Model Railroad Hobbyist | April 2016 | #74 LITE AND NARROW column larry smith The Birmingham Southern| It’s not lite or narrow but very short. here’s another specialized short line railroad you can model ... CONTINUING WITH OUR LOOK AT THE various short lines and branch lines surrounding the Birmingham, Alabama area, we turn our attention to the Birmingham Southern, now the Birmingham Terminal Railroad, a Watco railroad. Do you like heavy motive power in a short line situation? If so, the Birmingham Southern/Birmingham Terminal Railroad is an ideal prototype for you to model. In the steam era, the smallest locomotives were 0-6-0s used for in-plant switching at TCI’s Ensley and Fairfield Works, while 2-8-0s and 2-10-2s were used for over‑the‑road traffic. This is significant X X RAMBLINGS ON THE NARROW GAUGE • INDEX • TABLE OF CONTENTS