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New website features Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

May 5, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph

Railfanning.org has launched a new section dedicated to the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad. The section — available at Railfanning.org/history/mcl/ — features an interactive timeline and features about critical moments in the history of the railroad. It also features information about the men who led the railroad from its inception to its demise. The site will be expanded over time. The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville formed an integral portion of the railroad between New Orleans

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The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville is worth remembering

October 23, 2019 Special to Express Telegraph

Standing at the corner of 10th and Commerce streets in Clarksville, Tennessee, it may be hard to imagine this was once a bustling transportation hub. The old depot, known by locals as the L&N Station, still stands, but passenger trains no longer pass through the city. Freight trains seldom rumble through town, even if at a volume below the heyday of railroading in this Middle Tennessee community. But, the first of the railroads to pass