I live near this line outside Wartrace and often drive the back roads to follow the line and railfan. Cowan is a great spot because of the helpers back and forth. Someone said NC&Stl was North Carolins & St Louis, buit that's incorrect -- it's Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis (but they never reached St. Louis). L&N took them over in a hostile takeover but operated them independently until ultimately absorbing them before the SCL/L&N Family lines and ultimately CSX. It's the oldest rail line in TN. It's hard to get to, but just south of this was the branch line called the Mountain Goat up to Sewanee, Monteagle, Tracy City, and Coalmont and ultimately Palmer. It was called the Mountain Goat because it had the steepest grade (4.5% as I recall) of most any continuous use route. Also to the south is the Cowan or Cumberland Mountain tunnel, completed in 1852 with tracks laid in 1853. It played a major role in the Civil War. It was dug out (i.e. tracks lowered) to accomodate double-stacks and autoracks. The Mountain Goat switched off to the west in a loop and then crossed over the main line just north of the tunnel's north portal and then headed up the mountain.
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I live near this line outside Wartrace and often drive the back roads to follow the line and railfan. Cowan is a great spot because of the helpers back and forth. Someone said NC&Stl was North Carolins & St Louis, buit that's incorrect -- it's Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis (but they never reached St. Louis). L&N took them over in a hostile takeover but operated them independently until ultimately absorbing them before the SCL/L&N Family lines and ultimately CSX.
It's the oldest rail line in TN. It's hard to get to, but just south of this was the branch line called the Mountain Goat up to Sewanee, Monteagle, Tracy City, and Coalmont and ultimately Palmer. It was called the Mountain Goat because it had the steepest grade (4.5% as I recall) of most any continuous use route. Also to the south is the Cowan or Cumberland Mountain tunnel, completed in 1852 with tracks laid in 1853. It played a major role in the Civil War. It was dug out (i.e. tracks lowered) to accomodate double-stacks and autoracks. The Mountain Goat switched off to the west in a loop and then crossed over the main line just north of the tunnel's north portal and then headed up the mountain.
Glad to have met you guys, come back when the museum opens in May, it's a wonderful treat!
-Brian
Great meeting you and Bobby as well! I’ll definitely be back! Less than 2 hours from my place!
Very nice video like the mix load
Thank you!
Sorry I missed another live stream.
No problem man
Is this a brand new location? Is it a 180 ° view? Needs a sharper focus.
Phil in Windom, Mn.
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