East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway

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The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway was a 19th-century American railroad system that connected key parts of the southeastern United States and later became a major component of the Southern Railway network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad in the United States
railway company
becamePartOf Southern Railway
category predecessor railroad of the Southern Railway (U.S.)
connected Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta

Birmingham, Alabama
Bristol, Virginia
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Macon, Georgia
connectedRegion Appalachian region
Deep South
Piedmont region
country United States
formedByMergerOf East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company of Georgia
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Knoxville, Tennessee
historicalRole major component of the Southern Railway system
historicalStatus defunct railroad
industry rail transport
linked Virginia and Tennessee Railroad connections at Bristol
Western and Atlantic Railroad connections at Atlanta
locatedIn Southeastern United States
majorHub Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
modeOfTransport rail
networkType interstate railroad
operatedDuringCentury 19th century
partOf American railroad network
predecessorOf Southern Railway
railGaugeType 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge
servedRegion Alabama
East Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
significance facilitated economic development in the southeastern United States
successor Southern Railway
trackType steam railroad
transported freight
passengers
usedTraction steam locomotives

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Southern Railway (U.S.) predecessor East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
Great Locomotive Chase railLine Atlanta–Chattanooga rail corridor
linked to: East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway formedByMergerOf East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company of Georgia
linked to: East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway