Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway

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The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was a prominent Southern U.S. railroad that connected key cities across Tennessee and neighboring states, playing a major role in regional transportation and commerce in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad
railway company
acquiredBy Louisville and Nashville Railroad NERFINISHED
acquisitionYear 1880
connectedCity Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED
Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
connectedState Alabama NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Kentucky NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
industry rail transport
laterPartOf CSX Transportation network NERFINISHED
Seaboard System Railroad NERFINISHED
locatedIn Southern United States
majorCityServed Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED
Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
namedAfter Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
operated steam locomotives
parentCompany Louisville and Nashville Railroad NERFINISHED
predecessor Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad NERFINISHED
role regional commerce
regional transportation
servedRegion Alabama NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Kentucky NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
significance important for economic development in Tennessee
key link between the Southeast and the Midwest
major Southern U.S. railroad
status defunct
successor Louisville and Nashville Railroad NERFINISHED
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
transportType freight
passenger

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The Texas laterOwner Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway