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Monte Sano Railway

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The Monte Sano Railway ran from the Huntsville Depot up Monte Sano Mountain along what became Bankhead Parkway through Monte Sano State Park to the 19th century Hotel Monte Sano. The Baldwin Engine and three cars stopped at Laura’s View Station. The Monte Sano Railway connected to the Memphis and Charleston Railway, predecessor to the Southern Railway. Its tracks were replaced by NARM in 1998.
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Huntsville, Alabama · United States
Monte Sano State Park, Alabama
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