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R. J. Corman Buying Nashville Area Railroads

November 13, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

R. J. Corman Railroad Co. is buying the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp., Nashville & Western Railroad Corp., Transit Solutions Group and three related operating entities.

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

July 21, 2017 Todd DeFeo

Music City is a great place to watch trains.

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Nashville Offers Trains, Not Just Music [Photos]

July 30, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Most people think of music when the topic turns to Nashville. Music City, USA, after all, is a great music destination. But, railfans need not be fooled. It is a great town for watching trains.

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Throwback Thursday: Views from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum

September 19, 2013 Todd DeFeo

All photos taken circa 2002.

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The Tennessee Central’s Long and Sordid History

September 16, 2013 Todd DeFeo

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.”

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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.

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Clarksville Forever Linked to Railroads

March 12, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Davy Jones, the lead singer of the 1960s group, The Monkees, died recently. Thanks to The Monkees, Clarksville‘s name will forever be linked with railroads.

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Take a trip back in time at Nashville railroad museum

February 22, 2012 Todd DeFeo

More than a dozen times on weekends throughout the year, a long string of vintage passenger coaches whisk passengers away from the bustle of Music City and into the rural Middle Tennessee landscape.

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Rebuilding the ‘Clarksville’ after the War

December 7, 2011 Railfanning.org

Following the Civil War, the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad was in near ruins.

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Following Civil War, Clarksville Road Declined L&N Help

December 6, 2011 Railfanning.org

After the end of the Civil War, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad offered to operate the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, which was unable to repair the road.

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