Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad

The Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Rail Road Company was incorporated under special act of Alabama on February 7, 1850.

The Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Rail Road Company constructed 77.3 mi of railroad line between Selma, Alabama and York, Alabama during the years 1852 through 1864.

On November 29, 1864, the name of the company was changed to The Selma and Meridian Rail Road Company.

The property eventually became part of Southern Railway Company on July 7, 1894, through Southern's acquisition of a successor company, the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company.