| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Tennessee and Kentucky, United States |
| Dates of operation | 1852 (chartered) 1859–1872 |
| Successor | Louisville and Nashville Railroad (1872); CSX Transportation; R.J. Corman Railroad Group (1987) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) |
| Length | 83 mi (134 km) |
The Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad (MC&L) was a railway in the southern United States. It was chartered in Tennessee in 1852, and opened in 1859. The MC&L entered receivership after the American Civil War, and financial troubles led to an 11-day strike in 1868 that ended when Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) leased the line. L&N finally purchased the MC&L in 1871 and operated it as its Memphis Branch. L&N was merged into CSX, and CSX sold the former MC&L line to R.J. Corman Railroad Group in 1987, becoming that company's Memphis Line.