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Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis passenger trains remembered

By Angela Cotey | July 8, 2024

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Please enjoy this photo gallery of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis passenger trains, originally published online in November 2017.

 

A blue and white train with two workers working on it
City of Memphis
Pacific 535 with Memphis–Nashville City of Memphis at Bruceton, Tenn., Dec. 28, 1947.
James G. Bogle
A blue and white train with two workers working on it
A black and white train moving down the track
Georgian
L&N E7 759 with Atlanta–St. Louis Georgian a few miles north of Atlanta, late 1940s.
David W. Salter
A black and white train moving down the track
A black and white photo of a train parked outside a station
Train 4
Pacific 509 with Atlanta–Memphis train 4 at Bruceton, Tenn., 1939.
James G. Bogle
A black and white photo of a train parked outside a station
A black and white photo of passengers sitting in a train
City of Memphis
Interior of City of Memphis coach 1101 or 1102 in 1947.
NC&StL
A black and white photo of passengers sitting in a train
A black and white photo of a train leaving a station
Dixie Flyer
Mountain 556 with Chicago–Atlanta Dixie Flyer departing Nashville, mid-1920s.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of a train leaving a station
A black and white photo of a train parked at a station
City of Memphis
GP7 750 with Memphis–Nashville City of Memphis at Memphis, April 10, 1956.
Louis A. Marre coll.
A black and white photo of a train parked at a station
A black and white photo of a train with big white smoke coming out of its chimney as it passing by a stop light
Dixie Flagler
Pacific with Florida–Chicago Dixie Flagler passing Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, 1941 or ’42.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of a train with big white smoke coming out of its chimney as it passing by a stop light
A black and white photo of a train parked outside a station
Georgian Louisville & Nashville
E7 No. 760, jointly lettered for L&N and NC&StL, with Atlanta–St. Louis Georgian at Atlanta Union Station, August 1947.
George Mack Jr.
A black and white photo of a train parked outside a station
A train passing by
Lookout
Pacific 532 with the Chattanooga–Memphis Lookout at Cowan, Tenn., March 30, 1946.
Hugh M. Comer
A train passing by
A black and white photo of a train approaching a station
Dixie Flyer
Mountain 551 with Chicago–Atlanta Dixie Flyer arriving Atlanta, circa 1947.
Richard E. Prince
A black and white photo of a train approaching a station
Passengers sitting inside a train
City of Memphis
Observation lounge car 1103 for City of Memphis, 1947.
NC&StL
Passengers sitting inside a train
A black and white photo of a train traveling over a raised rail bed
Train 3
Dixie (4-8-4) with Memphis–Atlanta train 3 approaching Atlanta, mid-1940s.
David W. Salter 
A black and white photo of a train traveling over a raised rail bed
A black and white photo of a train passing through a rural town
Dixie Flagler
Pacific 536 with Miami–Chicago Dixie Flagler near Smyrna, Ga., June 15, 1946.
R. D. Sharpless
A black and white photo of a train passing through a rural town
A black and white close up picture of a train parked outside a station
City of Memphis
Observation lounge car 1103 for City of Memphis at Nashville, 1948.
NC&StL 
A black and white close up picture of a train parked outside a station
A black and white photo of a train leaving a station
Volunteer Pacific
507 with Nashville–Memphis Volunteer departing Nashville, early 1930s.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of a train leaving a station
A black and white distant shot of a train passing through a rural area
Dixie Flyer
GP7 helpers and F7 road engines with Jacksonville–Chicago Dixie Flyer at Cowan, Tenn., April 1951.
A. C. Kalmbach
A black and white distant shot of a train passing through a rural area

 

3 thoughts on “Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis passenger trains remembered”

  1. Good to see some coverage of the NC&StL. My Grandfather was a brakeman for them in the early 20th century, and was killed in an accident near Bruceton TN in 1909 at age 24. I’m a bit too young, but remember some post-merger L&N power still in NC&StL livery. Solid black with sparse white lettering. The photo of the streamlined steam loco in bright blue and white is interesting. I never knew of that color scheme.

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