1920 map shows Central of Georgia coming into Rossville and going by the Peerless Woolen Mill
Central of Georgia Depot was between Park Woolen Mill and Richmond Hosiery Mill
Central of Georgia followed the old Belt Line route as it entered Chattanooga
Route went by Clifton Hill just west of Rossville Boulevard
Line went by Chattanooga Creek and the Shipp Yards
Central of Georgia had yards by Rossville Avenue. Line went on across Main Street.
Central of Georgia freight depot was just north of the Terminal Station
Short line railroad is headquartered at LaFayette, Ga., on old Central of Georgia route
photo by Hollie Webb
Old building by Central of Georgia track at LaFayette, Ga.
photo by Hollie Webb
Stone station at Chickamauga, Ga.
photo by Wes Schultz
Through Rossville
photo by Wes Schultz
Spur runs out by main line in Rossville
photo by Wes Schultz
Turn toward Chattanooga
photo by Wes Schultz
Two-story residence has long stood across from the Central of Georgia tracks
photo by Wes Schultz
Rail cars at the D.M. Steward plant
Spur line led to D.M. Steward plant on 37th Street
photo by Wes Schultz
Metal barriers at curve of the Central of Georgia
photo by Wes Schultz
Locomotive sighted on the Central of Georgia near Rossville Boulevard
photo by Wes Schultz
Train passing by 32nd Street
photo by Wes Schultz
Crossing at Rossville Avenue looking toward the Chattanooga Choo Choo
photo by John Wilson
Spur and main line at Rossville Avenue
photo by John Wilson
Rail cars hauling corn products with Lookout Mountain in the background
photo by John Wilson
Rail cars and switching tracks near Rossville Avenue
photo by John Wilson
Crossing at 17th Street
photo by John Wilson
Headed toward Hajoca
photo by John Wilson
Line of new houses by the tracks at the old Jefferson Heights community
photo by John Wilson
Railroad crossing sign for the Central of Georgia on Main Street
photo by Wes Schultz
Old Cherco-Cola building was by the Belt Line crossing of Main Street
photo by Wes Schultz
Tall signal at Main Street with old brick offices of Office Coordinators in the background
photo by John Wilson
Central of Georgia at Main Street looking south
photo by Wes Schultz
Main Street crossing looking north
photo by Wes Schultz
Line leading toward the site of the Central of Georgia freight depot
photo by Wes Schultz
Old pumps by the tracks leading to Central of Georgia freight depot
photo by Wes Schultz
Chattanooga Choo Choo trolley passes antique railroad crossing sign near Central of Georgia track
photo by Wes Schultz
Old hand switch along track behind the old Terminal Station
photo by Wes Schultz
Track split leading to site of the Central of Georgia freight depot
photo by Wes Schultz
Old baggage cart is given a fresh coat of paint
photo by Wes Schultz
Old rail carts
photo by Wes Schultz
Old switch tower is now Chattanooga Choo Choo landscape building
photo by Wes Schultz
Railroad hoist
photo by Wes Schultz
Tracks still run by warehouses to old Central of Georgia freight depot site
photo by Wes Schultz
Between the warehouses just north of the Choo Choo
photo by Wes Schultz
Old Central of Georgia tracks go almost to Market Street
photo by Wes Schultz
Site Of Central of Georgia depot now serves for electric bus shuttle
photo by Wes Schultz
Chattanoogans could once step on the Central of Georgia Railroad at a downtown depot and take a train to Savannah.
A line was built into town from Rome, Summerville, LaFayette, Chickamauga and Rossville by the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad, which was chartered in 1881 as the Rome and Carrollton Railroad. As plans for the line stretched north, the name was changed to the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus in 1887.
Tracks had reached Chattanooga by 1888 from Carrollton. It was the middle of Boom times.
The line was later the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern. It afterward became part of the Central of Georgia that stretched to the ocean.
The Central of Georgia built a large brick freight depot on South Market Street by what is now the Chattanooga Choo Choo complex. When the Choo Choo opened, it was included as part of the attraction's convention center. The Central of Georgia freight depot was later torn down when it was decided to build a center for the electric bus shuttle as well as a parking garage.
The tracks are still in place on the Central of Georgia, though few trains still cross at Main Street by the old Cherco-Cola bottling plant.
The line, however, is used by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum for steam train excursions to Summerville, where an engine turntable was installed.
The Central of Georgia went by the old Peerless Woolen Mill in Rossville, and there was a depot where the Park Woolen Mill was on one side of the track and the Richmond Hosiery Mill on the other.
The line stayed just below Rossville Boulevard, though it came close on the section before Hamill Road (now Workman Road). Just past Hamill Road, there was an extension that went to the factories at Alton Park.
There was a long spur built to serve the D.M. Steward plant, and a short section of it can still be seen in the roadway to the plant.
The Central of Georgia passed near Calhoun Avenue and went by Clifton Hill before a crossing of Chattanooga Creek.
It continued on to the Central of Georgia yards near Rossville Avenue. A number of rail cars are still in the old yards.
Many new homes have been built by the Central of Georgia tracks at Jefferson Heights on the Southside.
The line crosses Main Street by the old brick Office Coordinators and by the Hajoca facility. There is a large signal arm at Main Street that is seldom used.
The Central of Georgia then goes to the rear of the old Terminal Station, where it took a turn to its freight depot. Track remains behind the Choo Choo and through the warehouses just to the north.
A short line railroad operates on a section of the Central of Georgia between Summerville and Chickamauga. It has a depot at LaFayette.