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The Brief Tenure of the Illinois Central Gulf in Middle Tennessee

October 1, 2012 Todd DeFeo

After the Tennessee Central wrapped up its operations on Aug. 31, 1968, some of the railroad’s locomotives were parked in Hopkinsville, Ky., news accounts suggest. The next day, the Illinois Central assumed the line’s operations between Hopkinsville and Nashville, Tenn.

Railroads’ Humble Beginning (Part I)

October 1, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The earliest railroads looked little like their modern ancestors. Beyond the rails and wheels on cars, they had little in common. They couldn’t haul the huge loads that today’s railroads can and their mode of power was either man or animal, usually horse or ox.

Walton Railroad Made Citizens ‘Enthused and Jubilant’

September 30, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The Walton Railroad was incorporated on Aug. 17, 1872, and amended later. The line was established to build a 10-mile road from Monroe, Ga., to Social Circle, Ga.

Boiler Explosion a Reminder of Railroads’ Perils

September 30, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The Pennsylvania Railroad mogul locomotive, “drawing a long train of freight cars,” just passed through Metuchen, N.J.

Perhaps a Misnomer, Greene County Railroad Helped Develop Walton County, Georgia

September 29, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The Greene County Railroad is a bit of a curiosity. Its name would suggest it served — or at least passed through — Greene County, but that’s not the case.

A caboose on display in Tombstone, Ariz.

Tombstone’s Other Legacy: The Railroad

September 29, 2012 Todd DeFeo

In 1881, Tombstone was a remote mining community. There was no railroad link to Tombstone for the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral. During the next two decades, city leaders debated the need for a railroad and urged railroad officials to lay tracks into town, but nothing materialized.

The Brief Tenure of the Illinois Central Gulf in Middle Tennessee

Railroads’ Humble Beginning (Part I)

Walton Railroad Made Citizens ‘Enthused and Jubilant’

Boiler Explosion a Reminder of Railroads’ Perils

Perhaps a Misnomer, Greene County Railroad Helped Develop Walton County, Georgia

Tombstone’s Other Legacy: The Railroad

Despite Landowners’ Holdout, Gainesville Midland Secured Land for Athens Extension

Athens Terminal Co. Helped Bring About Freight ‘Revolution’ in Athens

41 Years Later: Still Debating the Pros, Cons of Amtrak

First Gainesville Midland Trains Rolled Out of Athens in November 1906