The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad (CR&C) was a railroad in

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. Originally chartered in 1881 as the Rome and Carrollton Railroad, the railroad's name became the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad in 1887, before any tracks were constructed. The railroad started construction between

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and

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, as a

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/ref> railroad, but the of rail were quickly torn up and made . By 1888, the railroad had more than of track, including a line from

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, to

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, and several smaller

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s. In 1891, the

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purchased the CR&C, but when the S&W went bankrupt, Federal Courts returned the CR&C to its original owners. In 1897, the railroad was sold to

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and renamed the

Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad The Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad was formed out of a reorganization of the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad (CR&C) was a railroad in Georgia. Originally chartered in 1881 as the Rome a ...

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Details of the song 'Chattanooga Choo Choo', written in 1941, sung by Glen Miller
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