Tennessee

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State Details

See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.

Maps

Tennessee is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Appalachia and Piedmont.

Rail Operators

The only Amtrak service in Tennessee is a long-distance train: the City of New Orleans (Chicago - New Orleans).

WeGo Star

WeGo Transit operates public transport services in the Nashville area, including the Nashville - Lebanon rail service, branded as WeGo Star (formerly Music City Star).

  • Infrastructure: see national details.
  • Map and timetable: available on the WeGo Star page

Note: much of the WeGo Star route is also used by excursion trains from Tennessee Central Railway Museum.

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

Metro and light rail systems

Memphis

MATA Transit operates public transport in the Memphis area, including a small Trolley (on-street light rail) system. The system opened in 1993, but uses historic vehicles.

Infrastructure

  • Gauge: standard
  • Electrification: 600V DC overhead
  • Rule of the road: right

Information

  • Map and schedule: see Trolley Routes page
  • Journey planner: on the website front page
  • Engineering work and service disruptions: see the Alerts section on the website front page

See also UrbanRail.

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entries with 'TN' numbers.