R.J. Corman No. 3501 is on display in Clarksville, Tenn., on Nov. 9, 2012 (Photo by Todd DeFeo)R.J. Corman No. 3501 is on display in Clarksville, Tenn., on Nov. 9, 2012 (Photo by Todd DeFeo)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — R.J. Corman locomotive No. 3501 is a GP35 that is on static display beside the historic railroad depot on Tenth Street in downtown Clarksville.
According to one website, the locomotive was previously Southern No. 2641. The GP30 locomotive was apparently rebuilt with a GP35 cab following a wreck, possibly in 1965.
According to another website, the locomotive served on the Wisconsin & Southern and the Southern Pacific before its service with R.J. Corman.
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The Tennessee Central Railway, which at its heyday operated a line between Harriman and Hopkinsville, Ky. Like other railroads in the latter half of the 19th century, the Tennessee Central grew after combining a slew of smaller short lines, many of which bore the name “Tennessee Central.”
During the Civil War, the railroad was vital to Chattanooga, bringing supplies to the troops stationed in the city and also transporting reinforcements to nearby destinations.
