Southern Railway 2020-08-23.kmz

Southern Railway

Atlantic & Danville Ry

East Danville to NC/VA State Line
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandoned

NC/VA State Line to Lawrenceville VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandoned

Lawrenceville VA to Edgerton VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandoned

James River Jct to Edgerton VA

Suffolk VA to James River Jct VA

Suffolk abandoned

Shoulders Hill VA to Suffolk VA

Portsmouth VA to Shoulders Hill VA
abandoned by 1940

Shoulders Hill VA to West Norfolk VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry

West Norfolk abandoned
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry

West Norfolk existing
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry

Claremont VA to James River Jct VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1885 as 36" gauge
operation by Southern Ry ceased 1932
operated by Gray Lumber Co 1932-1938
abandoned 1938

Antlers VA to quarry

Buffalo Jct to Buffalo Springs VA

Hitchcock Jct to Hitchcock VA

Danville VA to VA/CA State Line

Holloway Mine Spur

Danville & Western Ry

Leaksville Jct to Fieldale VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 1-9-1891
to standard gauge 1900-02
to Southern Ry control

Fieldale VA to Stuart VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 1-9-1891
to standard gauge 1903
to Southern Ry control

Leaksville Jct VA to Leaksville NC
7.672 miles
Built by Danville Mocksville & Southwestern Ry as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 3-1-1899
to standard gauge 1900
to Southern Ry control

Untitled Path
Built by Southern Ry ?

Stokesland to Leaksville Jct VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to standard gauge 1900-02

Untitled Path

Blue Ridge Ry
controlled by Southern Ry

Walhalla SC to Anderson SC
34.277 miles
Built by Blue Ridge Ry Co of South Carolina 1859-1877
to Greenville & Columbia RR 7-1-1880
to Columbia & Greenville RR 11-23-1880
to Blue Ridge Ry 7-15-1901
Controlled by Southern Ry

Richmond to Lynchburg
Construction started by Lynchburg & Danville RR 1866
to Virginia & North Carolina RR 10-15-1872
to Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Ry 2-4-1873
completed 1874
to Virginia Midland Ry 1-1-1881
to Southern Ry 6-21-1898

Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry

Bushnell NC to Fontana NC
13.854 miles
Built by Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry 1901
controlled by Southern Ry
filed for abandonment 7-31-1943
completely removed by 12-1-1944
route approximate

Extension to Fontana Dam
Built by Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry 1942
abandoned 1944 upon completion of dam

Alabama Great Southern

AGS Routes

Chattanooga TN to Trenton GA
Built by Wills Valley RR1858-60
to Alabama & Chattanooga RR 11-18-1868
to Alabama Great Southern RR 11-30-1877
to ETV&G and Richmond & Danville control 1890
to Southern Ry control 1894
to Norfolk Southern control 1982

Trenton GA to Birmingham AL
Built by Alabama & Chattanooga RR 1868-71
to Alabama Great Southern RR 11-30-1877
to ETV&G and Richmond & Danville control 1890
to Southern Ry control 1894
to Norfolk Southern control 1982

Birmingham AL to York AL
Built by Alabama & Chattanooga RR 1868-71
to Alabama Great Southern RR 11-30-1877
to ETV&G and Richmond & Danville control 1890
to Southern Ry control 1894
to Norfolk Southern control 1982

York AL to Meridian MS
Built by North East & South West Alabama RR 1858-60
to Alabama & Chattanooga RR 11-18-1868

Meridian old AGS northbound main
alignment of northbound main before 1957

Russell to Toomsuba old route

AGS Sidings & Spurs

AL

AL Existing

York to McConnell

York

New Orleans & Northeastern

NO&NE Routes

NO&NE Mainline

Gravel Pit Branch
Built 1883
Removed 1990's

Gravel Pit Spur

Seneca to Purvis old route
abandoned ca1960

NO&NE Sidings and Spurs

Hattiesburg

South Lead

Long Track

Hbg Old Main

Spur 5

Middle Track

Back Track

Scale Track

Spur 1

Spur 2

North Lead

House Track

Material Track

Engine Run Around

Engine Tie Up Track

RIP Track

City Track

New Orleans

Oliver Yard

Existing Tracks

Law 4 Extension

Law 3

Law 6

Crossover

Short Crossover

Northeast Lead

Jungle Lead

Chalmette Crossover

Shop Track

Northwest Lead

2 West

Southwest Lead

Southeast Lead

19 East

1 East

1 West

3 West

Cab Track

3 East

Press

RH 3

RH 2

RH 1

East Tie-up

West Tie-up

Rip Track

Press Street

7-Up Track

From 1951 Sanborn Maps

NO&NE

From 1908 Sanborn Maps

Meridian

Meridian Abandoned

New Turntable

Old Turntable

Meridian Existing

1 Train Yard
ICC valuation Trk 1-14

2 train yard
ICC valuation Trk 1-15

3 train yard
ICC Valuation Trk 1-16

4 train yard
Old ICC valuation Trk 16
Sou Valuation Trk 2-1

Old ICC valuation Trk 19
Sou Valuation Trk 2-3

7 Train Yard
Old ICC Valuation Trk 20
Sou Valuation Trk 2-4

8 Train Yard
Old ICC Valuation Trk 21

Old ICC Valuation Trk 22

Old ICC Valuation Trk 28?

Engine Lead

1 Scales

2 Scales

3 Scales

Southern Ry

auto lot

Flintkote

Gulf States Creosote Co

crossover

Sidings & Spurs Existing

MS

Basic Siding

Enterprise Spur

Enterpise House Track

Wautubbee Spur

Pachuta Siding

Pachuta House Track

Pachuta sawmill spur

Barnett Siding

Barnett House Track

Heidelberg Siding

Heidelberg House Track

Heidelberg wood yard spur

Rogerslacy Spur

Sandersville House Track

Hawkes Siding

Wayne Feed spur

Laurel Machine & Foundry spur

Laurel Existing

Old GM&O Interchange
Trk 123 (old)
Trk 57-1

Beard's Spur

East Thickens
Trk 58-9
reconnected on south end 2016-17

West Thickens
Trk 58-21
reconnected on south end 2016-17

Laurel Yard Trk 1

Laurel Yard Track 2

Laurel Yard Track 3

old engine spur

Masonite Corp

old alignment Trk 57-1

crossover
removed

Shows Field

Shows Field Siding

Airport Lead

Sanderson Farms

Shows Field S wye

Ellisville House Track

Howard Industries

Moselle House Track

Dragon

Dragon Siding

Dragon Back Track

H81 East Track
Targa

H81 West Track
Targa

H82 West Track
extended south ca2015

H82 East Track
extended south ca2015

H83 West Track

H83 East Track

H87 West Track old

H87 East Track old

Dunn Roadbuilders/Vulcan Materials

Dunn Roadbuilders/Vulcan Material

H22 Nordic Cold Storage

Richburg Siding

Richburg Coal Plant

storage track
Built ca 2011

wye

Kaiser spur
Rain CII

Kaiser
Rain CII

Kaiser runaround

Lowe's

Purvis Siding

Purvis Feed

Purvis House Track

Talowah Spur

Seneca

Seneca Hunt's Refining

Seneca
Lumberton Rock

Lumberton Siding

Lumberton spur

Lumberton House Track

Cooper's

Lumberton Feed Mill

Hillsdale spur

Poplarville Siding

Poplarville spur

Derby Siding

Derby House Track

Carriere spur

Picayune

Picayune Siding

Pic 3

spur

Heritage Plastics Track 1

Heritage Plastics Track 2

Heritage Plastics Track 3

Farm Fresh Produce
out of service since ca 2015

spur
Built 2010-11 but not used
used to load frac sand 2014-16
currently not used

