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South and Western Railroad: Knoxville and Augusta Railroad: SOU: 1878 1890 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway: Knoxville Belt Railroad: SOU: 1887 1898 Southern Railway: Knoxville and Bristol Railway: SOU: 1898 1903 Southern Railway: Knoxville and Carolina Railroad: 1921 1926 Smoky Mountain Railroad: Knoxville and Charleston Railroad ...
November 18, 1985. The Southern Terminal is a former railway complex located at 306 West Depot Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The complex, which includes a passenger terminal and express depot adjacent to a large railyard, was built in 1903 by the Southern Railway. Both the terminal and depot were designed by noted train station architect ...
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad (ETV&G) was a rail transport system that operated in the southeastern United States during the late 19th century. Created with the consolidation of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad and the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad in 1869, the ETV&G played an important role in connecting East Tennessee and other isolated parts of Southern ...
Knoxville became the first capital of the State of Tennessee in 1796, and grew steadily during the early 19th century as a way station for westward-bound migrants and as a commercial center for nearby mountain communities. [ 1] The arrival of the railroad in the 1850s led to a boom in the city's population and commercial activity.
Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad. Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad (1888–1889) was a railroad which went across the U.S. state of Tennessee and into Kentucky. It was built in the late 1880s and used for industrial purposes. The railroad began as the Powell's Valley Railway, chartered in Tennessee July 24 ...
east Tennessee. Dates of operation. 1909–1961. Technical. Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) The Smoky Mountain Railroad was a standard gauge class-III shortline that operated from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Sevierville, Tennessee, from 1909 until 1961.
The Knoxville and Holston River Railroad ( reporting mark KXHR) operates over 18.98 miles (30.55 km) within Knoxville and Marbledale, Tennessee. This short line railroad was created in 1998 and is currently owned by Gulf and Ohio Railways. [ 1] The railroad also hosts a tourist train run by Gulf & Ohio Railways, the Three Rivers Rambler.
The L&N Station is a former rail passenger station in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located in the downtown area at the northern end of the World's Fair Park.Built in 1905 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and designed by its chief engineer, Richard Montfort, the station was renovated for use in the 1982 World's Fair, and is currently home to Knox County's STEM-based magnet high ...