Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad company
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Nashville,_Chattanooga_and_St._Louis_Railway
1982 |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Seaboard_Coast_Line_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1982
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1850
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
20th century |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Major_role_in_the_development_of_the_American_South
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
First train service between Louisville and Nashville in 1859
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:J._Edgar_Thompson
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on regional rail transport
Continued relevance in rail transport discussions Cultural impact on the cities served Historical landmarks associated with the railroad Preservation of railroad history in museums |
| gptkbp:length |
1,500 miles
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Introduction of diesel locomotives in the 1940s
Establishment of freight services in the 1920s Expansion of passenger services in the 1950s Integration of technology in operations in the 1960s Acquisition_of_the_Nashville,_Chattanooga_and_St._Louis_Railway_in_1957 Expansion_into_Florida_in_the_1880s Final_merger_with_CSX_in_1986 Construction_of_the_Nashville_Union_Station_in_1900 Involvement_in_the_development_of_the_Kentucky_Derby |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Louisville_and_Nashville_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
Defunct
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:CSX_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
L&N
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:route |
1,500 miles
Louisville_to_Nashville Map_of_L&N_routes |
| gptkbp:services |
Freight transport
Passenger transport |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|