H61 Reoghistics

Shale Support
Track 3

Shale Support
Track 4

Shale Support
Track 5

Nicholson

Miss Lou Track

Nicholson Middle Track

Nicholson Back Track

Nicholson Wood

Fini spur
Fini, later General Chemical Co
shut down ca2015

Pearl River Valley RR Interchange

NASA Branch

NASA Branch
Built by Southern Ry ca1963-4
out of service since ca1993
northern-most mile used for car storage

NASA Branch abandoned

LA

Pearl River Siding

Pearl River House Track

Pearl River spur
out of service by 2012

84 Lumber spur

St Joe Brick Co spur

Slidell Siding

Slidell House Track

Woods Siding

Northshore Siding

Capital Steel Co spur

Sidings & Spurs Abandoned

Alene Spur-1

Alene Spur-2

Carriere Siding

Tyler Siding

Ellisville Siding

Ellisville West Siding

Laurel

Merchant Mill & Elevator Spur

McFarland-Scanlon Lumber Co

Wells Manufacturing Co
completed 2-20-1924 per AFE 1926

Laurel Compress Co spur

Trk 127

Trk 121 (old)
GM&N Interchange
length changed AFE 85-6772 10-1985

Trk 122 (old)
GM&N Interchange
length changed AFE 85-6772 10-1985

Trk ??

Lindsey Lumber Co.
later Gatlin Lumber Co.

Marathon Lumber Co

Trk ??
Kingston Lumber Co.
later Gilchrist-Fordney Co.

Trk ??
American Oil Co.
also served concrete block manufacturer in 1948

Trk 130
Retired AFE 88-6696

old south end E Thickens

Slidell

Slidell siding

Spur

spur
owned by Gulf States Creosoting Co

168-16
Cash Wholesale Co

Untitled Path
owned by Gulf States Creosoting Co

scale

crossover
shown on 1926 Sanborn Map

siding
original north end of Guzman Siding (Woods)

Salmen Brick & Lumber Co

Wood Oils Inc

Slidell Grocery & Grain Co

NO&NE Structures

Slidell Depot
Owned by NO&NE (Southern Ry)
also used by New Orleans Great Northern RR (GM&O)
still exists as restaurant and Amtrak Station

platform

Slidell Depot
Owned by NO&NE (Southern Ry)
also used by New Orleans Great Northern RR (GM&O)
still exists as restaurant and Amtrak Station
roof overhang

section tool house

office

NO&NE Enterprise Depot
Built by NO&NE rebuilt by 1950's removed by 1980's also see:

NO&NE New Roundhouse Meridian
New Orleans & North Eastern RR (Southern Ry) New Roundhouse Meridian
also used by A&V (later Illinois Central RR)
Built 1909
concrete

Machine Shop

Forge Room

Boiler Working

Engine Room

Blacksmith Room

New Car Shops

Meridian Old Roundhouse

Supply House

Blacksmith

Old Car Shop

Ellisville Depot

NO&NE Passenger Depot Laurel
Built by NO&NE 1913 renovated ca1995

umbrella shed

Freight Shed

Platform

Untitled Polygon

Warehouse

NO&NE Freight House

Section House

Southern Ry Routes

Belk, AL to Columbus MS
Built by Georgia Pacific Ry 1887
to Southern Ry 8-18-1894
to Luxapalila Valley RR 1996
to Genesee & Wyoming control 2008

Berry AL to Belk AL
Built by Georgia Pacific Ry 1887
to Southern Ry 8-18-1894
abandonment approved 12-29-1997

Birmingham to Berry AL
Built by Georgia Pacific Ry 1887
to Norfolk Southern RR 1982

Woodlawn to Bessemer

Woodlawn abandoned

Woodlawn to Bessemer abandoned
to Norfolk Southern

Bessemer existing

Bessemer spur

Cardiff Branch

Tombigbee River to Marion Jct
Built by Mobile & Birmingham Ry 1888
to Mobile & Birmingham RR 7-2-1895
controlled by Southern Ry
to Southern Ry

Mobile to Tombigbee River
Built by Mobile & Alabama Grand Trunk RR 1872-73
to Mobile & West Alabama RR 1-22-1887
to Mobile & Birmingham Ry 2-17-1887
to Mobile & Birmingham RR 7-2-1895
to Southern Ry

Coalburg Branch

Republic Branch

Blossburg Branch

Murray Branch

Pinkney Branch

Nebo Branch

Riverton Branch

Jasper to Parrish
Built by Birmingham Sheffield & Tennessee River Ry 1889
to Northern Alabama RR 11-29-1895

Delmar AL to Jasper AL
Built by Sheffield & Birmingham Coal Iron & Ry 1888
to Birmingham Sheffield & Tennessee River Ry 2-26-1889
to Northern Alabama RR 11-29-1895
IC had trackage rights on Southern Ry

Sheffield AL to Delmar AL
Built by Sheffield & Birmingham RR
to Sheffield & Birmingham Coal Iron & Ry 2-28-1887
to Birmingham Sheffield & Tennessee River Ry 2-26-1889
to Northern Alabama RR 11-29-1895

Rockwood AL Branch

Rockwood Spur

Rockwood New Spur

Russellville to Waco

Russellville Newtown Spur

Birmingham to Atlanta

Margerum Spur
Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co Spur

Atlanta to GA/SC State Line
Built by Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Ry 1872-73
controlled by Richmond & Danville RR
to Georgia Air Line Ry 2-15-1877
to Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry 4-2-1877
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 1881
to Southern Ry 1894

McDonough to Columbus
Built by Georgia Midland & Gulf RR 1887
to Georgia Midland Ry 3-31-1896
leased to Southern Ry 1896

Williamson to Atlanta
Built by Atlanta & Florida Ry 1888
To Southern Ry 6-21-1895
Abandoned 1939

Fort Valley to Williamson
Built by Atlanta & Florida Ry 1888
To Southern Ry 6-21-1895

Marion to Marion Jct
Built by The Marion Railroad 1854
to Marion & Cahaba RR 2-6-1858
to Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR 2-2-1860
to Selma, Marion & Memphis RR 12-31-1868
to Selma & Greensboro RR 12-24-1878
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890?
abandonment approved 12-21-1987

Marion to Greensboro
Built by Selma, Marion & Memphis RR 1872
to Selma & Greensboro RR 12-24-1878
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890?
abandonment approved 11-11-1984

Greensboro to Sawyersville
Built by Selma, Marion & Memphis RR 1875
to Selma & Greensboro RR 12-24-1878
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890?

