sold to the IC, but later operated by numerous short lines. The Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail extends approximately 14 miles west from Ashland City on the old TC roadbed. Eventually the Dept. of Defense took over the operation of the old TC from Hopkinsville to Fort Campbell. The rest of the TC line between the Trail's end and Fort Campbell has been abandoned. At the eastern end, the former Tennessee Central remains in use between Crab Orchard, Tennessee and Rockwood, on the opposite side of Walden's Ridge, by Lhoist North America for movement of aggregate products. At Rockwood, Lhoist interchanges traffic with Norfolk Southern, which uses the ex-TC the rest of the way from Emory Gap to handle this business. See also Cookeville Railroad Depot References External links History page at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum site Former Class I railroads in the United States Defunct Tennessee railroads Railway companies established in 1897 Railway companies disestablished in 1902 Railway companies established in 1922 Railway companies disestablished in 1968 Defunct Kentucky railroads