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The ETV&G railyard and depot, as it appeared on an 1886 map of Knoxville. The railroad's impact on Knoxville's development was swift. The city's population more than doubled from just over 2,000 in 1850 to over 4,000 in 1860. [6] After the war, the city's wholesaling sector expanded rapidly.
Tennessee Central Railroad: Tennessee Southern Railroad: IC: 1881 1884 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway: Tennessee State Line Railroad: SOU: 1882 1886 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad: Tennessee Valley Railroad: SOU: 1887 1888 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway: Tennessee Western Railroad: L&N: 1912 1939 N/A ...
The Knoxville Southern Railroad, organized in 1887, completed a line between Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Georgia border in 1890. [5] The gap was closed in 1905 by the Knoxville, La Follette and Jellico Railroad, which completed a new line between Jellico to Knoxville. [4]
The 629 overlay for the entire area code was made effective in 2015; 731 - Jackson, Dyersburg, Union City : Initially split from 901 in 2001. 865 - Knoxville: Initially split from 423 in 1999. 901 - Memphis: An original NANPA area code, initially covering the entire state in 1947.
Also in 2001, the Southern Alabama Railroad was acquired and renamed the Conecuh Valley Railroad. [9] 2003 brought additional changes to Gulf & Ohio, including the creation of the Chattahoochee & Gulf Railroad from former Norfolk Southern tracks in March [10] concurrent with the sale of the Lexington & Ohio to R.J. Corman Railroad Company. [11]
In 1954, the numbering plan area was restricted to West Tennessee, while everything east of the Tennessee River received the new area code 615. This division remained in place for 41 years, until area code 423 was created as the area code for most of East Tennessee, with 615 restricted to Middle Tennessee. The state's three area codes were now ...
The Tennessee Central Railway was founded in 1884 as the Nashville and Knoxville Railroad by Alexander S. Crawford. It was an attempt to open up a rail route from the coal and minerals of East Tennessee to the markets of the midstate , a service which many businessmen felt was not being adequately provided by the existing railroad companies.
By the late 1890s, Greenback had three stores, a barbershop, blacksmith shop, school, livery stables, a hotel, and two baseball teams (segregated between white and black players). The Knoxville Southern was purchased by the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad, which was in turn purchased by the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad in 1895