Chattanooga TN The Chattanooga Choo Choo Station Interior Design Architectural Signage Art

Chattanooga TN The Chattanooga Choo Choo Station...by Reid Callaway
Interior Design Architectural Signage Art

History:
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by Reid Callaway

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Chattanooga TN The Chattanooga Choo Choo Station Interior Design Architectural Signage Art

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Reid Callaway

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Chattanooga TN The Chattanooga Choo Choo Station...by Reid Callaway
Interior Design Architectural Signage Art

History:
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad Connecting Cincinnati and Chattanooga, TN
The City of Cincinnati is the only municipality in the country to own an interstate railroad. An Ohio law enabling the creation of the Cincinnati Southern Railway was enacted on May 4, 1869. Cincinnati voters adopted a resolution designating Chattanooga as the southern terminus one month later. Workmen spiked the last rail in place on December 10, 1879. The first freight train completed the route from Cincinnati to Chattanooga on February 21, 1880. The first passenger train followed on March 8.
Thus began an innovative, visionary and complex commercial enterprise intended, from its first considerations in 1835, to expand the economy of Cincinnati.
The enterprise continues today, under a long-term lease with Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP), generating revenue annually for capital infrastructure improvements and repair throughout the City of Cincinnati.

Between 1820 and 1860, Cincinnati’s population exploded by more than 150,000, bringing it to 161,044. As the fourth largest city in the country and the largest city west of the Alleghenies, Cincinnati had a strategic location and thriving commercial business. But with the advent of rail transportation, the importance of Cincinnati’s river location was diminished and it became obvious the Queen City would have to adapt.

As rail developed rapidly, Cincinnati recognized that lines extended primarily from East to Northwest, excluding a connection from the Northwest to the South, and became determined to meet that need. The Cincinnati Southern Railway was born of a need to link the natural resources of the South to the industrializing Midwest. While the track to success was hardly a direct route, the CSR turned into a profitable enterprise unique in American history as the only long-distance railroad owned by a municipality.

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with a population of 167,674 as of the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 171,279 in 2012. It is the seat of Hamilton County. Located in southeastern Tennessee in East Tennessee, on Chickamauga Lake and Nickajack Lake, which are both part of the Tennessee River, Chattanooga lies approximately 120 miles (190 km) to the northwest of Atlanta, Georgia, 120 miles (190 km) to the southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, about 135 miles (217 km) to the southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, about 120 miles (190 km) to the northeast of Huntsville, Alabama, and about 148 miles (238 km) to the northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. Chattanooga abuts the Georgia border and is where three major interstate highways meet: I-24, I-75, and I-59.

The city, which has a downtown elevation of approximately 680 feet (210 m), lies at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau. The city is therefore surrounded by various mountains and ridges. The official nickname for Chattanooga is the Scenic City, being reinforced by the city's growing national reputation as a haven for numerous outdoor activities. Several unofficial nicknames include River City, Chatt, Nooga, Chattown, and Gig City, demonstrating Chattanooga's claims that it has the fastest internet service in the Western Hemisphere.
Chattanooga is internationally known for the 1941 gold record song "Chattanooga Choo Choo," by Glenn Miller and his orchestra.

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