was started by the Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown and Charleston Railroad which went bankrupt before the work was completed. The tunnel was completed by the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad as part of their Chattanooga Branch. The railroad named the tunnel after Col. James A. Whiteside-a well known Chattanoogan and major stockholder of the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad. References External links Missionary Ridge Neighborhood Association Ridges of Tennessee Landforms of Hamilton County, Tennessee Geography of Chattanooga, Tennessee Landforms of Walker County, Georgia Ridges of Georgia (U.S. state) Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park