Newspaper Articles & Photos of the TAG

Two articles appeared in the Chattanooga Times documenting the dedication of the TAG's two named locomotives, the Dave E. Hedges No. 50 and the John A. Chambliss No. 80. There were also photos of these locomotives and others in the newspaper.

These articles are in regular HTML format.

'Southern Rail To Seek Stock Of TAG Line' and 'Southern Gets Okay To Buy T.A.G. Stock'

These articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, and will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

"'Dave Hedges No. 50' Is Christened With Cider; Rail Official Praised"
"TAG Names Locomotive For John A. Chambliss"

All of the following photos were published in the Chattanooga Times accompanying various articles in that same newspaper.

TAG GP18 #50 at dedication ceremony
TAG president Dave E. Hedges in the cab of TAG GP18 #50
TAG executive vice president John A. Chambliss on the front platform of TAG GP38 #80 at the dedication ceremony
Southern GP7 #8237, ex-TAG Railway GP7 #707, pulls into Gadsden, AL
A TAG train approaches the Pigeon Mountain tunnel portal

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