{"product_id":"nashville-chattanooga-st-louis-railway-company-lot-of-3-pieces","title":"Nashville, Chattanooga \u0026 St. Louis Railway Company (LOT OF 3 PIECES)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 13px; width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 15px; width: 75%;\"\u003eNashville, Chattanooga \u0026amp; St. Louis Railway Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate Type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003eCapital Stock\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate Issued\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1950's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanceled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003eYes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eAmerican Bank Note Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003eHand signed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e11 1\/2\" (w) by 7 1\/2\" (h)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eProduct Images\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepresentative of the pieces in the lot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAuthentic\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background-color: #fcfcf8; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eYes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003eLot of 3 pieces\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway operated in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. It began as the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, chartered in Nashville in December 1845 and was the first railway to operate in the state of Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt took nine years to complete the 150 miles of line between the Nashville \u0026amp; Chattanooga, a task which was made much more difficult by the steep elevations of the Highland Rim and Cumberland Plateau lying in between. A tunnel of 2,228 feet near Cowan, Tennessee was considered an engineering marvel of its time. Due to the difficulties of the terrain, this line between Tennessee cities actually crossed over into two neighboring states, Alabama and Georgia, for short distances. New towns sprang up along the line during construction, such as Tullahoma and Estill Springs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Civil War, this line became highly strategic to both the Union and Confederate armies. The Tennessee campaigns of 1862 and 1863 saw Union troops force the Confederates back from Nashville to Chattanooga almost exactly along the line of the railroad. It was repeatedly attacked, sabotaged, damaged, and repaired, and was used at various times to supply both armies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the war, the company made acquisitions of other, smaller lines to the north, and was reincorporated as the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway (NC\u0026amp;StL) in 1873 (although none of the company's tracks ever actually entered St. Louis, Missouri). In early 1877, the NC\u0026amp;StL purchased the assets and name of the bankrupt Tennessee and Pacific Railroad from the state and operated it as a spur to Lebanon, Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Louisville and Nashville Railroad, an aggressive, potential competitor of the NC\u0026amp;StL, gained controlling interest in it in 1880 with a hostile stock takeover that created massive civic rancor between the cities of Nashville and Louisville. The two railroads continued to operate separately for over 75 years before finally merging in 1957. Despite the takeover, the NC\u0026amp;StL was allowed to continue to grow with the acquisition of various branch lines in Kentucky and Alabama and expansion from Nashville to Memphis. In 1890 the railroad reached Atlanta, Georgia, by successfully leasing the state-owned Western and Atlantic Railroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe L\u0026amp;N, itself controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in the same fashion that the L\u0026amp;N controlled the NC\u0026amp;StL, was merged in to the Seaboard System Railroad, and then into the CSX freight rail conglomerate, which continues to use the original NC\u0026amp;StL tracks between Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eRelated Collections\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/nashville-chattanooga-st-louis-railway\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNashvilleChattanoogaStLouisRwy_480x480.png?v=1673102540\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"113\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca 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