List of Pages on the Appalachian Railroad Site

To more easily help you navigate the website, here is the latest list of pages. Please come back in the months ahead as content is added to the site, and the model railroad layout is built and operated. Also, send me your thoughts and questions on the contact form below.

Railroads Across the Appalachians

For More Information – Sources and Resources

The following are excellent resources for those of you wanting to explore and learn more about the history and operation of the Appalachian Railroads. These sources of information also serve as reference and historical materials for Appalachian-Railroads.org. Much of the content on the website is verified across multiple sources.

Association: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society
Association: Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
Association: Carolina Clinchfield Chapter National Railway Historical Society
Association: ET&WNC Railroad Historical Society and their Facebook Page
Association: George L. Carter Railroad Historical Society
Association: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society
Association: Norfolk & Western Historical Society
Association: Southern Railway Historical Association
Association: Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society
Personal Maps & Memorabilia: Documents, maps, timetables, and track charts
Archives of Appalachia: ETSU, Johnson City TN
Book – Castner, Flanary & Dorin: Louisville & Nashville Railroad, The Old Reliable
Book – Drury. The Historical Guide to North American Railroads
Book – Flanary: The Louisville & Nashville Cumberland Valley Division
Book – Flanary, Lindsey & Oroszi. The Southern Railway
Book – Flanary, Oroszi & McKee: ‘The Louisville & Nashville in the Appalachians’
Books – 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 – Lindsey: ‘Norfolk Southern 1995 Review’
Book – King: ‘Clinchfield Country‘
Book – Marsh: ‘Clinchfield in Color‘
Book – Oroszi & Flanary: ‘Dixie Lines, The Louisville & Nashville Railroad’
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 – Webb: ‘The Southern Railway System: An Illustrated History’
Book – Wolfe: Southern Railway Appalachia Division
Magazines/Online: ‘Trains‘, ‘Classic Trains‘
Newspaper Articles: Newspapers.com
Online Article: Flanary: ‘The Quick Service Route, The Clinchfield Railroad‘; Scientific American: ‘The Costliest Railroad in America‘
Online Videos: Ken Marsh on Kingsport area railroads and region’s history Video #1 | Video #2:
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: VirginiaPlaces.org – Railroad History of Virginia
Website: WvncRails.org – North Carolina and West Virginia Railroads

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.

3Cs Websites

Appalachian-Railroads.org | Clinchfield.org | Southern-Railroads.org