Nashville and Eastern Railroad
| Nashville and Eastern Railroad | |
|---|---|
| NERR
| |
| Reporting marks | NERR |
| Locale | Greater Nashville, Tennessee area |
| Years of operation | 1987 (?) – Present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Headquarters | Lebanon, Tennessee |
The Nashville and Eastern is a short line railroad which administers 130 miles of track between Nashville, Tennessee and Monterey, Tennessee, of which, 110 miles are currently operational. The company is based in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Nashville and Eastern was formed in the 1980s to reestablish freight service from Nashville to Lebanon. The railroad currently (as of 2001) provides freight shipping services to over 30 companies. It also runs occasional passenger excursion trains from Nashville to Cookeville or Watertown in cooperation with the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville. The tracks that it operates were originally operated by the Tennessee Central Railway Company, which went out of business in 1968.
Nashville and Eastern is currently working in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Regional Transportation Authority in Nashville, and several local government agencies to begin providing commuter rail service from Lebanon to Nashville by 2006.
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Categories: Tennessee railroads | Nashville, Tennessee