Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway
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The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway is a short-line railroad which is headquartered in LaFayette, Georgia
. The railroad operated twenty-two miles of the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
(aka the TAG route) from Chattanooga, Tennessee
to Kensington, Georgia
, which went reverted to the Norfolk Southern System and was partially removed after the Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC plant in Kensington closed in August 2008. The "C&C" also operates forty-two miles of the former Central of Georgia Railroad
from Chattanooga to Lyerly, Georgia
. That line is leased from the State of Georgia
.
), 103 (former Santa Fe CF7
) and Columbus & Greenville 1804 (former Illinois Central GP11
). Also, they use a Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
GP7 if one of their three locomotives is in repair or out of service.
LaFayette, Georgia
LaFayette is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 6,702. The city is the county seat of Walker County.LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. The railroad operated twenty-two miles of the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad was created through a reorganization of the Chattanooga Southern Railway in 1911. A few years later, in 1922, the line's name was changed to the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway and was also known as the TAG Route. The TAG ran from Chattanooga,...
(aka the TAG route) from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
to Kensington, Georgia
Kensington, Georgia
Kensington, Georgia is a community in Walker County, Georgia northwest of LaFayette. It is the location of three properties or districts that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:*Lane House...
, which went reverted to the Norfolk Southern System and was partially removed after the Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC plant in Kensington closed in August 2008. The "C&C" also operates forty-two miles of the former Central of Georgia Railroad
Central of Georgia Railroad
The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was constructed to join the Macon and Western Railroad at...
from Chattanooga to Lyerly, Georgia
Lyerly, Georgia
Lyerly is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, USA. census, the town population was 488.-Geography:Lyerly is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
. That line is leased from the State of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
Locomotives
The locomotives the C&C operates are 102 (former Chicago and North Western Transportation Company EMD GP7EMD GP7
The EMD GP7 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October, 1949 and May, 1954. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 16-cylinder engine which generated . The GP7 was offered both with and without control cabs, and...
), 103 (former Santa Fe CF7
CF7
A CF7 is an EMD F-unit railroad locomotive that has had its streamlined carbody removed and replaced with a custom-made, "general purpose" body in order to adapt the unit for road switching duty. All of the conversions were performed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in their Cleburne,...
) and Columbus & Greenville 1804 (former Illinois Central GP11
GP11
The EMD GP11 is a four-axle diesel locomotive rebuilt by the Illinois Central Railroad’s Paducah shops. It is very similar in appearance to the GP8 and GP10....
). Also, they use a Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum was founded as a chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in 1960 by Paul H. Merriman and Robert M. Soule, Jr...
GP7 if one of their three locomotives is in repair or out of service.