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Alabama Railroad Jobs

As with almost every other state the largest employers for Alabama railroad jobs are the large Class I railroads. However, the state also has its share of smaller railroads as well although it is usually much harder to find a position within these companies due to their small size. Along with Amtrak, four of the seven Class I railroad operate within Alabama's borders including BNSF Railway, Canadian National, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern. These companies make up more than 70% of the state's rail network with shortlines and one regional making up the rest. If you are interested, to get an idea of how Alabama's railroad network is broken down please click here.

Of note, if you have very little knowledge about the railroad industry and your interest in a position includes transportation or maintenance (such as engineer, conductor, signal maintainer, etc.) the work can be very demanding and require numerous long hours away from home. This is especially true for Class I railroads as smaller regional and shortlines usually do not have the system size or customer demand. In any event, on Class Is it is not uncommon to work 12 hours for days and days. Despite the long hours the pay is excellent as are the benefits and retirement.

For more information about Alabama railroad jobs, the companies which operate in the state are included below with either appropriate contact information listed or their career/job websites. I receive a lot of e-mails about this so again, please let me stress that contacting me concerning job information is of little use because there is simply not a lot I can do to help. You will need to contact the individual railroad to see about job openings. Finally, if you are interested in working for one of the Class I railroads which operate in Alabama be aware that you probably will not work in the local area, or perhaps anywhere in the state for that matter as, they will place you wherever needed.

Lastly, to search for Alabama railroad jobs directly please use the below search box from Indeed.com.

Alabama Class I Railroads

Amtrak

BNSF Railway

Canadian National Railway

CSX Transportation

Norfolk Southern Railway

Alabama Class II, Regional Railroads

Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway: This railroad is part of the RailAmerica, Inc. (RA) family of shortlines. I am not exactly sure how they hire employees. However, please click here to visit their RA website which includes contact information.

Alabama Class III, Shortline Railroads

Alabama Railroad: The Alabama Railroad is owned by Pioneer Railcorp. For contact information regarding possible openings please visit their website by click here

Alabama and Florida Railway: This railroad is also owned by Pioneer Railcorp. For contact information please click here.

Alabama Southern Railroad: I am not exactly sure how the Alabama Southern hires potential applicants being that they are a subsidiary of Watco Companies, LLC. However, please click here for contact information.

Alabama and Tennessee River Railway: This railroad is owned by OmniTRAX. To visit their website please click here.

Alabama Warrior Railway: Once known as the Jefferson Warrior Railway it is now part of the Watco Company family of shortlines. To visit its web page for contact information please click here.

Bay Line Railroad: The Bay Line is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. To visit their web page for contact information please click here.

Birmingham Southern Railroad: The Birmingham Southern is owned by Transtar but does have its own website. Please click here for contact information.

Chattahoochee Bay Railroad: The Chattahoochee Bay is another Genesee & Wyoming property. To visit their web page for contact information please click here.

Conecuh Valley Railroad: This railroad was recently purchased by RailAmerica. To visit their website please click here.

Eastern Alabama Railway: Another RailAmerica property. To visit their RA web page for contact information please click here.

Georgia Southwestern Railroad: Another Genesee & Wyoming property with just a minor presence in Alabama. To visit their web page please click here.

Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority: Owned by local municipalities. To visit their website for contact information please click here.

Luxapalila Valley Railroad: Another member of Genesee & Wyoming's (G&W) shortline group please click here to visit their website.

Meridian and Bigbee Railroad: Another G&W subsidiary. To visit their website for contact information please click here.

Redmont Railway: This independent railroad does not operate a website. For possible openings please contact them at PO Box 1054 Red Bay, Alabama 35582-1054 or by phone at 256-356-8373 (fax 256-356-8373).

Sequatchie Valley Railroad: This railroad just penetrates Alabama's northern region and is mostly located in Tennessee. The railroad may be contacted at 109 Second Street South Pittsburg, Tennessee 37382 or by phone at 931-695-5066.

Tennessee Southern Railroad: This railroad, which also just reaches into northern Alabama, is now owned by Patriot Rail although they do operate their own website which can be visited here.

Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks: The TRASD can be reached at PO Box 3081, Mobile, Alabama 36652-3081 or by phone at 251-441-7300.

Three Notch Railroad: Another railroad just recently purchased by RailAmerica. To visit RA's website please click here.

Wiregrass Central Railroad: Another shortline just purchased by RailAmerica. To visit RA's website please click here.

For more information about shortlines that serve Alabama please click here to visit the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association's website.

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