Gary Carlson 128 pages hardcover
This volume documents the short line railroads with fewer then 100 miles of track serving Kentucky & Tennessee, with a focus on little known steam powered lines that operated unto the 1950s & 60s as well as other roads that survived into the diesel era. Declining local economies and increased cost lead to the demise of many of these lines int he 1980s. Covered lines include Artemus-Jellico, Brimstone, Cadiz, Carrollton, Chattanooga Traction, Corinth & Counce, East TN & Western, North Carolina, Emory River, Flemingsburg & Northern, Frankfort & Cincinnati, Glasgow, KY & IN Terminal, Memphis Union Station, Morehead & North Fork, Oneida & Western, Smoky Mountains, TN AL & GA and Tennessee.
