Transportation
Most light rail used in the United States was replaced in the 20th century as trains became heavier. Today’s track sizes range from 112-pound to 140-pound rail per every three feet. The pieces here were removed in 2016 from a section of track at The Andersons in Union City, Tennessee, to make way for a heavier 112-pound track. They were pulled from a portion of the Canadian National railway used to load grain. At one time, this railway was part of the NC&StL Railway main line to Hickman, Kentucky, and the track once ran through the site of present-day Discovery Park.
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Union City, Tennessee · United States