Timeline
5 Happenings
Jan. 28, 1852
Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad Chartered
The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad was chartered by the Tennessee General Assembly on Jan. 28, 1852.
Aug. 6, 1860
First Train Crosses the Cumberland River Bridge
The locomotive W.B. Munford became the first train to cross the new Cumberland River railroad bridge at Clarksville, Tennessee.
Feb. 6, 1868
Workers Launch Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad Strike
On Feb. 6, 1868, trains stopped operating on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad after employees refused to continue working without pay.
July 28, 1869
Budds Creek Disaster
The Louisville-bound No. 2 express train on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad plunged through the Budds Creek bridge near Palmyra, Tennessee, after the span gave way beneath the train. The locomotive…
Sept. 30, 1871
Louisville & Nashville Purchases the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville
On Sept. 30, 1871, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad purchased the financially troubled Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.