These railroads were bought, leased, or in other ways had their track come under ownership or lease by the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad , commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.
Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the ...
.
In 1902, the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad gained a majority of stock in the L&N, but it continued to operate as a separate company until its merger in 1982 into the
Seaboard System Railroad.
The
Georgia Railroad and the
West Point Route The West Point Route was actually a nickname used in the early 20th century for the joint operations of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad and the Western Railway of Alabama. The name refers to the city of West Point, Georgia, where the two railr ...
were partly owned by the L&N.
Alabama and Florida Railroad
Alabama and Florida Railroad of Florida
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Alabama, Florida and Georgia RailRoad
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Florida, Alabama and Georgia RailRoad
Alabama Mineral Railroad
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, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
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Anniston and Atlantic Railroad Anniston may refer to:
* Anniston, Alabama
* Anniston, Missouri
* Anniston Munitions Center
* Anniston (Amtrak station)
Anniston station is an Amtrak train station at 126 West 4th Street in Anniston, Alabama
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, an ...
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Anniston and Cincinnati Railroad
Altamont and Manchester Railroad
Athens and Tellico Railway
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway
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Marietta and North Georgia Railroad
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Knoxville Southern Railroad
Bardstown and Louisville Railroad
Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,700 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County.
Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a l ...
Bay Minette and Fort Morgan Railroad
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Birmingham and Tuscaloosa Railroad
Birmingham, Selma and New Orleans Railway
Black Mountain Railroad
Central Railroad
Central Transfer Railroad and Storage Company
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known ...
Clarksville and Princeton Railroad
Clarksville may refer to:
Canada
* Clarksville, Alberta
* Clarksville, Nova Scotia
United States
* Clarksville, Arkansas
* Clarksville, California
* Clarksville, Delaware
* Clarksville, Florida
* Clarksville, Idaho
* Clarksville, Illinois
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Clarksville Mineral Railroad
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railway
The Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railway was a 19th-century railway company in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It operated from 1877, when it absorbed the failed Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad, until 1881, when it was purchase ...
*Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
**Lexington and Frankfort Railroad 1869
***Lexington and Ohio Railroad 1849
**Louisville and Frankfort Railroad 1869
Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railroad
Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railway
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Louisville, St. Louis and Texas Railway
Louisville and Nashville Terminal Company
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
Mammoth Cave Railroad
*Mammoth Cave Railroad
Mobile and Montgomery Railway
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Alabama and Florida Railroad
Monon Railroad
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Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Ra ...
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Chicago and Dyer Railway
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Chicago and Indianapolis Terminal Company
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Chicago and Wabash Valley Railroad
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Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad
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Bedford and Bloomfield Railroad
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Bedford, Springville, Owensburg and Bloomfield Railroad
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Chicago and Indianapolis Air Line Railway
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Orleans, West Baden and French Lick Springs Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
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Bon Air Railroad (Tennessee)
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Duck River Valley Narrow Gauge Railroad (Tennessee)
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Huntsville and Elora Railroad (Alabama)
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Inman Branch (Tennessee)
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McMinnville and Manchester Railroad (Tennessee)
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Middle Tennessee and Alabama Railway
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Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
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Nashville and North Western Railroad (Tennessee)
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Hickman and Obion Railroad
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Nashville and Tuscaloosa Railroad with Allen's Creek Extension (Tennessee)
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Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad
**Paducah and Tennessee Railroad of Kentucky
**Paducah and Tennessee Railway of Tennessee
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Tennessee Midland Railroad
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Pikeville Branch (Tennessee)
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Rome Railroad
This gauge railroad was first chartered as the Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Company of Georgia in 1839. This company built a line between Rome, Georgia and Kingston where it connected with the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The name was ...
(Georgia)
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Sequatchie Valley Railroad
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Southwestern Railroad (Tennessee)
The Southwestern Railroad started a gauge spur line from Sparta, Tennessee to McMinnville, Tennessee to connect with the McMinnville and Manchester Railroad.
The Southwestern Railroad Company was chartered in 1851–52 to build a railroad from ...
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Tennessee and Coosa Railroad
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(Alabama)
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Tennessee and Pacific Railroad (Tennessee)
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Tracy City Branch (Tennessee)
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West Nashville Branch (Tennessee)
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Western and Atlantic Railroad (Georgia and Tennessee)
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Winchester and Alabama Railroad (Alabama)
Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad
Pensacola Railroad
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
Pensacola and Louisville Railroad Company
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Alabama and Florida Rail Road Company
Pensacola and Selma Railroad
References
External links
Seaboard System family tree(
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