Railroad Name: | H and S Railroad |
Marks: | HS |
Locale: | Southeast Alabama |
Predecessor Line: | Hartford & Slocomb |
Successor Line: | Chattahoochee Bay |
Start Year: | 1992 |
End Year: | 2006 |
Hq City: | Hartford, Alabama |
The H and S Railroad was a shortline railroad operating of track from Dothan to Taylor, Alabama. Upon its start in 1992 the railroad was a Gulf & Ohio subsidiary.[1] The railroad was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming Railroad in 2006 and was combined with a neighboring property, the Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad, to form the Chattahoochee Bay Railroad.[2]
See main article: Hartford and Slocomb Railroad.
On April 29, 1992 of the Hartford & Slocomb was abandoned between Taylor and Hartford. The remainder was sold by the Itel Corporation to Gulf & Ohio subsidiary H and S Railroad. Primary traffic consisted of railcars moving to and from a repair facility near Taylor.
The railroad remained relatively unchanged until August 30, 2006 when it was sold to Genesee & Wyoming. Operations were merged with the Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad and are operated as a single railroad.