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Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad was one of three railroads that used to pass through the Gateway to the New South. A timetable, which ran in the March 14, 1885, edition of The Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, indicates a schedule change. Trains would leave Kennedy, Ky. – “the point where the I.A. & T.R.R. crosses the Tobacco Road, near Hinsleytown, Ky.” – at 8:30 a.m. and would arrive at Clarksville at 9:45 a.m., the schedule indicated. Hinsleytown, Ky., is located in southwest Christian County, Ky. At 3:30 p.m., a train would depart Clarksville and arrive in Kennedy, Ky., at 4:45 p.m. “For the present the trains will start from and stop at the intersection of Main and Frost streets. The Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad connected Clarksville and Newstead, Ky., starting in December 1885. The line would later reach Gracey, Ky. On April 9, 1887, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad purchased the railroad’s stocks and bonds, according to Elmer Sulzer’s 1975 book “Ghost Railroads of Tennessee.” Following the Lousiville & Nashville purchase, the railroad was later known as Princeton Junction or the Clarksville & Princeton Branch. Also, the 12.5-mile line was widened from narrow gauge to standard gauge. On March 27, 1933, the Interstate Commerce Commission granted the railroad’s application to abandon its line.
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