Another News Piece About Watco Launching The Alabama Warrior Line

Birmingham-area startup short line aims mainly at furnace-coke operation

Short line operator Watco Transportation Services got its new Alabama Warrior Railway in operation this month in and around Birmingham, Ala.

The railroad operates 15 miles of track, Watco said, mainly to deliver coal to the Walter Coke Company in Birmingham, which produces hot-burning furnace and foundry coke for fuel.