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Sequatchie Valley Railroad
The Sequatchie Valley Railroad was originally part of the Jasper Branch Railroad that was founded in 1860. The SQVR took over in the mid 1990s and now runs from Bridgeport, Alabama, to near Jasper, Tennessee. It is categorized as a "Local Railroad" by the AAR. References South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society Alabama railroads Tennessee railroads Spin-offs of CSX Transportation {{US-rail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Branch Railroad
Jasper, an Aggregate (geology), aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases, is an Opacity (optics), opaque, impure variety of Silicon dioxide, silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to Iron#Chemistry and compounds, iron(III) Inclusion (mineral), inclusions. Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, Seal (emblem), seals, and Decorative box#Snuff box, snuff boxes. The density of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9 g/cm3. Jaspillite is a banded iron formation, banded-iron-formation rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper. Etymology and history The name means "spotted or speckled stone," and is derived via Old French (variant of Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ''jaspe'') and Latin (nom. ) from Greek language, Greek ''iaspis'' (feminine noun), from an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgeport, Alabama
Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. At the time of 2020 census the population was 2,264, down from 2,418 in 2010. Bridgeport is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. History Bridgeport developed after the 1840s, when European Americans established a riverboat landing here along the Tennessee River. This landing was a place for local farmers to trade their crops for other goods. Within a few years, a small hamlet known as "Jonesville" had developed around the landing, and included a trading post, gristmill, warehouses, and several saloons. The Jonesville post office opened in 1852.Gene FordNational Register of Historic Places Inventory Form for Bridgeport Historic District March 2002, Section 8, pp. 20-25. Fluctuating river levels made riverboat trade unreliable, and area merchants began campaigning for railroad access in the late 1840s. The first rail line reached Jonesville in 1852. A railroad bridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper, Tennessee
Jasper is a town in and the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,612 at the 2020 census. The town was formed in 1820 from lands acquired from Betsy Pack, daughter of Cherokee Chief John Lowery. Jasper is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area. History Jasper is named for William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina.Larry L. Miller (2001), Tennessee place-names', Indiana University Press. Page 108. Jasper was formed from land leased for $1 from Elizabeth aka "Betsy" Pack, daughter of Chief John Lowery and beloved Cherokee Woman Nannie Watts. Her descendants and friends of the family gather on a semi-annual basis to place flowers at the courthouse marker. The town's primary north-south street, which follows a section of Tennessee State Route 150, has been named in honor of Pack. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.42%) is water. The town lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama Railroads
The following railroads have operated in the State of Alabama. Class I Railroads *BNSF Railway (BNSF) *Canadian National Railway (CN) through its subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC) *CSX Transportation (CSXT) *Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) including its subsidiaries Alabama Great Southern Railroad (AGS) and Central of Georgia Railroad (CG) Regional Railroads * Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) * Shortline and Terminal Railroads * Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN) * Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) * Alabama Warrior Railway (ABWR) * Autauga Northern Railroad (AUT) * Bay Line Railroad (BAYL) * Birmingham Terminal Railway (BHRR) * CG Railway (CGR) * Columbus and Chattahoochee Railroad (CCH) * Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH) * Eastern Alabama Railway (EARY) * Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR) * Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority (HMCR) * Luxapalila Valley Railroad (LXVR) *Meridian and Bigbee Railroad (MNBR) * Mississippi Central Railroad (MSCI) *Sequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee Railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Common freight carriers *BNSF Railway (BNSF) *Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC) *Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) * Caney Fork and Western Railroad (CFWR) *Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway (CCKY) *CSX Transportation (CSXT) * East Chattanooga Belt Railway (ECTB) * EACH Railroad (EACH) * East Tennessee Railway (ETRY) * Heritage Railroad Corporation (HR) * Knoxville and Holston River Railroad (KXHR) * KWT Railway (KWT) * Mississippi Central Railroad (MSCI) * Mississippi Tennessee Railroad (MTNR) * Nashville and Eastern Railroad (NERR) * Nashville and Western Railroad (NWR) *Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) including subsidiaries Alabama Great Southern Railroad (AGS), Central of Georgia Railroad (CG), Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNTP), Tennessee Railway (TENN), and Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway (TAG) * R.J. Corman Railroad/Memphis Line (RJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
