[2] During the period from 1864 to 1868, The Selma and Meridian Rail Road Company leased and operated 11 miles (18 km) of railroad line between Uniontown, Alabama, a station on its line, and Newbern, Alabama.
The lessor railroad, The Northwestern Rail Road Company of Alabama had built the line in 1863 and 1864.
[3][4] The lease ended with the Selma and Meridian Rail Road Company entering receivership in 1868.
The connection was built a short time before the Alabama and Mississippi Rivers Railroad changed its name to The Selma and Meridian Rail Road and leased the line from the North East and South West Alabama Railroad.
[1] The company's property, including the leased line between York, Alabama and Meridian, Mississippi, was operated by the receiver until May 1, 1871.