The Southern Terminal is railway passenger and warehouse depot located at 306 W. Depot Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. The present depot was constructed in 1903, although previous structures are documented in the city from the 1850s. The 1903 depot was designed by Frank P. Milburn, who had designed train stations throughout the south. It is [...]
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Photo Friday – Southern Railway Depot
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, tagged Knoxville, Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, Southern Railway on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo Friday – L&N Depot
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, tagged Depot, East Tennessee, Knoxville, L&N, Photography, Railroad, Train, Travel on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Friday’s photo is of the L&N Depot in downtown Knoxville, TN. You can see the gallery of photos by clicking on the photo above or this link.
Photo Friday – Loudon Railroad Trestle
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, tagged Bridge, Loudon, Photography, Railroad on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo is of the Loudon Railroad Trestle that spans the Tennessee River in Loudon, TN.
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This trestle, of high strategic value, was set on fire Sept. 2, 1863, by General S.B. Buckner, C.S.A., in retiring south before the advance of General Ambrose Burnside from Kingston. The Federals ran off a train from the south end [...]
Photo Friday – Southern Depot in Loudon, TN
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, tagged Caboose, Depot, Loudon, Photography, Southern Railway on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo is of a Southern Railway caboose that is sitting in front of the old Southern Depot in Loudon, TN. With the advent of the railroad in 1848, Loudon rapidly began to grow. Between the years of 1852 and 1856, a railroad bridge was built across the Tennessee River. The bridge opened for traffic on [...]
