▁of ▁track ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁Tennessee . ▁The ▁rail road ▁started ▁near ▁Warner ▁Park ▁and ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁several ▁miles ▁past ▁the ▁East ▁Tennessee , ▁Virginia ▁line ▁ending ▁at ▁Boy ce ▁Station . ▁Map ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Rail road ▁Series ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Great ▁Southern ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁its ▁property ▁was ▁convey ed ▁to ▁that ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁B elt ▁Railway ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga ▁was ▁operated ▁phys ically ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁finan cially ▁by ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Great ▁Southern ▁Rail road . ▁In ▁regards ▁to ▁fin ances , ▁collections ▁were ▁entr usted ▁to ▁the ▁credit ▁of ▁Charles ▁Pat ten . ▁These ▁collections ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁agent ▁and ▁depos ited ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga . ▁The ▁engines ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁railway ▁included ▁numbers ▁ 1 0 4 , ▁ 1 0 6 , ▁ 1 4 1 , ▁ 1 5 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 5 6 . ▁These ▁engines ▁sole ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Great ▁Southern ▁business . ▁An ▁industry ▁called ▁the ▁Mont ague ▁Company ▁origin ated ▁on ▁the ▁bel t ▁tracks ▁at ▁Ch att ano oga ▁and ▁cons igned ▁the ▁loads ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁cars ▁that ▁transport ed ▁cl ay . ▁The ▁B elt ▁Line ▁continued ▁in ▁service ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Southern ▁Railway , ▁but ▁it ▁ran ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8