Tennessee
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. There are three lines. The 2.5 mi (4.0 km) Main Street line from Central Station to Hudson Transit Center, the 4.5 mi (7.2 km) Riverfront Loop and the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) Madison Avenue Line from Third Street to Cleveland Station. All are standard gauge with 600V DV overhead electrification.
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 or Sparse Passenger Services
See USA - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services - Tennessee.
