Do any of you know if this railroad feature of the L&N is still in operation?http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-3/t_land/pages/trl03_001.htmlThanks.Andre
Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Attn: L&N FANS
Notice to all visitors and members of the Train-Sim.Com message forums:
If you plan on using a signature banner in your posts, we would like to remind you that there is a maximum size for banners. That maximum is 450 pixels wide by 120 pixels high, and not to exceed 25k. Your compliance is appreciated. FORUM RULES Problems? There are two common reasons for problems with logging in and posting messages. The first is that you are running a firewall that prevents your messages from being sent to the server. The other is that you have cookies disabled; the DCForum software requires cookies to work properly.
Previous Topic | Next Topic
Printer-friendly copy Email this topic to a friend
Reading Topic #13320
RE: Attn: L&N FANS
RE: Attn: L&N FANS
Hey Coonskin,
Yeah, it's still around for the time being. It was actually just abandoned early this year but some tourist lines are looking at operations. The loop is in TN between Copperhill and Etowah. The line was mothballed as the last customer, an acid plant at Copperhill, went to shipping by truck. A tourist railroad still runs the northern part of the georgia line and a shortline the Georgia NorthEastern runs the rest.
Dokkensound
Train Artisan
Lighting & Sound
Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
RE: Attn: L&N FANS
Wow. Amazing.Thanks Dokkensound.Where can I find photos of this loop... what was it called by the L&N crews?BTW, Doke: I'll take you up on that Nathan 5 chime you mentioned you had. Where can I download it?Andre
Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
RE: Attn: L&N FANS
Hey Coonskin,
I'll look around about photos. The line was called the Hook and Eye route. Was originaly I think Marietta and Northern RR. Runs from Elizabeth near Marietta GA off the old Western and Atlantic(see Great Locomotive Chase) which was leased to Nashville, Chattanooga and St.Louis about 1890. NC&St.L was owned by L&N but operated seperatly until 1950 or so. L&N had a junction and trackage rights from Cartersville, GA and Elizabeth. The Hook and Eye ran to just north of Blueridge, GA where it split at Murphy Jct. The north branch connected with the Southern (now Smokey Mountain RR) at Murphy, NC and the other west branch ran through Copperhill, TN and connected to the L&N main at Etowah, TN. The loop was called the eye and there was a hook shaped switchback on the Georgia part of the line. The switchback was lost in a realignment a long time ago.
As for the horn, e-mail me, seventenstudios@hotmail.com
Dokkensound
Train Artisan
Lighting & Sound
Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
RE: Attn: L&N FANS
Thanks for the additional input. I find that fascinating. Re: Horn - You've got mail! Andre
[ Home | MSTS Forum | MSTS FAQ | File Library ] Copyright © 2002 by Nels Anderson. All Rights Reserved.
Restored from the Train-Sim.Com archive, captured November 3, 2002. About this archive.