The Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga Landmark Series - # 3
by Steven Lebron Langston
Title
The Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga Landmark Series - # 3
Artist
Steven Lebron Langston
Medium
Painting - Figital Painting
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The Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga Landmark Series - # 3. This is the historic train terminal here in Chatt Town. In March of 1880, the first train of Cincinnati Southern Railway (CSR) came to town, creating the first major link between the North and South. A news paper reporter nickname this first train " The Chattanooga Choo Choo". At the time, Union Station was were this train called home. In 1904, the Southern Railway built what is now called the " Choo Choo". With it's eighty five foot ceiling, it was a class act for the day. Worldwide and tourist popularity of the station didn't come until Track 29 charted in 1941. This song, still popular today, change the future of the station and gave it life well into the future.
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April 13th, 2013
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