.
|
| Airport Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Harper Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| ??? (dirt street in Northport)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| 30th Ave (Northport)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| 10th St. (Northport)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| 9th St. (Northport)
| Grade
| X only
| See next note.
|
| 25th Ave. (Northport)
| Grade
| X only
| Old Northport Depot nearby. Trains can block intersection
of 9th St. and 25th Ave.
|
| 5th St. (Northport)
| Over
| n/a
| Tracks are up on same wooden trestle that crosses the river.
|
| Black Warrior River
| Over
| n/a
|
|
| River Road
| Over
| n/a
| See note for 5th St. (Northport)
|
| 6th St.
| Under
| n/a
| Bridge has pedestrian lanes. You can see almost to the river.
|
| 7th St.
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| 8th St.
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Stillman Blvd. (9th St.)
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Yard
| n/a
| n/a
| Not really a crossing, but I figured I should include it anyway.
|
| 15th Street
| Under
| n/a
| bridge has pedestrian lanes. most of yard can be seen from bridge.
|
| 16th Street
| Grade
| X only
| crossing is just south of the yard and is often blocked by
switching operations. This is also where the new main line
(originally the "Warrior Branch") diverges from
the old M&O line.
|
| 26th Ave.
| Grade
| X only
| Right next to county jail.
|
| I-359
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| 25th Ave.
| Grade
| X only
| Tracks run on 16th street from here to Queen City Ave.
|
| Greensboro Ave.
| Grade
| Lights
|
|
| 23rd Avenue
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Queen City Ave.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| 15th Street
| Under
| n/a
| Same bridge as NS tracks and 12th ave. KCS runs parallel to NS tracks
from here to east of McFarland Blvd.
|
| 12th Ave.
| Grade
| Lights
|
|
| 10th Ave.
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
|
|
| Hackberry Lane
| Grade
| Lights w/ arms
|
|
| 6th Ave. East
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| McFarland Blvd. (Highway 82)
| Over
| n/a
|
|
| University Blvd.
| Under
| n/a
| Kicker Rd. goes under same bridge.
|
| Kicker Road
| Under
| n/a
| Visible from the bridge (the the west) is the place where trains
make the transition to what was once the L&N and is now part of the
KCS line. If they don't change over, they
head on to Holt on the "Warrior Branch".
|
| Crescent Ridge Rd.
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Chalet Ridge Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Kennedy Mill Road
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Robinson Rd. (Peterson)
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Nix Lane (Peterson)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Holt-Peterson Rd. (Peterson)
| Grade
| X only
| Crossing is close to Highway 216. A dirt road runs parallel
to
the tracks right next to them.
|
| Alabama Highway 216
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Fleetwood Rd. (Fleetwood)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Creekside Rd.
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Alabama Highway 216
| Under
| n/a
|
|
| Eaton Rd. (Howton)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Howton Loop Rd. (Howton)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Gat Dr. (Howton)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Travilla Junction Rd. (Howton/Brookwood)
| Grade
| X only
| Road becomes private at tracks (probably Jim Walter mining co).
|
| Avery Town Rd. (Brookwood)
| Grade
| X only
|
|
| Tuscaloosa County Rt. 59 (East Brookwood)
| Grade
| Lights
|
|
| Junction Rd. (East Brookwood)
| Grade
| n/a
| The road ends at the tracks. Looks like it used to keep
going, though.
At this point, the tracks connect to a CSX branch which goes north to
Searles.
|
| Tuscaloosa County Rt. 99 (Patersontown)
| Grade
| ???
|
|
| Tuscaloosa Cnty. Rt. 36 / Johns Rd. (Yolande/Abernant)
| Grade
| X only
| "Yolande" doesn't seem to really exist as a town. The name just
appears on maps.
|
| Rock House Rd.
| Grade
| X only
| Tracks enter Jefferson Co. after this.
|
| Location | Type | Crossing Signals | Notes
|
| 28th Ave.
| Grade
| None
| The pavement is patched where the tracks used to be. They may
be repaving as I write this, however; in which case you won't be
able to see the patching anymore.
|
| Greensboro Ave
| Grade
| None
| The only indication that tracks were ever here is the "Old Train
Station" bar and grill. There are no actual tracks until Bryce Hospital
(see below).
|
| 21st Ave.
| Grade
| None
| Exactly where this crossing used to be is hard to make out.
|
| Queen City Ave.
| Grade
| None
| Between here and the next crossing the right of way is elevated
with kudzu-filled gullies on both sides.
|
| Sherwood Ln.
| Grade
| None
| See previous note.
|
| Robinhood Ln.
| Over
| None
| The trestle that used to be here is long gone.
|
| McCorvey Drive
| Grade
| None
| Rails are visible in the sidewalk. Note that the tracks once
ran through where the new parking deck is now.
|
| Hackberry Lane
| Grade
| None
| No traces of any tracks.
|
| Bryce Hospital Drive
| Grade
| None
| After this is where the tracks still remain. The section east of
here was still used for a time for backing into Holt after the tracks
to the west were abandoned. The
tracks divide
not far from here. The rest of this table deals with the south branch.
The next table deals with the north branch, which
went to Holt. Only the south branch continues to have track. There was
once a sign at the end of the tracks which
said "End Holt Manual Lock", but I haven't seen it in years. This area
was once known as "Holt Junction".
|
| McFarland Blvd.
| Under
| n/a
| Campus drive goes under the same bridge.
|
| Helen Keller Blvd.
| Grade
| Yellow sign only
| I don't know why there is still a sign here, as the tracks haven't
been used in several years. This is the last crossing before the
tracks cross the Warrior Branch, at which point they become part
of the KCS line to Birmingham.
|
