Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway

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The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was a prominent Southern U.S. railroad that connected key cities across Tennessee and neighboring states, playing a major role in regional transportation and commerce in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad ⓘ
railway company ⓘ
acquiredBy Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ
acquisitionYear 1880 ⓘ
connectedCity Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta

Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ
Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
connectedState Alabama ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
historicalEra early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
laterPartOf CSX Transportation network ⓘ
linked to: CSX Transportation

Seaboard System Railroad ⓘ
locatedIn Southern United States ⓘ
majorCityServed Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta

Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Memphis

Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
namedAfter Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
operated steam locomotives ⓘ
parentCompany Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ
predecessor Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad ⓘ
role regional commerce ⓘ
regional transportation ⓘ
servedRegion Alabama ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
significance important for economic development in Tennessee ⓘ
key link between the Southeast and the Midwest ⓘ
major Southern U.S. railroad ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
transportType freight ⓘ
passenger ⓘ

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The Texas → laterOwner → Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway ⓘ
The General (Western and Atlantic Railroad locomotive) → laterOwner → Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway ⓘ
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway → predecessor → Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway