Private company
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad
Railway line in the United States1
The East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company was incorporated under special act of Tennessee on February 19, 1836 as the Hiwassee Rail Road Company. The company built 81.23 miles (130.73 km) of 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railroad line between Dalton, Georgia and Loudon, Tennessee in 1852, 28.7 miles (46.2 km) of railroad line between Loudon, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee in 1855 and 29.12 miles (46.86 km) of railroad line between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Cleveland, Tennessee in 1859.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company was incorporated under special act of Tennessee on February 19, 1836 as the Hiwassee Rail Road Company. The company built 81.23 miles (130.73 km) of 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railroad line between Dalton, Georgia and Loudon, Tennessee in 1852, 28.7 miles (46.2 km) of railroad line between Loudon, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee in 1855 and 29.12 miles (46.86 km) of railroad line between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Cleveland, Tennessee in 1859.2
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway1
Timeline
- 1836Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaEast Tennessee and Georgia Railroad
- WikidataQ16980240
Sources
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