The Nashville Route. Downey, TLC. The author has given a very complete history of the line and concentrates much of the book on the trains, equipment, and operations, with excellent B&W and color photos, maps and illustrations. It fell on bad days after WWII and eventually its trackage was taken over after 1968 and operated by Southern, Louisville & Nashville, and Illinois Central. Hardcover, 144 pages, 8-1/2 x 11", 200 color and B&W illustration.