US 27 between Chattanooga and Rockwood parallels the NS Central Division 3rd District. The area is also rich with shortlines, industrial units, and even a museum a short distance away in Oak Ridge. The line between Crab Orchard and Harriman is part of the former Tennessee Central.
An empty CSX coal train, leaving TVA's Kingston facility, crosses the Emory River from the former TC/SR connection.
 | Crab Orchard, TN is the site of a Franklin Industrial Minerals operation. This former section of the Tennessee Central was acquired by FIM, from Norfolk Southern. |
 | Rockwood, TN is Franklin Minerals' connection to the NS, home to a Lehigh Valley SW1, an ALCo, and a former Southern Railway caboose. |
 | Harriman was the site of a Tennessee Central yard and industrial trackage. |
 | Kingston's claim to fame is the TVA motive power stationed at the Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant. |
 | Oak Ridge hosts the Tennessee Technology Center and the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. |
 | The old TC has been removed from Crossville to Cookeville. The Nashville and Eastern, TCRM, Nashville and Western and the Music City Star now operate portions of the line from Cookeville, TN to Hopkinsville, KY. |
 | Visit the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum's Official Website. |
 | Planning a trip to the Oak Ridge area? Check the National Weather Service Forcast. |