Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad
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The Paducah, Tennessee & Alabama Railroad was formed in July 1889 by consolidation of the Paducah and Tennessee Railroad Company (chartered in Kentucky on 6 March 1854, amended on 5 March 1878 and 25 February 1888), the Paducah and Tennessee Railway Company (organized in Tennessee on 25 March 1888) and the Paducah and Tennessee Railroad Company (organized in Tennessee on 20 March 1888). Construction began in 1890 at Paducah, Kentucky
and the road was completed to Lexington, Tennessee
in November 1892, totaling 118.61 miles of track.
Directors were listed as John T. Davis, Thomas H. West, William L. Huse, Alvah Mansur, Daniel Catlin, John A. Scudder, T. J. Moss and J. H. Allen, all of St. Louis, Missouri
; John Overton, Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee
; A. B. Lamb of Paris, Tennessee
; T. H. Puryear of Paducah, Kentucky and E. B. Johnson of St. Elmo, Illinois
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Officers were listed as T. J. Moss, President; Thomas H. West, First Vice President and Chairman of the Board; T. H. Puryear, Second Vice President; J. W. Harrison of St. Louis, Missouri, Treasurer; Benjamin Wilson of Memphis, Tennessee, General Manager; J. W. Fristoe of Paducah, Kentucky, Secretary and A. R. Meyers of Paducah, Kentucky, Auditor.
The rolling stock was listed as 11 locomotive engines, four passenger cars, two baggage cars, 175 box cars, 45 flat cars, ten stock cars, 35 coal cars, two cabooses and ten other cars. Of these 283 total cars, 266 were paid off as of 31 December 1892.
The Tennessee Midland Railroad, whose lines ran from Memphis through Jackson
to Perryville, was sold on 2 April 1892 to T. J. Moss, principal owner of Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad.
Both lines went into receivership, operated by W. L. Huse and John Overton, Jr. from November 1, 1893 to December 14, 1895. On that date they were sold at foreclosure to Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and then leased to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
for a term of 99 years.
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
and the road was completed to Lexington, Tennessee
Lexington, Tennessee
Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying ten miles south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,393 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Henderson County...
in November 1892, totaling 118.61 miles of track.
Directors were listed as John T. Davis, Thomas H. West, William L. Huse, Alvah Mansur, Daniel Catlin, John A. Scudder, T. J. Moss and J. H. Allen, all of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
; John Overton, Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
; A. B. Lamb of Paris, Tennessee
Paris, Tennessee
Paris is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States, west of Nashville, on a fork of the West Sandy River. In 1900, 2,018 people lived in Paris, Tennessee; in 1910, 3,881; and in 1940, 6,395. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,763. It is the county seat of Henry...
; T. H. Puryear of Paducah, Kentucky and E. B. Johnson of St. Elmo, Illinois
St. Elmo, Illinois
St. Elmo is a city in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2000 census.-Geography:St. Elmo is located at ....
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Officers were listed as T. J. Moss, President; Thomas H. West, First Vice President and Chairman of the Board; T. H. Puryear, Second Vice President; J. W. Harrison of St. Louis, Missouri, Treasurer; Benjamin Wilson of Memphis, Tennessee, General Manager; J. W. Fristoe of Paducah, Kentucky, Secretary and A. R. Meyers of Paducah, Kentucky, Auditor.
The rolling stock was listed as 11 locomotive engines, four passenger cars, two baggage cars, 175 box cars, 45 flat cars, ten stock cars, 35 coal cars, two cabooses and ten other cars. Of these 283 total cars, 266 were paid off as of 31 December 1892.
The Tennessee Midland Railroad, whose lines ran from Memphis through Jackson
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
to Perryville, was sold on 2 April 1892 to T. J. Moss, principal owner of Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad.
Both lines went into receivership, operated by W. L. Huse and John Overton, Jr. from November 1, 1893 to December 14, 1895. On that date they were sold at foreclosure to Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...
and then leased to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was a railway company operating in the southern United States in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia...
for a term of 99 years.