Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historically significant railway equipment, the museum is located at 1919 Ninth Street, Calera, Alabama, on I-65 approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Birmingham.

[1] Additionally, the museum operates a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge live steam engine locomotive and passenger cars on a one-quarter-mile (0.4 km) long loop.

[1][2] The museum displays over forty pieces of rolling stock, spanning the early-to-late 20th century including passenger, railway post office, and freight cars.

[1] Many of the freight and passenger cars are awaiting restoration from damage previously incurred while stored in an unsecured location Among the museum's collection are two heavy-duty rail mounted cranes used in construction and wreck-clearing duty.

Exhibits include railway lanterns, locomotive headlights, rail cross sections, and passenger train china and silver ware.

The Boone Library in the Woodlawn depot and adjacent railcar contains print and other media as well as an extensive collection of old maps, track diagrams, timetables, technical manuals, etc.