Sawyerville to Akron
Built by Cincinnati, Selma & Mobile Ry 1882
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia 4-29-1890

Cahaba to Marion Jct
Built by Marion RR
abandoned 1855

Richmond to West Point
Built by Richmond & York River RR 1861
wrecked by Federal troops during Civil War
reopened 1867
to Richmond, York River & Chesapeake RR 7-4-1873

Charlotte to Statesville
Built by Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR 1860
to Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR Co. in NC 2-23-1861

Alexandria to Leesburg
Built by Alexandria, Loudon & Hampshire RR 1858
to Washington & Ohio Ry 7-26-1870
to Washington & Western RR 5-25-1882
to Washington Ohio & Western RR 5-23-1883
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936
abandoned west of Purcellville 1939
to Chesapeake & Ohio ownership 1956
abandoned 1968

Leesburg to Round Hill VA
Built by Washington & Ohio Ry 1874
to Washington & Western RR 5-25-1882
to Washington Ohio & Western RR 5-23-1883
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936
abandoned west of Purcellville 1939
to Chesapeake & Ohio ownership 1956

Columbia to Graniteville SC
Built by Columbia & Augusta RR 1867-68
to Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 7-8-1869

Hamburg to Warrenville SC
Built by South Carolina RR 1883
to South Carolina Ry 11-1-1881
to South Carolina & Georgia RR 5-12-1894
to Southern Ry-Carolina Division 7-1-1902
to Southern Ry

Warrenville to Graniteville SC
Built by Columbia & Augusta RR 1869
to Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 7-8-1869

Hamburg SC to Augusta GA
Built by Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 1870

Columbia to Greenville SC
Built by Greenville & Columbia RR 1853
to Columbia & Greenville RR 11-23-1880

Columbia SC to Charlotte NC
Built by Charlotte & South Carolina RR 1852
dismantled during early part of Civil War
rebuilt 1865
to Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 7-8-1869

Belton to Anderson SC
Built by Greenville & Columbia RR 1853
to Columbia & Greenville RR 11-23-1880

Hodges to Abbeville SC
Built by Greenville & Columbia RR 1853

Pomona to Winston-Salem
Built by North Western North Carolina RR 1873

Danville VA to Greensboro NC
Built by Piedmont RR 1864

Burstall to Blue Creek Jct

Nauvoo spur

Nauvoo Spur W

Tuscumbia AL to Florence AL
Built by Memphis & Charleston RR 1857

Tuscumbia to Norala
Built by Tennessee Valley RR ca1848-
to Memphis & Charleston RR 1851
abandoned 11-30-1948 east of depot

Atlanta spur

Tuscumbia to Florence
old route M&C Florence Branch
this segment abandoned long before 1942

Tuscumbia

North Birmingham to Coalburg old route

East Birmingham abandoned

Etna Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
visible on aerial photos

Etna Spur-2

Oredell Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
also visible aerial photos

New Orleans Terminal Co

NOT Routes

Mainline-Northbound Main
Built by New Orleans & Western RR 1895-96
to New Orleans Belt & Terminal Co on 4-9-1901
to New Orleans Terminal Co on 12-26-1903
NOT Co was initially controlled by Southern Ry and Frisco, but after Frisco's bankruptcy in 1913, Southern gained their half interest in the NOTCo.

Terminal Jct to Chalmette
Built by New Orleans & Western RR 1895-96
to New Orleans Belt & Terminal Co on 4-9-1901
to New Orleans Terminal Co on 12-26-1903
NOT Co was initially controlled by Southern Ry and Frisco, but after Frisco's bankruptcy in 1913, Southern gained their half interest in the NOTCo.

East City Jct to Terminal Station

Terminal Jct Old NOT mainline
removed

New Orleans Terminal Sidings & Spurs
aligned to 11-29-2011 images on Google Earth
based on Southern Railway valuation maps drawn 1927 and updated through the 1970's
track numbers based on these maps

Arabi Existing

Chalmette Existing

abandoned spurs NOT Co

East City Jct to Terminal Station abandoned
Built by New Orleans Terminal Co
southbound main

1-9 abandoned

1-2 abandoned

Pontchartrain Lumber Co spur
abandoned 1927?
Still shown on 1941 IC Property Map

1-4 LR&N Interchange

1-5 LR&N Interchange

1-12 crossover

1-13 crossover

Built 11-1918 per AFE 22

2-2 crossover

Southport Branch
removed July 1925 per AFE 457

Dupont Powder Spur

4-1 East City Jct crossover
removed

6-2 Milam-Morgan Feed Co spur
926'
Shown as Sunlight Mills Inc feed mill on 1937 Sanborn Map

6-3 Jahncke Service Co
940'

7-9 Stone Lumber Co

Old ICC Val No 14

Trk 15
old ICC Val No 15

8-16 L&N Interchange

8-17 L&N Interchange

8-18 L&N Interchange

8-4 Terminal Yd

8-1 Terminal Yd abandoned

8-6 Terminal Yd removed

8-5 Terminal Yd removed

Freight Lead removed

8-3 Terminal Yd removed

8-8 Sewerage & Water Board

Sewerage & Water Board spur

Spur
Shown as wholesale Grocer on Sanborn map of 1951 abandoned

1-25 East City Jct wye

Original alignment East City Jct wye

Bernadotte Spurs

former Northbound Main

1-6 now Bernadotte runaround

Bernadotte spurs abandoned

former Northbound main abandoned

1-3 Chalmette Petroleum spur

Former Northbound Main removed
Section over City Park Ave removed

1-5 Crossover City Park Ave
188'

1-7 Orleans Bed Co spur
ICC Val No 6

1-21 Linde Air Products Corp spur
Built per AFE 327 dated 9-12-1922

Extended 142' south from St. Patrick St 2-1-22 AFE 305

1-9 Bernadotte Yard
old ICC Val No 21

1-10 Bernadotte Yard
old ICC Val No 19

1-11 Bernadotte Yard

1-12 Bernodotte Yard

now spur to brick yard

1-22 International Harvester Co spur
Built per AFE 80 dated 6-10-1920
retired

From 1908 Sanborn maps

From 1940 Sanborn Maps

Southern Ry Bernadotte Turntable
Southern Ry (New Orleans Terminal)
Bernadotte Turntable

1-9 LR&N Interchange

Metairie Siding

Trk 1 Southbound Main
Built by New Orleans & Western RR 1895-96
to New Orleans Belt & Terminal Co on 4-9-1901
to New Orleans Terminal Co on 12-26-1903
NOT Co was initially controlled by Southern Ry and Frisco, but after Frisco's bankruptcy in 1913, Southern gained their half interest in the NOTCo.

