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Was Sabotage to Blame for 1869 Budds Creek Disaster?

The record as to the precise cause of the 1869 wreck at Budds Creek is somewhat hazy.

Slippery Tracks Led to 1926 Louisville & Nashville Train, Clarksville Street Car Crash

On the evening of Oct. 2, 1926, motorman George Hogue threw on the brakes of Citizens’ Railway Co. streetcar No. 5 as it passed the crossing at Commerce and Tenth streets in Clarksville, Tennessee.

That Time the Louisville & Nashville Tried to Parallel the Western & Atlantic

Even though the Louisville & Nashville Railroad controlled the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, which in turn leased the Western & Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee, the L&N wanted its own line into Atlanta.

That Time Hoboes Locked Themselves Inside a Baggage Car on a Lousiville & Nashville Train

There is certainly a glamorous element to hoboing, but often hoboes caused problems for railroads.

1905 L&N Wreck Illustrates Just How Dangerous Cabooses Were

The caboose was a dangerous place for railroad workers, and the train crew on a Louisville & Nashville near Clarksville, Tenn., learned this in September 1905.

Remembering Atlanta’s Railroad Stations of Yesteryear (And One From Today)

Atlanta currently has one passenger station in use, serving Amtrak’s Crescent train running between New York and New Orleans. But, the city has a long history with passenger stations.

The Louisville & Nashville’s Last Passenger Train in Atlanta

The last Louisville & Nashville Railroad passenger train left Atlanta just as Amtrak was about to start operations.

The Last (Tennessee Central) Train to Clarksville

The “death” of a railroad is always a difficult time for everyone involved, from the employees of the road to the communities the line serves.

An All-Too-Short Profile of The Georgia Railroad

The Georgia Railroad is one of the more famous routes to operate in Georgia. It is among the first railroads in the state and operated until the 1980s when it merged into the Family Lines System.

Gallery: Railfanning in Nashville, Tenn., in May 2002

Music City is a great place to watch trains.