Down Mill Wee Hollow Road
photo by John Wilson
Turn to Nance Drive
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Railbed veered off what is now Nance Drive to hug near the top of a ridge
photo by John Wilson
Trail in the woods
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Route is grown up with small trees and briars
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High bank along the train's route
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Dug out section with embankments on both sides of the railbed
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Route along high ridge
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Rail bed is near top of the hill below Standifer Place homes
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Standifer Place homes built just above the old railroad line
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House on the track above Highway 341
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Hill above Highway 341 where train once made regular runs
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Route of the train near top of ridge above 341
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Across the downed trees
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Embankment on the right side
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Homeless camp on the old rail line
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High above road to Chickamauga
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Old VW on the track
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Coming out at Old Chattanooga Valley Road
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Beyond Old Chattanooga Valley Road
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Heading for Chattanooga Valley Road
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Train ran on low ridge above valley floor
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Approaching the valley floor
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View of Lookout Mountain as the train enters the valley
photo by John Wilson
The railroad that ran between Chickamauga, Ga., and the mining village of Durham on top of Lookout Mountain had a route that headed back toward the Chickamauga Road (Highway 341) after reaching what is now the intersection of Harp Switch Road and Mill Wee Hollow Road at Wallaceville, Ga.
The route went a short distance down what is now Mill Wee Hollow Road, then it veered left at the present Nance Drive.
It quickly turned off the present Nance Drive to go along near the top of a ridge leading back toward the main road to Chickamauga from Chattanooga Valley. This long level section is still in a quiet woods, but just above a host of new homes have been built at the Standifer Place development.
The rail bed crosses near the top of the Standifer Place entryway off Mill Wee Hollow Road. At this point, a house has been built on the rail bed by one side of the entryway. The trail can be clearly seen across the entryway on the opposite side.
The Chickamauga to Durham rail line continued to the ridge that is just south of the Chickamauga Road. Here another large house is sitting in the middle of the line. It has a long driveway leading down to Highway 341.
The line continued in the direction of Lookout Mountain in woods near the top of the ridge before coming out on Old Chattanooga Valley Road just up from Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church.
It then went along the ridge to the southwest that gradually slopes to the valley floor.