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402:, Tennessee. The first roundhouse and machine shop were built in 1850, which were expanded by Confederate troops during the Civil War. By 1888 the shops had become obsolete and inadequate, so they were moved to a larger tract of land two miles west, below Charlotte Avenue. The new shops featured a full-circle roundhouse and a dozen shop buildings served by two transfer tables.
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826:. Though subsequently an L&N engine (number 3100), she was cosmetically restored to original scheme and number. In the process, the locomotive was found to be runnable. It is important as the first transistorized remote-control locomotive in the U.S. (converted in 1962).
273:, who was connected to wealth from the Grundy and Bass families of Nashville and was a vigorous promotor of a line between Nashville and Chattanooga; he would serve for 16 years. The first locomotive in Nashville arrived in December 1850 on the
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Two other NC&StL steamers survive, 0-4-0Ts that used to work in the shops. They are stored in
Taylorsville and are in either private ownership or abandoned. They appear to still have yellow-painted handrails.
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in a takeover similar to that of the NC&StL, but continued to operate as a separate company. In 1982, the L&N's corporate existence ended when it was merged into ACL's successor, the
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Nashville allowed the Nashville Steam Preservation Society to take out a 23-year renewable lease on the locomotive. The locomotive is currently at the
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Defunct railway company in the southeastern United States (1851-1957)
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The Back Shop Illustrated, Volume 3: Southeast and Western Regions
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January 1910, February 1926, May 1945, March 1952, July 1957
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was a railway company that operated in the U.S. states of
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depots
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669:(name dropped before 1910, then known as Nos. 3 and 4),
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Mitchellsburg Louisville and Nashville Railroad Culvert
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Predecessors of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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List of Louisville and Nashville Railroad precursors
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447:Revenue freight traffic, in millions of ton-miles
330:Nashville, C. & St. L. R. Co. v. United States
3004:Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building
2836:Louisville and Nashville Railroad Passenger Depot
661:(Memphis - Jackson, TN - Nashville - Chattanooga)
31:Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
1177:The Historical Guide to North American Railroads
576:The railroad's named passenger trains included:
2897:Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665
18:Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
3065:Former Class I railroads in the United States
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932:. Tennessee History for Kids. Archived from
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2994:Cincinnati Southern Railroad Culvert--CSRR
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420:In 1902, the L&N was acquired by the
344:After the war. the company purchased the
3085:5 ft gauge railways in the United States
3080:Railway companies disestablished in 1957
1048:United States Department of the Interior
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984:"Nashville & Northwestern Railroad"
958:DeBow, James Dunwoody Brownson (1900).
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3050:Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads
2958:Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge
2918:Barren River L & N Railroad Bridge
907:"Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad"
377:Duck River Valley Narrow Gauge Railway
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3075:Railway companies established in 1873
2943:Fourteenth Street Bridge (Ohio River)
2821:Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot
2801:Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office
1217:NC&StL Preservation Society, Inc.
930:"The First Railroad Across Tennessee"
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2806:Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store
2785:Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
1040:Establishing Trails on Rights-of-Way
253:grew into one of the most important
1158:Official Railway Equipment Register
858:Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
777:locomotive was manufactured by the
645:) (Chicago and St. Louis - Florida)
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346:Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
2892:L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152
2775:Historic Railpark and Train Museum
1197:. Indiana University Press, 2001.
225:Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
106:Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
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2723:Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad
1126:"Team to restore a 'Dixie' 4-8-4"
889:"The Days They Changed the Gauge"
655:(Chicago and St. Louis - Florida)
633:(Chicago and St. Louis - Florida)
607:(Chicago and St. Louis - Florida)
407:Louisville and Nashville Railroad
115:Louisville and Nashville Railroad
3090:1845 establishments in Tennessee
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813:Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
795:Tennessee Central Railway Museum
572:Postcard promoting the Dixieland
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2861:Stanford L&N Railroad Depot
231:on December 11, 1845, built to
43:NC&StL steam locomotive 576
750:are in the Atlanta suburbs of
653:Dixie Flyer - Mail and Express
366:Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
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2765:Bluegrass Railroad and Museum
2760:Big South Fork Scenic Railway
804:In 2004, a former NC&StL
415:Western and Atlantic Railroad
413:, by leasing the state-owned
3019:Tank Pond Railroad Underpass
2770:Elkhorn City Railroad Museum
789:. It has been on display in
422:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
3055:Defunct Tennessee railroads
1124:Ibata, David (2016-04-26).
1061:Prince, Richard E. (1968).
779:American Locomotive Company
619:Chicago and Florida Limited
340:NC&StL system map, 1903
197:1,189 miles (1,914 km)
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3060:Defunct Kentucky railroads
2938:Cincinnati Southern Bridge
2866:Union Station (Louisville)
730:, and other short routes.
549:Source: ICC annual reports
493:Source: ICC annual reports
379:in 1888, converting it to
350:Hickman and Obion Railroad
3045:Defunct Alabama railroads
2902:Mt. Broderick Pullman Car
2871:Union Station (Owensboro)
2710:Kentucky railroad history
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1175:Drury, George H. (1985).
852:Great Train Wreck of 1918
599:) (Chicago - New Orleans)
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2968:Newport Southbank Bridge
1018:"A Vast Railroad Scheme"
714:, between Nashville and
426:Seaboard System Railroad
179:4 ft 9 in
2953:High Bridge of Kentucky
2933:C&O Railroad Bridge
2780:Kentucky Railway Museum
1002:Starr, Timothy (2024).
393:Fayetteville, Tennessee
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3014:Russell Railroad YMCA
2846:Old L & N Station
911:www.csa-railroads.com
585:(Memphis - Nashville)
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2851:Paris Railroad Depot
1193:Prince, Richard E.,
1156:Anon. (June 1996) .
1006:. Privately printed.
893:southern.railfan.net
436:Mileage and revenues
67:Nashville, Tennessee
51:Nashville, Tennessee
2978:Young's High Bridge
734:Surviving equipment
728:Huntsville, Alabama
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271:Vernon K. Stevenson
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2973:Sciotoville Bridge
1027:, January 19, 1880
1025:The New York Times
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370:Lebanon, Tennessee
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282:Antioch, Tennessee
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988:csa-railroads.com
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809:diesel locomotive
716:Hickman, Kentucky
704:Paducah, Kentucky
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2737:Individuals
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2348:KCM&OTX
2133:CCC&STL
1038:Lennon, J.
744:The General
604:Dixie Flyer
593:Dixie Flyer
325:Chattanooga
321:Confederate
311:During the
127:Track gauge
103:Predecessor
3034:Categories
2578:TSTL&W
2543:SLIM&S
2203:CP&STL
1792:NC&STL
1562:CSPM&O
1522:CNO&TP
1487:CAR&NW
1137:2016-04-26
1074:025333764X
968:October 4,
940:October 4,
870:References
722:, between
720:Union City
706:, between
692:Tennessean
649:Dixie Mail
251:NC&StL
2716:Companies
2653:1930–1976
2648:1910–1929
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1597:D&RGW
1592:DM&IR
1450:AT&SF
1080:18 August
787:Northerns
748:The Texas
712:Hohenwald
683:Volunteer
667:Quickstep
643:Dixieland
625:Dixieland
400:Nashville
389:Lewisburg
313:Civil War
302:Tullahoma
275:steamboat
234:5 ft
229:Nashville
213:Tennessee
167:5 ft
121:Technical
111:Successor
81:Tennessee
2880:Vehicles
2794:Stations
2641:Timeline
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2458:PB&W
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2383:M&NA
2373:MD&V
2358:LE&W
2323:H&TC
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