History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Author: Maury Klein

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-04-23

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 0813146763

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An updated, in-depth history of the rise and fall of the L&N Railroad that serviced the southeastern United States. After the Civil War, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern railroads in developing rail systems and organizing transcontinental travel. Through two world wars, federal government control, internal crises, external dissension, the Depression, and the great Ohio River flood of 1937, the L&N Railroad remained one of the country's most efficient lines. It is a southern institution and a railroad buff's dream. When eminent railroad historian Maury Klein’s definitive History of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was first published in 1972, it quickly became one of the most sought-after books on railroad history. This new edition both restores a hard-to-find classic to print and provides a new introduction by Klein detailing the L&N’s history in the thirty years since the book was first published. Praise for History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad “A fascinating look at the L&N’s long and tumultuous history.” —Business Horizons “Stands both as an excellent example of what business history can accomplish and as an illustration of the work that remains to be done in the field.” —H-Net Reviews “Reading like an epic saga, albeit with a corporation as the main character, this enduring and definitive account of the L&N successfully offers a broad yet detailed survey befitting a company that at one time helped develop and mold the South while amassing great wealth.” —Journal of Appalachian Studies “A detailed account of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad’s first century of operation. The story of the L&N is a great one, and Klein has written a definitive corporate and financial history of the railroad. Klein's vivid account of this period in the L & N’s history will be very informative to those who wonder why America’s railroads are what they are today.” —Journal of Southern History

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis - A History of "The Dixie Line"
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis - A History of

Author: Dain Schult

Publisher: TLC Publishing

Published: 2003-03-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781883089740

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A fascinating railroad stretching from Memphis to Atlanta, the NC&St.L has a history beginning in 1840, and stretching through the Civil War to a merger with its parent line in 1957. The photos, diagrams, and maps presented in this book will help you understand the development and operation of the line as a key link between Memphis and the Appalachians. The railroad used Mikados, Pacifics, and Mountain types, as well as the first 4-8-4s in the South. Leading the way were the bullet-nosed, semi-streamlined J3 class 4-8-4s known as the "Yellow Jackets". Also featured in the book are model railroads that use the NC&St.L as a prototype. Written in an easily readable style, this book will interest all fans of railroading in the South.

Legal History of the Entire System of Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry. And Possessions
Legal History of the Entire System of Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry. And Possessions

Author: James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 1014

ISBN-13: 9780428110147

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Excerpt from Legal History of the Entire System of Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry. And Possessions: Including and Discussing the Charters, Amendments, Rights, Privileges, and Franchises of Main Stem and Branches, by-Laws, Mortgages, Abstract of Title to Every Branch Acquired, Showing Width of Right of Way, Distance Built, Deeds or Leases To The Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis Railway was origi nally chartered by the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, 1845-6, chapter 1, for the purpose of con structing a railroad from Nashville to Chattanooga, a distance of 151 miles. After its completion and in exemplification of the theory of the survival of the fittest, it has gradually spread out by absorption and expansion until now it comprises a system of miles of main track and miles of sidings, distributed as follows: In Tennessee, miles main track and miles of siding; in Alabama, miles main track and miles of siding; in Georgia, miles main track and miles of siding; in Kentucky, miles main track and miles of siding, making a grand total of miles of main and side tracks now being operated. It is a fact worthy of comment that of the miles of railroad in the state of Tennessee, Operated by forty-eight different companies, the mileage of the Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis Railway more than doubles that of any other company and amounts to nearly one-third-of their combined mileage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.