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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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad
railway company
acquiredBy Louisville and Nashville Railroad
acquisitionYear 1880
connectedCity Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
St. Louis, Missouri
connectedState Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
country United States
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Nashville, Tennessee
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
industry rail transport
laterPartOf CSX Transportation network
linked to: CSX Transportation

Seaboard System Railroad
locatedIn Southern United States
majorCityServed Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis

Nashville, Tennessee
St. Louis, Missouri
namedAfter Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
St. Louis, Missouri
operated steam locomotives
parentCompany Louisville and Nashville Railroad
predecessor Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
role regional commerce
regional transportation
servedRegion Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
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
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
transportType freight
passenger

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The Texas laterOwner Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
The General (Western and Atlantic Railroad locomotive) laterOwner Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway predecessor Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
linked to: Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway