THAT DARN TRAIN!

I absolutely LOVE the neighborhood I live in. Its 10-20 minutes away from every other neighborhood, there are COUNTLESS numbers of fast-food restaurants (McDonald's, Wendy's, KFC, etc.), sit-down places (On The Border, Chili's, Rafferty's, etc.), The Oak Court Mall, The Paradiso, etc. However, ONE unwanted feature of my neighborhood is the Southern Railroad (formerly known as the Memphis and Charleston Railroad). The noise doesn't bother me at all. Infact, I seldom hear the train, but, when the train goes during the busiest times of the day it annoys the CRAP out of me. I can remember times when I waited on the train to hurry up and move, and it stopped, and went back the other way!

Anyways: I did a bit of research and it almost made me APPRECIATE having the train in MY neighborhood.

Did you know that the Southern Railroad was completed in 1857, and became the 1st U.S. railroad to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. It ran from Memphis, TN to Stevenson, AL and stopped through towns in Mississippi & North Carolina. It even holds a piece of CIVIL WAR History. On April 11, 1862, Gen. Mitchell's Union troops captured Huntsville, cutting off this railroads use for the Confederacy.

WOW! This REALLY Changed My Mind! Yes something needs to be done about the train's scheduling, BUT it holds alot of history, and I wish I had known this sooner!




That Darn Train In 1885:



Sources:

1. "Cultural Resources Survey of Messick-Buntyn and Orange Mound East." 16 June 2007 .

2. "Memphis and Charleston Railroad." Wikipedia. 16 June 2007 .