Visiting The Rail Yards of Birmingham, AL

Birmingham is a busy junction for several railroads with major yards and industries scattered around. The biggest players are NS, CSX and BNSF. Also there are local lines like the Birmingham Southern, the Birmingham and Southeastern, the Birmingham Terminal plus the Alabama and Tennessee if I am not mistaken. The busiest junction is probably downtown a few blocks from the Amtrak station. CSX, NS and BNSF trains all meet here. The first yard in this video is the BNSF East Thomas Yard. The next spot is the ABC Coke plant. Next is CSX Boyles yard. Then the main junction downtown next to the old Sloss Furnace which is now a museum. And then finally a local working the small businesses next to the NS Norris Yard in Irondale, AL.