How Long to Read Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway

How Long Does it Take to Read Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway by Richard E. Prince

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Description

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway History and Steam Locomotives Richard E. Prince Richard E. Prince's long out-of-print encyclopedic study of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, "The Dixie Line," with hundreds of vintage photographs, schematics, maps, and rosters. Railroad buffs, historians, and casual readers alike will be delighted by the reappearance of Richard E. Prince's Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. It was originally published in 1967, and its reputation as the foremost work on this railroad is still unchallenged. The NC&StL Railway originated in 1845 as the Nashville and Chattanooga RR. Taken over by the Union Army during the Civil War, it suffered extensive damage from Confederate attack but was rebuilt and operated by the U.S. Military Railroad for over two years. Returned to its owners in September 1865, it became the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. in 1873, after absorbing the Nashville & Northwestern RR. During the next 25 years, it became known to the public first as the Tennessee Line, then as the Lookout Mountain Route. In 1890 it gained entrance into Atlanta as lessee of the state-owned Western & Atlantic RR. Paducah and Memphis were reached in 1896, when lines of the former Paducah, Tennessee & Alabama RR were leased from L&N. At its zenith in the 1920s, it operated approximately 1,259 miles of track, from the Mississippi and Ohio rivers through Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia. In 1880, to eliminate the threat of competition that was developing between the two companies, the Louisville & Nashville RR acquired control of the NC&StL Ry., much to the dismay of the citizens of Nashville, and for the next 77 years it operated as a prosperous subsidiary of the Old Reliable. It was actually absorbed by the L&N organization in 1957 to become part of the Nashville and W&A divisions. But it will always be remembered by the people of Tennessee and Georgia as the original Dixie Line—the route of such Chicago-Florida passenger trains as the Dixie Flyer, Dixie Limited, Dixie Express, Dixie Mail, Dixieland, Dixie Flagler, and Dixiana. Maps, schedules, rosters, diagrams, and hundreds of photographs supplement historical information on the company and technical information on the trains. Richard E. Prince attended Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta. During World War II, he joined the Merchant Marine and sailed on steam Liberty ships. He worked in several capacities for the L&N Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. Prince retired in 1983 and lives in Omaha, Nebraska. He has written ten books on railroads. May 2001 196 pages, 348 b&w photos, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4, index cloth0-253-33927-8$59.95 t / £45.00 Contents Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry.—Historical Sketch Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry.—The Tennessee Line Western & Atlantic Railroad Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry.—-Lookout Mountain Route Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry.—The Dixie Line Steam Locomotives—Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. Steam Freight and Passenger Trains—NC&StL Ry. Steam Locomotive Diagrams

How long is Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway?

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway by Richard E. Prince is 206 pages long, and a total of 52,736 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway aloud.

What Reading Level is Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway?

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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