Question for Birmingham Al Railfans

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I am planning on going to Birmingham to watch the Steam Excursion train set to run on June 15th and 16th. It is supposed to run from Irondale to 14th street. I am somewhat familier with Birmingham but I don’t know exactly where 14th street is. I tried Google maps but it didn’t really make much sense to me. Will this train pass by Sloss Furnaces? Will it pass the Irondale platform?

Thanks,

George

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14th Street is south of the L&N (Amtrak) station. As I recall, this is the point at which the Amtrak trains pass from the L&N track back to the AGS track, sb, and from the AGS track to the L&N track nb. Yes, the train will pass the Sloss furnaces, which have been idle many years. I remember watching the furnaces in use as Southern #11 passed them in July of 1951.

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Thanks for the reply. That’s where I’ll be if I can work it out. Sloss Furnaces is now a museum. I’ll bet is was great to watch back in the day, with the trains like The City of Miami, passing in front of it.

George