East City Jct crossover

7-13 Frenchman St Crossover

7-12 Freight Lead

L&N Northbound Main

L&N Southbound Main

Elysian Fields Crossover

8-3 Terminal Yd 1

8-5 Terminal Yd

8-6 Terminal Yd

NOT Structures

Southern Ry Terminal Station
Southern Ry Terminal Station Built 1908 also used by New Orleans Great Northern RR (later GM&N, later GM&O) Demolished ca1954 after opening of NOUPT

Southern Railway Offie Building

Southern Railway Inbound Freight House

Southern Railway Outbound Freight House

Southern Railway Warehouse
leased to A. Burglass Furniture and A. Bologna & Co.Wholesale Liquors in 1940

Southern Railway Yard Office

Southern Railway Warehouse
leased to feed warehouse, auto warehouse, cotton warehouse, furniture warehouse in 1940

Southern Railway Warehouse
leased to The Bannon Bag Co., Inc. and feed warehouse in 1940

Elevated Gate House

leased to auto repair

leased to Pelican Cold Storage & Warehousing Co. Inc. and diesel engine sales & service and tractor sales & service in 1940

Pullman Co Storehouse & Repairs

Southern Railway Bernadotte Roundhouse
also called Scott St. Roundhouse

Southern Railway Blacksmith

Southern Ry Car Repair Shed

Southern Ry Scale House

repair pit

tool house

Oil Waste House

Tool House

Coaling Tower

Southern Ry City Park Ave Station

Southern Ry City Park Ave Station Shed

Southern Ry Boiler House and Engine Room

Gate House

Shed

Georgia Southern & Florida

Macon to Valdosta
Completed by Georgia Southern & Florida RR 3-1-1890
to Georgia Southern & Florida Ry 5-22-1895
see http://railga.com/gsf.html

Valdosta to Lake City
Completed by Georgia Southern & Florida RR 3-1-1890
to Georgia Southern & Florida Ry 5-22-1895
see http://railga.com/gsf.html

Palatka to Lake City
Completed by Georgia Southern & Florida RR 3-1-1890
to Georgia Southern & Florida Ry 5-22-1895
see http://railga.com/gsf.html

Valdosta to Jacksonville
Built by Atlantic Valdosta & Western Ry 1899
http://railga.com/gsf.html

Macon & Birmingham RR

Macon to LaGrange GA
Built by Macon & Birmingham RR 1888-91
controlled by Georgia Southern & Florida Ry
abandoned 1922-23
see http://railga.com/macbirm.html

Richmond & Danville

Clarksville VA to Keysville VA
Some grading done by Roanoka Valley RR 1855
to Richmond & Mecklenburg RR 3-25-1875
completed 1884
operated by Richmond & Danville RR 1884-1894
operated by Southern Ry 1894-1898
leased to Southern Ry 1898
to Virginia Southern RR 11-1988
to Genesee & Wyoming control

GA/SC State Line to SC/NC State Line
Built by Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Ry 1872-73
controlled by Richmond & Danville RR
to South Carolina Air-Line Ry 2-15-1877
to Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry 4-2-1877
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 1881
to Southern Ry 1894

Richmond to Danville
Completed by Richmond & Danville RR 1856

Richmond Spur
Built by Richmond & Danville
to Southern Ry 1894

Belle Isle Jct to Belle Isle
Built by Richmond & Danville RR

Gordonsville VA to Alexandria VA
Built by Orange & Alexandria RR 1854
to Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 4-25-1867
to Virginia & North Carolina RR 10-15-1872
to Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Ry 2-4-1873
to Virginia Midland Ry 1-1-1881

Charlottesville VA to Lynchburg VA
Built by Orange & Alexandria RR 1860
to Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 4-25-1867
to Virginia & North Carolina RR 10-15-1872
to Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Ry 2-4-1873
to Virginia Midland Ry 1-1-1881

Charlottesville VA to Orange VA
Built by Charlottesville & Rapidan RR 1880

SC/NC State Line to Charlotte NC
Built by Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Ry 1872
controlled by Richmond & Danville RR
to North Carolina Air-Line Ry 2-15-1877
to Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry 4-2-1877
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 1881

Calverton VA to Warrenton VA
Built by Orange & Alexandria RR 1854
to Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 4-25-1867

Warrenton abandoned

Manassas VA to Strasburg VA
Built by Manassas Gap RR 1854

Strasburg VA to Harrisonburg VA
Construction started by Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 1867
completed 1873

Riverton VA to Front Royal VA

East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry

Original ETV&G Line
Built by East Tennessee & Georgia RR 1859
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 11-26-1869
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 6-30-1886

Austell to Rome

Ooltewah to Cohutta
Built by Tennessee State Line RR 1883
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 3-5-1886
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 6-30-1886

Chattanooga to Cleveland
Built by East Tennessee & Georgia RR 1859
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 11-26-1869
to East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 6-30-1886

Demopolis to Selma
Construction started by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR 1852
to Selma & Meridian RR 11-29-1864
completed by Selma & Meridian 1864
to Alabama Central RR 5-1-1871

Lilita to Demopolis
Construction started by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR 1852
to Selma & Meridian RR 11-29-1864
completed by Selma & Meridian 1864
to Alabama Central RR 5-1-1871

York to Lilita
Construction started by Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR 1852
to Selma & Meridian RR 11-29-1864
completed by Selma & Meridian 1864
to Alabama Central RR 5-1-1871

Macon to Brunswick
Built by Macon & Brunswick RR 1866-71
to Cincinnati & Georgia RR 2-28-1880

Selma to Wilton
Built by Alabama & Tennessee River RR 1862
to Selma Rome & Dalton RR 8-8-1866

Wilton to Anniston
Built by Alabama & Tennessee River RR 1862
to Selma Rome & Dalton RR 8-8-1866

Wilton AL to Gurnee Jct
Built by East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 1890

Gurnee Jct to Burstall (Mobile Jct)
Built by East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 1891

Anniston to Rome
Built by Selma Rome & Dalton RR 1870
line in Alabama to ETV&G RR 2-11-1881
line in Georgia to Georgia Southern RR 3-29-1876

Dalton to Loudon
Built by East Tennessee & Georgia RR 1852

Rome to Dalton
Built by Selma Rome & Dalton RR 1870
to Georgia Southern RR 3-29-1876

Macon to Atlanta
Built by East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 1882

Gadsden to North Rome
Built by Rome & Decatur RR 1887
abandoned ca 1948

Attalla to Gadsden
Built by Rome & Decatur RR 1887 or Gadsden & Attalla RR 1892
ICC valuation also lists Gadsden & Attalla RR built 1892 to Southern Ry 7-1-1904

Oliver Springs to Clinton TN
Built by East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry 1888

Embreeville Jct to Embreeville TN
Built by ETV&G Ry 1891
route not certain... not clear in 1997 aerial photos

Knoxville to Maryville
Built by Knoxville & Charleston RR 1867
to Knoxville & Augusta RR 11-14-1878

Bulls Gap to Persia Jct
Built by Rogersville & Jefferson RR 1860

Persia Jct to Holston River
Built by Rogersville & Jefferson RR 1860

Holston River to Rogersville
Built by Rogersville & Jefferson RR 1867

DeArmond to Oliver Springs
Built by Walden's Ridge RR 1877 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1886

Harriman Jct to DeArmond
Built by Walden's Ridge RR 1877? as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1886

Oakdale to DeArmond
Built by Oakdale & Cumberland Mountain RR 1880-81 as 36" gauge
to Walden's Ridge RR 10-23-1882
route not certain

Morristown to Wolf Creek
Built by Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap & Charleston RR 1869

Docks Jct to Turtle River Docks GA
Built by Macon & Brunswick RR 1871
to Cincinnati & Georgia RR 2-28-1880

York to Lauderdale
Built by Alabama Central RR 1871-81

Knoxville to Bristol
Built by East Tennessee & Virginia RR 1850-56

Loudon to Knoxville

Maryville to Walland
Built by Southern Ry 1902

Maryville to Calderwood

Wolf Creek TN to Paint Rock NC
Built by East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 1881

Coosa Pines spur
Built ca 1941 to serve Alabama Army Ammunition Plant

Selma Existing
to L&N year unk

Selma abandoned

Selma Existing

Selma abandoned
Built by Alabama & Tennessee River RR 1862
to Selma Rome & Dalton RR 8-8-1866

NC

Winston-Salem to Wilkesboro NC
Built by North Western North Carolina RR 1890

Salisbury wye

Salisbury NC to Morganton NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1858-66

Old Fort NC to Morganton NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1869

Azalea NC to Old Fort NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1879

Bryson City to Wesser new route
Built 1942-44 by TVA for Southern Ry due to construction of Fontana Dam

Asheville to Murphy NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1882-1890
rerouted Bryson City to Wesser in 1944

Azalea NC to Paint Rock NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1882

East Durham NC to VA/NC State Line
Built by Oxford & Clarksville RR ca1886

Lake Toxaway NC to Brevard NC
Built by Transylvania RR 1900-03
to Southern Ry control 5-29-1903
see

Hendersonville NC to Biltmore NC
Built by Asheville & Spartanburg RR 1886
to Southern Ry- Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Hendersonville NC to NC/SC State Line
Built by Spartanburg & Asheville RR 1879
to Asheville & Spartanburg RR 7-31-1884?
to Southern Ry- Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Brevard abandoned
Built by Hendersonville & Brevard Ry Telegraph & Telephone Co 1895
to Transylvania RR 4-12-1899
to Southern Ry control 5-29-1903
see

Brevard to Hendersonville NC
Built by Hendersonville & Brevard Ry Telegraph & Telephone Co 1895
to Transylvania RR 4-12-1899
to Southern Ry control 5-29-1903
see

Rutherfordton NC to Marion NC
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR 1890
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry of North Carolina 11-13-1894
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry 11-23-1894
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR Co of NC 12-14-1898
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR 2-27-1899
to Southern Ry- Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Rutherfordton abandoned
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR 1889
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry of North Carolina 11-13-1894
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry 11-23-1894
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR Co of NC 12-14-1898
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR 2-27-1899

Alexander Mills NC to Rutherfordton NC
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR 1889
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry of North Carolina 11-13-1894
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry 11-23-1894
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR Co of NC 12-14-1898
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR 2-27-1899
to Thermal Belt Ry 1990

Shelby NC to Alexander Mills NC

NC/SC State Line to Shelby NC

Salisbury NC to Albemarle NC
Built by Yadkin RR 1891
controlled by Southern Ry until 1916
back to Southern Ry control 1951

Albemarle NC to Norwood NC
Built by Yadkin RR 1891
controlled by Southern Ry until 1916
abandoned south of Albemarle 1938

Halls Ferry Jct to Badin
Built by Yadkin RR
controlled by Southern Ry until 1916
back to Southern Ry control 1951

Statesville NC to Taylorsville NC
Built by Statesville & Western RR 1887
to Alexander RR 1946

Chapel Hill NC to University SC
Built by State University RR ca1879

Oxford NC to Henderson NC
Built by Oxford & Henderson RR 1881

High Point NC to Asheboro NC
Built by High Point Randleman Asheboro & Southern RR 1899
85.07 % controlled by Southern Ry

Randleman Branch
Built by High Point Randleman Asheboro & Southern RR
85.07 % controlled by Southern Ry

Southern Ry spurs & sidings

AL Sidings & Spurs

Birmingham

AGS

AGS Existing

Northbound Main Burstall to Birmingham

Southbound Main AGS
AGS Southbound Main

Trk 143-3 existing

Trk 143-49 crossover

Trk 143-47 existing

Trk 143-52 crossover

Southern Ry AGS Trk 142-12

Southern Ry AGS Trk 142-11

Southern Ry AGS Trk 142-53

Southern Ry (AGS)

AGS Abandoned

Trk 143-53 crossover

Trk 143-47 abandoned

Trk 143-3 abandoned

SOU

SOU Existing

Southern Ry Trk 799-26

Southern Ry Trk 799-2

Southern Ry Powell Ave Main
Powell Ave Main

Southern Ry southbound main

Southern Ry northbound main

Southern Ry
Old ICC No 150

Southern Ry
Old ICC No 155

Old ICC No 148

Joint SOU-Frisco

Vanderbilt Spur

SOU Abandoned

Southern Ry Powell Ave Main abandoned

Southern Ry Southbound Main abandoned

Southern Ry Northbound Main abandoned

Avondale Shops

Southern Ry Avondale Old Turntable

Southern Ry Avondale Turntable

Sou Ry Powell Ave Main Abandoned

crossover 198-83

Rail Joint Reforming Co.

Birmingham Casket Co.

Birmingham Gas Co
retired & removed AFE 91-6583

Birmingham Stove & Range Co.

Frisco Connection

Henderson Branch

Ingalls Iron Works Birmingham Tank Division

Southern Cement Co

brick plant

Republic Iron & Steel Connection

spur constructed 9-1918 removed 12-30-1926

Union Track
Jointly operated by Southern Ry, L&N, and CofG

Union Track (SOU, L&N and CofG)

Union Track (SOU, L&N and CofG)
J&M Contracting Co

Union Track (SOU, L&N and CofG)
American Bolt Co

Birmingham Machine & Foundry Co

Birmingham Machine & Foundry Co.

Fulenweider Concrete Co.

Mobile Division

Mobile

148-3 Old Main
148-3
"Old Main"

Now 148-15
"Track 10"

148-22

Terminal Lead

148-18 Engine Track

148-35 House Track 1
"House Track 1"

148-34 House Track

Coach 1

Coach 2

148-73 Pig Track
"Pig Track"

Mobile Abandoned Sidings & Spurs

House Trk 1

House Track 4

148-26 abandoned

"Coach 9"

"Coach 8"

Coach 7

A45 Magazine Point Lead

A51 Eagle Chemical Co

Mainline

North Yard 1

North Yard 2

North Yard 3

Built between 1997 and 2002

A24 Citadel Cement

A27 Jeffery's Steel Co

A30 Merchants Warehouse Co

A39 ASD Lead

A42 Chickasaw Siding
63 cars in 1980

A54 Union Carbide Corp

A54 Union Carbide Corp Trk 1

A54 Union Carbide Corp Trk 3

A54 Union Carbide Corp Trk 4

B05 Imco Services

B20 Creola Team Track
north end now removed

Lemoyne

B25 Lemoyne Long Siding

Unk

B30 Shell Chemical Co Trk 1

B30 Shell Chemical Co Trk 2

B30 Shell Chemical Co Trk 4

B30 Shell Chemical Co

B35 Courtaulds North American, Inc Trk 2

B35 Courtaulds North American, Inc Trk 3

B35 Courtaulds North American, Inc Trk 1

B40 Salco Team Track

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant) Trk 1

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant) Trk 2

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant) Trk 3

B45 Stauffer Chemical Co (Lemoyne Plant)

Selma

Existing 2017

Abandoned

1924 from L&N Val Maps

Webb Planing Mill Co and coal & wood yard

Dallas Cooperage Co

Dalls Lumber & Mfg Co

Buckeye Cotton Oil Co
partly owned by industry

Southern Ry Selma Turntable

Alabama Great Southern spurs

Meridian southbound main
old alignment of southbound main before 1957

Existing 2015

Southbound main

Dunn Roadbuilders

Industrial park spur
Built between 1973 and 1980

Toomsuba Smith Siding

Smith pulpwood spur

Smith spur

TN Sidings & Spurs

Chattanooga

ETV&G

Alabama Great Southern RR

Cincinnati Southern RR

DeButts Yard 2017

Abandoned Spurs

National Biscuit Co and Humphreys Cannon & Co

Armstrong Furniture Co and Damman & Co

Morris Bros
stone marble and granite ware

Chattanooga abandoned

Chattanooga Station Co

Chattanooga Station Co (Southern Ry)

Former ETV&G

Turntable

AGS Spurs

Alabama Great Southern RR (Southern Ry)

CNO&TP Spurs

CNO&TP RR (Southern Ry)

CNO&TP RR (Southern Ry)
scale

Existing Spurs

Shelby Co

MS Sidings & Spurs

GA Sidings & Spurs

Atlanta

Southern Ry Inman Turntable

Chattanooga Belt Ry

Chattanooga Belt Ry (Southern Ry)

Chattanooga Belt Ry (Southern Ry)
River Division

Chattanooga Belt Sidings Existing 2017

Chattanooga Belt Sidings Abandoned

Chattanooga Belt Ry (Southern Ry)
Citico Div

Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

TN

Chattanooga TN to TN/KY State Line
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1880
leased to Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

Robbins TN to Helenwood TN old route

Oakdale old route

Nemo TN old route

Pilot Mountain old route

Sunbright TN old route?

KY

TN/KY State Line to Somerset KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1880
leased to Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

Nicholasville KY to Somerset KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1874-77
leased to Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

Lexington KY to Nicholasville KY
Built by Lexington & Danville RR 1856
to Cincinnati Lexington & East Tennessee RR 3-9-1867
to Cincinnati Southern Ry 12-11-1873

Lexington abandoned
Built by Lexington & Danville RR 1856
to Cincinnati Lexington & East Tennessee RR 3-9-1867
to Cincinnati Southern Ry 12-11-1873

Ludlow KY to Lexington KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1874-1877

Cincinnati OH to Ludlow KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1877

Cincinnati

Southern Ry in Kentucky

Harrodsburg KY to Cincinnati Southern Jct (SJ Tower)
Built by Southern Ry Co in Kentucky

Harrodsburg KY to Burgin KY
Built by Southwestern RR 1877
to Louisville Southern RR 6-29-1889
to Southern Ry Co in Kentucky 3-20-1890

Harrodsburg existing
Built by Southwestern RR 1877
to Louisville Southern RR 6-29-1889
to Southern Ry Co in Kentucky 3-20-1890

Harrodsburg KY to Louisville KY
Built by Louisville Southern RR 1889
to Southern Ry Co in Kentucky 3-20-1890

Lawrenceburg KY to Tyrone KY
Built by Louisville Southern RR 1889

Tyrone KY to Lexington KY
Built by Louisville Southern RR 1889

Midway KY to Versailles KY
Built by Versailles & Midway Ry 1885
to Louisville Southern RR 1-15-1889

Midway KY to Georgetown KY
Construction started by Versailles & Midway Ry 1885

Southern Ry Co of Illinois

IN

New Albany IN to Ingleton IN
Built by Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry 1882
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry of Indiana 7-27-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis RR 10-4-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 5-2-1899
to Southern Ry Co of Illinois 12-24-1900

Hartwell Jct to Hartwell IN

Princeton IN abandoned
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 1880
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry 2-12-1882
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry of Indiana 7-27-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis RR 10-4-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 5-2-1899
to Southern Ry Co of Illinois 12-24-1900

Princeton IN to Ingleton IN
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 1880
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry 2-12-1882
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry of Indiana 7-27-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis RR 10-4-1886
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 5-2-1899
to Southern Ry Co of Illinois 12-24-1900

Princeton IN west abandoned
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Air Line Ry Co 1871
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry of Indiana 1-3-1878
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 8-30-1878
to Louisville Evansville & St Louis Ry 2-12-1882

Princeton IN to IN/IL State Line
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Air Line Ry Co 1871
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry of Indiana 1-3-1878
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 8-30-1878

Rockport abandoned
Built by Cincinnati Rockport & Southwestern Ry ca1872
to Evansville Rockport & Eastern Ry 11-15-1880

Rockport IN to Huntingburg IN
Built by Cincinnati Rockport & Southwestern Ry ca1872
to Evansville Rockport & Eastern Ry 11-15-1880

Huntingburg IN to Jasper IN
Built by Cincinnati Rockport & Southwestern Ry ca1872
to Evansville Rockport & Eastern Ry 11-15-1880
to Dubois County RR

Jasper IN to French Lick IN
Built by Southern Ry Co of Illinois 1907?
to Dubois County RR

Evansville IN to Boonville IN
Built by Lake Erie Evansville & South Western Ry 1873
to Evansville Local Trade RR 11-15-1880

Boonville IN to Gentryville IN
Built by Evansville Local Trade RR 1880

Cannelton IN to Lincoln City IN
Built by Huntingburg Tell City & Cannelton RR 1887
to Hoosier Southern RR 1991

IL

Belleville IL abandoned
Built by Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 1870-73

East St. Louis IL to Lake IL
Built by St. Clair RR 1849
to St. Clair RR & Coal Co. 2-11-1853
to Pittsburg RR & Coal Co. 5-15-1863
to Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 2-16-1865

East St Louis IL to Venice IL
Built by Venice & Carondelet Ry 1881

old wye
Built by Venice & Carondelet Ry 1881

10th St to River

10th St wye

East St Louis IL new wye

Lake IL to Pittsburg IL
Built by St. Clair RR 1849
to St. Clair RR & Coal Co. 2-11-1853
to Pittsburg RR & Coal Co. 5-15-1863
to Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 2-16-1865
abandoned by 1932

Pittsburg IL to Gartside IL
Built by Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 1870-73
abandoned by 1932

Lake IL to Gartside IL new route
Built by Southern Ry? by 1932

Belleville Jct IL to Gartman IL
Built by Illinois & St. Louis RR & Coal Co. 1870-73

Belleville Jct IL to Gartman IL
Built by Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 1890

Mt Carmel IL to Albion IL
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Air Line Ry Co 1871-77
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry of Indiana 1-3-1878
to Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 8-30-1878

Albion IL to Mt Vernon IL
Built by Louisville New Albany & St Louis Ry 1881

Mt Vernon IL to Walnut Hill IL
Built by Louisville Evansville & St Louis Consolidated RR 1890

Centralia IL to Walnut Hill IL
Built by Jacksonville & Southaestern Ry 1887
to Louisville & St Louis Ry 7-19-1888

Drivers to Walnut Hill IL
Built by Jacksonville & Southaestern Ry 1887
to Louisville & St Louis Ry 7-19-1888

Knoxville & Ohio RR

Knoxville TN to Copper Ridge TN

Copper Ridge TN to Coal Creek TN

Coal Creek TN to Caryville TN

Caryville TN to Jellico TN

Vasper TN to La Follette TN

Coal Creek TN to New Cambria TN

New Cambria TN to Cambria TN

Briceville TN to Minersville TN
route approximate

Wye to Beech Grove TN

Newcomb TN to Wooldridge-Jellico Coal Co

mine spur

Holton TN to Fonde KY

Pruden spur

Valley Creek spur

Clairfield TN to Marion TN

Marion spur

North Carolina RR

Charlotte NC to Greensboro NC
Built by North Carolina RR 1855
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 9-11-1871 to 6-30-1894
leased to Southern Ry 7-1-1894 to 1982
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-present

Greensboro NC to Cary NC
Built by North Carolina RR 1856
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 9-11-1871 to 6-30-1894
leased to Southern Ry 7-1-1894 to 1982
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-present

Cary (Vetner) to Raleigh (Boylan)
Built by North Carolina RR 1856
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 9-11-1871 to 6-30-1894
leased to Southern Ry 7-1-1894 to 1982
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-present
operated jointly with Seaboard Air Line Ry Cary to Raleigh

Raleigh NC to Goldsboro NC

Goldsboro spur

Goldsboro abandoned
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-

North Carolina Midland RR

Mocksville NC to Mooresville NC
Built by North Carolina Midland RR 1899
leased to Southern Ry
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982

Winston-Salem NC to Mocksville NC
Built by North Carolina Midland RR 1891
leased to Southern Ry
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982

Sequoyah Power Plant spur

Watts Bar Power Plant spur

Hood Landing (Watts Bar) spur

Douglas TN to Bulls Gap TN
Built by Southern Railway 1924
to Norfolk Southern

Chattanooga to East Chattanooga
New connection built by Southern Ry

Morristown Municipal Power House TN to Corryton TN
Built by Morristown & Cumberland Gap RR 1890-1891
to Knoxville & Bristol Ry 3-31-1898
Morristown Municipal Power House to Corryton
35.6 mi
route uncertain Corryton to Bean Station

Morristown TN to Morristown Municipal Power House TN
Built by Morristown & Cumberland Gap RR 1890-1891
to Knoxville & Bristol Ry 3-31-1898
Morristown to Morristown Municipal Power House
7.10 mi

Knoxville TN to Cumberland Gap TN
Built by Knoxville Cumberland Gap & Louisville RR 1891
to Knoxville Cumberland Gap & Louisville Ry 9-2-1895

Middlesboro to Cumberland Gap
Built by Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louisville Ry
to Middlesborough Belt Ry 1891
to Middlesborough RR 8-22-1895
Southern retained trackage rights on L&N

SC

Spartanburg SC to SC/NC State Line
Built by Spartanburg & Asheville RR 1879
to Asheville & Spartanburg RR 7-31-1884?

Kings Creek SC to SC/NC State Line

Kershaw SC to Tirzah SC

Alston SC to Spartanburg SC
Built by Spartanburg & Union RR 1861
to Spartanburg Union & Columbia RR 1-11-1873
to Asheville & Spartanburg RR 7-31-1873

Tirzah SC to Kings Creek SC

Camden SC to Kershaw SC

Kingsville SC to Sumter Jct
Built by Wilmington & Manchester RR 1849-53
to Wilmington & Carolina RR 4-26-1870
to Wilmington Columbia & Augusta RR 3-1-1870
right of way later reused by Southern Ry
From Southern Ry valuation:
Built by South Carolina RR 1848
to South Carolina Ry 11-1-1881
to South Carolina & Georgia RR 5-12-1894
to Southern Ry-Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Sumter Jct to Camden SC
Built by South Carolina RR 1848
to South Carolina Ry 11-1-1881
to South Carolina & Georgia RR 5-12-1894
to Southern Ry-Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Sumter SC to Kingville Jct SC
Built by Wilmington & Manchester RR 1849-53
to Wilmington & Carolina RR 4-26-1870
to Wilmington Columbia & Augusta RR 3-1-1870
right of way later reused by Southern Ry

Branchville SC to Columbia SC

Montmorenci SC to Warrenville SC

Hamburg to Warrenville SC
Built by Columbia & Augusta RR 1869

Hamburg SC to North Augusta SC

Branchville SC to Montmorenci SC

Charleston SC to Branchville SC

Charleston SC to North Charleston
Built by South Carolina Canal & RR 1830
to South Carolina RR 12-21-1836

Charleston abandoned
Built by South Carolina Canal & RR 1830
to South Carolina RR 12-21-1836

Aiken SC to Croft SC
Built by Carolina Cumberland Gap & Chicago Ry 1888
to Carolina & Cumberland Gap Ry 11-30-1896

Croft SC to Edgefield SC
Built by Carolina Cumberland Gap & Chicago Ry 1888
to Carolina & Cumberland Gap Ry 11-30-1896

Hardeeville Existing
Built by Carolina Midland Ry 1900
to ??

Hardeeville SC to Allendale SC
Built by Carolina Midland Ry 1900

Savannah to Hardeeville SC
Southern Ry trackage rights on Atlantic Coast Line

Allendale SC existing
Built by Carolina Midland Ry 1891

Barnwell SC to Allendale SC

Barnwell SC to Blackville SC
Built by Barnwell Ry?
to Carolina Midland Ry 5-11-1891

Blackville SC to Sievern SC
Built by Blackville Alston & Newberry RR 1888
to Carolina Midland Ry 5-11-1891

Seivern SC to Alathea SC
Built by Greenwood Anderson & Western Ry ca1895
to Sievern & Knoxville RR 12-9-1897

Alathea SC to Batesburg SC
Construction started by Greenwood Anderson & Western Ry ca1897
to Sievern & Knoxville RR 12-9-1897
completed ca1897

Perry SC to Edmund SC

Edmund SC to Cayce SC

Ten Mile SC to Naval Station

Spartanburg abandoned
Built by Spartanburg & Union RR 1861
to Spartanburg Union & Columbia RR 1-11-1873
to Asheville & Spartanburg RR 7-31-1873

Spartanburg new connection

Lockhart Jct to Lockhart SC
Built by Lockhart RR 1900
abandoned 1970s

Shoals Jct to Ware Shoals SC
Built by Southern Ry 1903

Gaffney SC to Blacksburg SC
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR ca1889

Atlantic & Yadkin Ry

Rural Hall NC to Mt Airy NC
Built by Western RR 1888
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry 2-23-1899
merged into Southern Ry 1-1-1950
to Yadkin Valley RR

Mt Airy to Flat Rock

Rural Hall NC to Greensboro NC
Built by Western RR 1888
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry 2-23-1899
merged into Southern Ry 1-1-1950

Stokesdale NC to Madison NC
Built by Western RR 1890
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry 2-23-1899
merged into Southern Ry 1-1-1950
exact route uncertain but should be close based on soil survey map

Gulf NC to Greensboro NC

Sanford NC to Gulf NC
Built by Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Ry 1860-79
to Western RR 4-3-1879

Climax existing

Climax NC to Ramseur NC

VA

Round Hill VA to Bluemont VA
Built by Southern Ry 1900
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936

Clarksville VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Clarksville & North Carolina RR ca1887
to VSRR

GA

Athens abandoned
Built by North Eastern RR 1876
to Richmond & Danville RR control 1881

Athens GA to Lula GA
Built by North Eastern RR 1876
to Richmond & Danville RR control 1881

Elberton GA to Toccoa GA
Built by Elberton Air Line RR 1878 as 36" gauge
controlled by Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line RR 1878-1881
controlled by Richmond & Danville RR 1881-1894
controlled by Southern Ry after 1894
converted to standard gauge 1895
to Elberton Southern Ry 12-1-1908
to Hartwell RR 1995

Chamblee GA to Roswell GA
Construction started by Atlanta & Roswell RR 1863 as 36" gauge
to Roswell RR 7-15-1880
controlled by Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line RR
completed ca1880

Jacksonville to Jesup
Southern Ry trackage rights on Atlantic Coast Line

Jesup to Savannah
Southern Ry trackage rights on Atlantic Coast Line

Villa Rica existing
Built by Villa Rica Branch Ry 1902

Villa Rica to Pyrite Mines
Built by Villa Rica Branch Ry 1902

Virginia & Southwestern Ry

Bristol

Bristol wye

Bristol existing

Moccasin Gap VA to Gate City VA
Built by Virginia & Southwestern Ry 1910

Moccasin Gap VA to TN/VA State Line
to Virginia & Southwestern Ry 4-26-1898

Moccasin Gap VA to Bristol TN
Construction started by Virginia & Kentucky RR
to Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge RR 3-27-1876
to South Atlantic & Ohio RR 3-10-1884
to Virginia & Southwestern Ry 4-26-1898

Gate City VA to Appalachia VA
Construction started by Virginia & Kentucky RR
to Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge RR 3-27-1876
to South Atlantic & Ohio RR 3-10-1884
to Virginia & Southwestern Ry 4-26-1898

Appalachia VA to Linden Mines
Construction started by Virginia & Kentucky RR
to Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge RR 3-27-1876
to South Atlantic & Ohio RR 3-10-1884

Linden VA to Laurel VA

Black Mountain Ry

Imboden VA to Pocket VA
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1908
to Virgina & Southwestern Ry 4-29-1908

Pocket VA to St Charles VA
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1905
to Virgina & Southwestern Ry 4-29-1908

St Charles VA to Darby Mines (Darbyville)
Built by Black Mountain Ry
to Virgina & Southwestern Ry 4-29-1908

Darbyville abandoned
Built by Black Mountain Ry

Turners Siding to Imperial

Monarch spur

St Charles wye

Bailey Creek Mine Branch
Built by Black Mountain Ry

Fawn Creek Mine Branch

Bundy Creek Branch

Newtown spur

Keokee Spur

Exeter spur

Bearden Branch spur

Appalachia VA to Imboden VA
Built by Imboden Coal & Coke Co

TN/VA State Line to Persia Jct TN
Built by Virgina & Southwestern Ry 1910

Bristol TN to Elizabethton TN
Built by Bristol Elizabethton & North Carolina Ry 1892

Elizabethton TN to Maymead TN
Built by Virginia & Southwestern Ry 1900

Maymead TN to Mountain City TN
Built by Virginia & Southwestern Ry 1902

Rexford TN to Buladeen TN
Built by Virginia & Southwestern Ry
route very approximate

Harriman & Northeastern RR

Harriman existing
Built by Harriman Ry & Construction Co 1891
to Harriman Coal & Iron RR 1-10-1891
to Harriman & Northeastern RR 11-1-1895
controlled by CNO&TP

Harriman abandoned
Built by Harriman Ry & Construction Co 1891
to Harriman Coal & Iron RR 1-10-1891
to Harriman & Northeastern RR 11-1-1895
controlled by CNO&TP

Harriman to De Armond TN
Built by Harriman Ry & Construction Co 1891
to Harriman Coal & Iron RR 1-10-1891
to Harriman & Northeastern RR 11-1-1895
controlled by CNO&TP

De Armond TN to Petros TN
Built by Harriman Coal & Iron RR 1894-95

Petros spur

Coalfield spur

Hartwell Ry

Bowersville to Hartwell GA
Built by Hartwell RR 1879 as 36" gauge
to Hartwell Ry 2-15-1898
to standard gauge 1905

Asheville & Craggy Mountain Ry

Asheville & Craggy Mountain
Built by Asheville & Craggy Mountain Ry

New connection
Built by 1965

St Johns River Terminal Co

Woodstock & Blocton Ry

Blocton AL to Gurnee Jct
Built by East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia RR 1890
Owned by Southern Ry jointly operated with L&N
Boothton to Blocton abandonment approved 9-15-1985
Gurnee Jct to Boothton abandonment approved 1-16-1989

Woodstock to Blocton
Woodstock & Blocton RR
owned by Southern Ry (AGS) and operated jointly by Southern Ry and L&N
Vulco to Blocton, 5.10 miles, abandonment approved 12-31-1999

Memphis & Charleston RR

Moscow to Somerville
Built by Memphis & Charleston RR 1857
Route approximate
Not visible on aerial photos in many places

Memphis to La Grange TN
Built by La Grange & Memphis RR 1837
to Memphis & Charleston RR 6-28-1852

Memphis to Sheffield
Built by Memphis & Charleston RR 1857

Sheffield to Decatur
Built by Tennessee Valley RR ca1848-
to Memphis & Charleston RR 1851

Wauhatchie TN to Stevenson, AL
Southern Ry trackage rights on Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis

Decatur to Stevenson

M&C (Sou) Sidings & Spurs

Sheffield

Southern Ry Westbound Main

Retired

transfer table

Southern Ry Sheffield Turntable

Memphis to Chattanooga sidings & spurs

Corinth

IC Interchange

GM&O Interchange

served small grain elevator 1970's and 80's

Corinth & Counce Interchange
removed ca 1990

Corinth Siding
removed ca1990

Corinth Brick Co Spur

Wenasoga Spur

Rudy to Cantrell
Built by NS 1988-89

Oldham Siding

Iuka Siding

scrap yard

Burnsville House Track

Burnsville industrial park spur
built between 2012 and 2015

Burnsville

Glens Siding

chip mill spur

Chattanooga Traction Co

Red Bank Line
Built by Chattanooga Traction Co 1915-16
merged into CNO&TP 1969
see http://www.trainweb.org/tagrailway/ctc/

Signal Mountain Line
Built by Chattanooga Traction Co 1912-13
merged into CNO&TP 1969
see http://www.trainweb.org/tagrailway/ctc/

Signal Mountain Line abandoned
Built by Chattanooga Traction Co 1912-13
route approximate... assumed to be where highway is now located
see http://www.trainweb.org/tagrailway/ctc/

Southern Ry Structures

Southern Ry Roundhouse

Boiler House

Offices and storage

Paint Shop

Car Shop

Car Shed

Planing Mill

Tool Shed

Blacksmith Shop

Water Closet

Coke Shed

Oil House

Tin Shop

Wash House

Water Tank

shed

Southern Ry Selma (Union) Station

Express Office

Southern Ry Selma (Union) Station
roofline

Wood Platform

shed roof

Office

Southern Ry Selma Freight House

Old Southern Freight House

Sheffield Union Station

Sheffield Baggage Room

Sheffield Express Building

Sheffield Union Station
roofline

Southern Ry Sheffield Roundhouse

Blacksmith & Boiler Shop

Car Repair Shop

Southern Ry Sheffield Freight House

Finley Wood Shop

Finley Scrap Dock

Firing Up Shed

Tank Shop

Power House

Finley Roundhouse