The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway is a

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which is headquartered in

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, USA. The railroad operated of the

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(a.k.a. the TAG route) from

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, which reverted to the

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System and was partially removed after the Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC plant in Kensington closed in August 2008. The "C&C" also operates of the former

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from Chattanooga to Lyerly, Georgia. That line is leased from the state of

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. The CCKY is owned by the

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, and operated by CAGY Industries. The operating lease was acquired in 2008 by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The line does see regular operations of passenger trains between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Chickamauga, Georgia during weekends in the summer months and on other published dates during the year. The passenger trains are owned and operated by the nearby Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and may be powered by steam locomotives or early vintage diesel electric locomotives.

Locomotives

The locomotives the C&C operates are 102 (former

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, now retired), 103 (former Santa Fe

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, now retired and scrapped), 2050 (

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) and

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1804 (former

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). Also, they use a

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locomotive if one of their locomotives needs repair or is out of service. Both the 102 and 103 were painted in the older blue and gray scheme and were retired by their parent company and replaced with newer locomotives.

Gallery

Image:Chattooga & Chickamauga 103 05-14-04 022.jpg, Chattooga & Chickamauga 103 rests at LaFayette, Georgia Image:Chattooga & Chickamauga 05-14-04 012.jpg, Chattooga & Chickamauga logo and station identification sign at LaFayette, Georgia yard office Image:Chattooga & Chickamauga yard office 05-14-04 009.jpg, Chattooga & Chickamauga yard office at Holiman Yard in LaFayette, Georgia.

References

External links

Official Web Site

Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Tennessee railroads Genesee & Wyoming Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway Companies operating former Central of Georgia Railway lines Companies operating former Southern Railway (U.S.) lines {{US-rail-company-stub