Please go to the Shorpy's site and check out thw 1864 train station, depot and engin yard. It is small, detailed and fabulous. It's foot print would translate well into the early 20th century. Enjoy

Do you have a link Stu?
Ralph

I agree, a link would be nice











Edit - I found a site hope this is it <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shorpy.com/historical-railroad-and-train-photos">http://www.shorpy.com/historical-railro ... ain-photos</a><!-- m --> Very nice photos Stu

Ralph Wrote:Do you have a link Stu?
Ralph

Was on the front page of http://www.shorpy.com right now. Direct link to subpage: http://www.shorpy.com/node/6548

Smile,
Stein

Excellent site! Great photo of the depot - great comments, too!

Take note of the extremely light weight rail, and the stub switches. Being Nashville during the civil war, I would not be surprised if that is 5' gauge track.

That is a cool pic.
But if you look at the tenders, they are marked U.S.M.R.R.(United States MilitaryRail Road). When the Union took over an area in the south, they usually convereted the rails back from the Confederate's 5' guage, back to standard gauge. This was easier then building seperate equipment to run on the Southern gauge, though I read that the Union did experiment with dual gauge equipment(wider width wheels mostly), that allowed the running of equipment on both the North's and South's gauges with out the need of re-gauging track work.
But in hindsite, all the loco's and rolling stock could of been captured, negating the need for regauging also.

Judging by the heighth of the man in the shack, it's probably standard gauge, thrown up hastily to meet the pressing needs of supplying the troops.

I would love to have that engine roster!

I don't remember when Nashville would have been taken by the Union during the Civil War, but I think by 1864 Nashville was probably under Union control, and the fighting had probably moved South from Tennessee.

Russ Bellinis Wrote:I don't remember when Nashville would have been taken by the Union during the Civil War, but I think by 1864 Nashville was probably under Union control, and the fighting had probably moved South from Tennessee.

Union took Nashville in 1862. Confederates tried to take it back in December 1864. Photo is dated during the battle in December 1864.

Smile,
Stein