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Anyone modeling this shortline that runs from Marietta, Ga. (nw of Atlanta) north to Blue RIdge, Ga.? It used to be part of the Louisville and Nashville branch known as the' Hook & Eye Line' that connected Atlanta with Knoxville, Tenn. and had a Blue Ridge - Murphy, NC branch interchanging with the Southern line from Murphy, NC to Asheville, NC. Prior to the L&N acquiring this trackage in 1902, it was known as the Marietta & North Georgia Railroad Although I plan to model it as it was in the late40's/early 50's and still part of the L&N, it still is a fascinating shortline with a great variety of on-line industries - especially large marble quarries, agricultural, building products, etc.and it 'connects' with a tourist line at Blue Ridge (Blue Ridge Scenic Railway) which continues north through the Ga mountains to the Ga/Tenn border. The original trackage was briefly 3' narrow gauge but was soon converted to standard gauge between 1889 and 1897. There are many remnants of the "old days"-mill buildings, line-side industry,company town type housing, sharp curves, spindly bridges, narrow cuts, reasonably steep grades, restored and unrestored/still functioning century old wooden L&N depots, a very backwoods -type engine servicing facility, an interesting yard/interchange in Marietta with CSX, etc. I am photographing many of the more interesting modeling subjects along this railroad. I am new to this area and have not yet been able to get any mid-century info. pertaining to this route,however. The entire line from Marietta to Knoxville and/or Blue Ridge to Murphy (and on to Asheville via the Southern's Murphy Branch) deserves the attention of model railroaders. I'd be grateful for any information on this route, and would be glad to assist with any 2004 details since this short -line is one of the most 'modelable' (George W. Bush gave me that word. . .) short- lines I have come across in my travels. Thanks.
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