One Friday in the spring of 1971, 5-year-old train enthusiast Michael Meadows and his grandmother boarded the northbound train to Nashville at Chattanooga s Union Station. Meadows grandfather was a train man, The Chattanooga Times reported, and Michael Meadows hoped to follow suit.
Chances looked dim.
One of Chattanooga s most iconic downtown office buildings was purchased by a local real estate investment company that s taking a major stake in the central city.