▁a ▁ ▁plant ation ▁nearby , ▁with ▁a ▁prominent ▁ta vern , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁also ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁Bell ' s ▁Station . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁the ▁main line ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁Nash ville ▁Rail road ▁reached ▁the ▁plant ation , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁sp ur ▁was ▁completed . ▁The ▁community ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Glasgow ▁J unction ▁after ▁the ▁L & N ▁Dep ot , ▁which ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁j unction ▁between ▁the ▁main line ▁and ▁the ▁M amm oth ▁C ave ▁Rail road . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁between ▁M amm oth ▁C ave ▁and ▁Diam ond ▁C ave ▁( D iam ond ▁Ca ver ns ) ▁ ▁for ▁years . ▁Books ▁and ▁cave ▁bro ch ures ▁would ▁describe ▁both ▁c aves . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁the ▁M amm oth ▁C ave ▁Rail road ▁tracks ▁were ▁laid ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Diam ond ▁C ave . ▁When ▁the ▁line ▁finally ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Diam ond ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁stops ▁on ▁the ▁rail road . ▁Ex c urs ions ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁see ▁Diam ond ▁and ▁M amm oth ▁C aves ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁and ▁still ▁return ▁to ▁Glasgow ▁J unction ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁catch ▁through ▁trains ▁to ▁Louis ville ▁or ▁Nash ville . ▁M amm oth ▁C ave ▁Rail road ▁stops ▁also ▁served ▁two ▁nearby ▁c aves ▁opened ▁by ▁L