Louisville and Nashville Railroad

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Class I railroad railroad company

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a major U.S. railroad company that operated across the southeastern United States from the 19th century into the late 20th century, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation.

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Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Class I railroad → railroad company →
acquiredBy	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → Seaboard Coast Line Industries →
category	Defunct railroad in the United States → Predecessor of CSX Transportation →
ceasedToExistAsIndependentCompany	1982 →
country	United States →
dateOfIncorporation	1850-03-05 →
endPoint	Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED →
foundingLocation	Louisville, Kentucky →
gauge	standard gauge →
headquartersLocation	Louisville, Kentucky →
inception	1850 →
industry	rail transport →
keyRole	freight transportation in the southeastern United States → passenger transportation in the southeastern United States →
majorCommodity	agricultural products → coal → manufactured goods → timber →
mergedInto	Seaboard System Railroad →
namedAfter	Louisville, Kentucky → Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED →
notablePassengerTrain	Dixie Flyer → Gulf Wind → Humming Bird → Pan-American →
operatedIn	Alabama → Arkansas → Florida → Georgia → Illinois → Indiana → Kentucky → Louisiana → Mississippi → Missouri → North Carolina → Ohio → South Carolina → Tennessee → Texas → Virginia → West Virginia →
parentCompany	Seaboard Coast Line Industries →
peakRouteMileage	over 6000 miles →
playedRoleIn	economic development of the American South →
servedCity	Atlanta, Georgia → Birmingham, Alabama → Chicago, Illinois → Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED → Louisville, Kentucky → Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED → New Orleans, Louisiana → St. Louis, Missouri →
servedPort	Port of Mobile → Port of New Orleans →
servedRegion	Midwestern United States → Southeastern United States →
startPoint	Louisville, Kentucky →
successor	CSX Transportation → Seaboard System Railroad →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Western and Atlantic Railroad ("Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway") → Western and Atlantic Railroad →	leasedTo
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad →	connectsTo
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad →	owner
CSX Transportation →	predecessor
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad ("Louisville and Nashville Railroad main line across Florida Panhandle") →	successorLine