Tennessee Central Railway: History,Locomotives and Cars
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883089867 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The line had interesting ALCO diesels, including FAs! Author Cliff Downey has given a very complete history of the line and concentrates much of the book on the trains, equipment, and operations, with excellent B&W and color photos, maps, and illustrations. It had the best routing to and from the city of Nashville, and was an important gateway route as well as connector. A full history of this important 296 mile railroad that ran from Western Kentucky through Nashville to eastern Tennessee. It fell on bad days after WWII and eventually its trackage was taken over after 1968 and operated by Southern, Louisville & Nashville, and Illinois Central. This is the definitive history of this railroad, well researched, and well written.. It was an important coal hauler as well, and had the full range of passenger and freight services and facilities
Tennessee Central book As a railfan with connections, I managed to ride the entire Tennessee Central systemmostly in locomotive cabssome in caboosesand developed an admiration for the little line that still endures. This publication contains the most extensive collection of TC photos I know ofand I am honored that a few of them are from a personal collection that I donated to the TC Historical Society. If you're a fan of struggling short-lines, steam locomotives, wooden. clipper8tennessee central railway: history, locomotives and cars clipper841 since this book is the only written history of the "tc", you have to live with it's short comings, as well as errors,book is strongly directed towards the history, and the locomotive power, while short on passenger equipmentand especially freight equipment, as well as numerous errors in the freight roster, it should be considered a beginners book. 1 said tennessee central railway: history, locomotives and cars. since this book is the only written history of the "tc", you have to live with it's short comings, as well as errors,book is strongly directed towards the history, and the locomotive power, while short on passenger equipmentand especially freight equipment, as well as numerous errors in the freight roster, it should be considered a beginners book. "The Good Old TC" according to William C. Anderson. For TC fans, this book is a true gem. Great history, photos and information on the company. Its only shortcomings are that is is not long enough in that I finished reading and looking through it way too soon. Also, I would have liked more info on the business interests, activities and court decisions leading up to the break up of the company.