Tennessee Central Railway

Tennessee Central Railway

Author: Cliff Downey

Publisher: TLC Publishing

Published: 2005-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781883089863

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A full history of this important 296 mile railroad that ran from Western Kentucky through Nashville to eastern Tennessee. It had the best routing to and from the city of Nashville, and was an important gateway route as well as connector. It was an important coal hauler as well, and had the full range of passenger and freight services and facilities. It fell on bad days after WWII and eventually its trackage was taken over after 1968 and operated by Southern, Louisville & Nashville, and Illinois Central. The line had interesting ALCO diesels, including FAs! Author Cliff Downey has given a very complete history of the line and concentrates much of the book on the trains, equipment, and operations, with excellent B&W and color photos, maps, and illustrations. This is the definitive history of this railroad, well researched, and well written.


Tennessee Coal Mining, Railroading & Logging in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, and Putnam Counties

Tennessee Coal Mining, Railroading & Logging in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, and Putnam Counties

Author: Jason Duke

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2004-01-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1563119323

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Tennessee Coal Mining, Railroading & Logging in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton & Putnam is a fascinating look back at life in the early 1900s in four counties of the northern Cumberland Plateau area of Tennessee. Featured inside is a wealth of old photographs--more than 200 in the book's 120 oversize glossy pages--maps, and descriptions. Emphasis is placed primarily on the coal camps such as Wilder in Fentress County, with great detail concerning the railroads that served the coal mining communities.


Ghost Railroads of Tennessee

Ghost Railroads of Tennessee

Author: Elmer Griffith Sulzer

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13:

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Professor Sulzer introduces us to both the mighty and the humble lines that once traversed this important railroad state. Here we meet Tennessee's own Nashville & Chattanooga (later called the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis) and the Tennessee Central. We also come across the Dummy Line, the Jerkwater, and the Tweetsie. We follow the story as 4,078 miles of rail in 1920 dwindles to 2,969 by 1975. But this is not a mere compilation of dry statistics on track closings and running schedules. It is a book full of the life and vigor of Tennessee's economic arteries. Although Tennessee's mining and logging resources were depleted and the rail lines abandoned, the isolated towns and villages find their voice in Professor Sulzer's storytelling.


Hearings

Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 1548

ISBN-13:

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Louisville & Nashville Railroad in South Central Kentucky

Louisville & Nashville Railroad in South Central Kentucky

Author: Kevin Comer

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738592145

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At the midpoint of the 19th century, people and goods moved by river or muddy roads, which made traveling difficult; a stagecoach trip from Louisville to Nashville took 36 hours. Railroads were coming into prominence at the time, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was chartered in 1850. It was completed between the namesake cities in 1859, overcoming many obstacles such as Muldraugh's Hill, Green River, and Tennessee Ridge. The line became a pawn during the Civil War, used by both Union and Confederate forces, and endured heavy damages to survive and prosper. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad would grow into one of America's great success stories, expanding to nearly 7,000 miles of track throughout the Southeast. This volume covers the L&N Main Line in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee, the Memphis Line, the Mammoth Cave Railroad, the Glasgow Railway, the Portage Railroad, and a branch to Scottsville.


Surface Transportation

Surface Transportation

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Publisher:

Published: 1957

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13:

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Considers legislation to revise rail and motor carriers routes and rates.


Railroads 40s & 50s

Railroads 40s & 50s

Author: Charles H. Bogart

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-11-23

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1312700599

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Each class one, class two and class three railroad in Kentucky is covered in text and photographs