Tennessee Central Railway: History,Locomotives and Cars

Tennessee Central Railway: History,Locomotives and Cars
ISBN-10
1883089867
ISBN-13
9781883089863
Category
Transportation
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2005-09-24
Publisher
TLC Publishing
Author
Cliff Downey

Description

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.

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