Nashville and Eastern Railroad
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| Nashville and Eastern Railroad | |
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| Reporting marks | NERR |
| Locale | Greater Nashville, Tennessee area |
| Dates of operation | 1987?–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Headquarters | Lebanon, Tennessee |
The Nashville and Eastern is a short line railroad which administers 130 miles of track between Nashville, Tennessee and Monterey, Tennessee, of which 110 miles are currently operational. The company is based in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Nashville and Eastern was formed in the 1980s to reestablish freight service from Nashville to Lebanon. The railroad provides freight shipping services to more than 30 companies. It also runs occasional passenger excursion trains from Nashville to Cookeville or Watertown in cooperation with the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville. The tracks that it operates were originally operated by the Tennessee Central Railway Company, which went out of business in 1968.
The railroad is the home of the new Music City Star commuter rail service between Nashville and Lebanon. Service began on September 18, 2006. The service is operated by the Regional Transportation Authority, Nashville's public transportation agency.
