I think we previously discussed the fact, that according to a 1960s list of potential industrial sites located along TAG, that Southern Railway supposedly had trackage rights on the TAG as far south as Dicky. And that any shipper who located there could expect to be served by either railroads. We are not talking about far. Arnold, correct me if I am wrong but Dicky is maybe a mile or so below the TN/GA state line. At that time I speculated that perhaps these trackage rights dated back to the Chattanooga Belt Railway during the time both properties were owned by C. E. James. And that although these rights still stood, they were probably never used. Well I stand corrected. Two TAG dispatchers sheets showed up on EBay and I bought them both. On one there is a Southern extra to Dicky listed. Extra 2246 south and extra 307 north. These two locomotives swapped lead after they ran around whatever their train was. I don¡¯t have my CofG roster in front of me but if memory serves the 307 was a former CofG SW9. And I am really bad with Southern switchers but I think the 2246 was maybe an NW2. It gave the names of the Southern conductor and engineer etc. What industry was this Southern extra trying to reach!?!?! I always assumed that the Belt Railway was accessing Dicky Clay but I don¡¯t recall anything located in Dicky in the diesel era. When the Belt Railway was a Southern (AGS) property. Does anyone know? I know that Souther took tank cars down to the state line and got fuel at the tank farm. But I don¡¯t think that would be considered Dicky? The tank farm was at the state line and I believe the industrial track to the tank farm originated above the state line and on Belt Railway trackage. Unless Dicky was the start of yard limits and they were just using it as a point of reference/clearance. But then why assign extra status to a train in yard limits?
When you get these sorts of documents they answer one question and cause a dozen more. When I get a chance I¡¯ll scan or take a picture of the two sheets I have found. And I¡¯ll post them. They were mailed in tubes so they have a curl. I¡¯ll have to stick them down on my magnetic board. With work etc. it may be a few days.
Warren
Warren Stephens