Model Railroad Hobbyist | January 2016 | #71 LITE AND NARROW column larry smith The Woodward Iron Railroad| It’s not lite or narrow but very short. A specialized railroad you can model ... NOT MANY REALIZE THE BIRMINGHAM, Alabama area was, and still is, a major railroad city. Seven major carriers and a multitude of shortlines served it: Woodward, TCI, Birmingham Southern and others, at one time or another. Today, it is still served by three of the big four, along with the KCS and CN. There are still some shortlines left, but they are falling under the mega shortline owners, same paint scheme, just different names. There are three major rail yards, east (Norris Yard, NS), north (Boyles, CSX), and west (East Thomas, BNSF) all of which are operated by the Birmingham Terminal Railroad, formally the Birmingham Southern. This makes for interesting railfaning in the area. X X RAMBLINGS ON THE NARROW GAUGE • INDEX • TABLE OF CONTENTS