McMinnville and Manchester Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Tennessee |
| Dates of operation | 1856–1877 |
| Successor | Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Company Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Seaboard System Railroad Company |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) |
The McMinnville and Manchester Railroad Company was chartered by an Act of the legislature of the State of Tennessee on February 4, 1850. Under this charter, the railroad company built a line of railroad from McMinnville, Tennessee. southwesterly through Manchester, Tennessee. to Tullahoma, Tennessee, where it connected with the railroad line of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Company.
The McMinnville and Manchester company opened 34.2 miles (55.0 km) of 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railroad between McMinnville and Tullahoma in November 1856. In the absence of any contract with the original owner that differed with the franchises granted by law, the railroad was entitled to a right-of-way extended 100 feet (30.5 m) on either side of the center of the railroad line.