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- Related: Clinchfield.org | Southern-Railroads.org
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Appalachian Railroad Links for More Information
Museums
- George L. Carter Railroad Museum (Johnson City TN) Facebook Group
- Chuckey Depot Museum (Jonesborough TN) Facebook Group
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum (Erwin TN)
- Kingsport Model Trains Project (Kingsport TN)
- Virginia Museum of Transportation (Roanoke VA)
- North Carolina Transportation Museum (Spencer NC)
Historical Associations
- George L. Carter National Railway Historical Society (Johnson City TN)
- Watauga Valley National Railway Historical Society (Jonesborough TN)
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Historical Society (Johnson City TN)
- Carolina Clinchfield National Railway Historical Society (Bostic NC)
- Old Smoky National Railway Historical Society (Knoxville TN)
- Roanoke National Railway Historical Society (Roanoke VA)
- Samuel Spencer National Railway Historical Society (Salisbury NC)
Rail Fan Guides
- RailFanGuides.us for Johnson City
- RailFanGuides.us for Erwin
Railroad Facebook Groups
Model Railroad Clubs
- Mountain Empire Model Railroaders (Johnson City)
- Kingsport Model Trains Project (Kingsport TN)
- Blissfield Model Railroad Club (Blissfield MI)
Model Railroad FB Groups
For More Information – Sources and Resources
The following are wonderful resources for those interested in Appalachian Railroads. They also serve as sources of information for Appalachian-Railroads.org
- Association/Archives: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society
- Association/Archives: Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
- Association/Archives: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society
- Association/Archives: Norfolk & Western Historical Society
- Association/Archives: Southern Railway Historical Association
- Archives of Appalachia: ETSU, Johnson City TN
- Book: Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads
- Book: Flanary, Lindsey & Oroszi: The Southern Railway
- Book: Goforth: ‘Building the Clinchfield’ and ‘When Steam Ran the Clinchfield’
- Book: Graybeal: ‘The Railroads of Johnson City’
- Book: Irwin & Stahl: ‘The Last Empire Builder: The Life of George L. Carter’
- Book: King: ‘Clinchfield Country’
- Book: Marsh: ‘Clinchfield in Color’
- Book: Poole: ‘A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina’
- Book: Poteat & Taylor: ‘The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century’
- Book: Stevens & Peoples: ‘The Clinchfield No. 1 – Tennessee’s Legendary Steam Engine’
- Book: Way: ‘The Clinchfield Railroad, the Story of a Trade Route Across the Blue Ridge Mountains’
- Book: Wolfe: Southern Railway Appalachia Division
- Magazine: ‘Trains‘
- Magazine: ‘Classic Trains‘
- Website: Carolana.com – North Carolina Railroads, South Carolina Railroads
- Website: HawkinsRails.net
- Website: StateOfFranklin.net which hosts Johnson’s Depot
- Website: RailFanGuides.us for Johnson City and for Erwin
- Website: SteamLocomotive.com
- Website: WvncRails.org – North Carolina and West Virginia Railroads
- Video: Ken Marsh on Kingsport area railroads and region’s history Video #1
- Video: Ken Marsh on railroads and region’s history Video #2:
- Article: Flanary: ‘The Quick Service Route, The Clinchfield Railroad‘
- Articles: ‘Johnson City Comet‘
- Article: Scientific American: ‘The Costliest Railroad in America‘
- Personal Maps & Memorabilia: Documents, maps and track charts
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Contact Us
Would enjoy hearing from you if you have questions, suggestions, edits, or content that you are willing to share. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have similar interests in the railroads or model railroading.