Bristol
—1869 – merging of many train companies: East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia because of the war.
—VA – TN line (no more). Now a line from Lynchburg to Dalton, GA.
—1872 The first Pullman car was brought to Bristol. Bristol – key city of railroad.
—1883 – Norfolk and Western expanded coal hauling capacity through the mineral rich areas of Southwest VA. Freight shipped East and West.