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From the Vault: Building the Frisco Bridge

In 1892, Memphis spanned the Mississippi River with the longest bridge in North America, and it’s still in use today.

FreightWaves Classics: The Atlantic Coast Line was one of several strong Southern railroads

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a key Southern railway in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn more in this FreightWaves Classics profile.

Jerry Summers: Stevenson Railroad Depot Musuem

Jerry Summers: Stevenson Railroad Depot Musuem Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - by Jerry Summers Jerry Summers Stevenson, Alabama, like its nearby neighbor Bridgeport, Alabama, are two small villages that have interesting railroad pasts. Both were important venues before, during and after the Civil War.  Unfortunately, they both remain sparsely populated today.  (However, the towns may like it that way!) The original Stevenson train depot was built in 1852 and it was destroyed around the Civil War period. During its existence it had a common use by the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad and by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad with separate tracks for the trains on each side of the depot.