The Nashville and Western & Eastern Railroad

Nashville & Eastern Railroad

In 1986 Bill Drunsic (NERR President), along with two visionary partners formed the Nashville and Eastern Railroad to resurrect short-line freight rail operations over 110 miles of neglected, soon-to-be abandoned track in middle Tennessee. Since its initial start-up in the mid-eighties, NERR has worked collaboratively with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Authority (NERA) to invest $43.5 million into essential rail infrastructure improvements. Over the years, 110 miles of active track has been reconstructed and 77 bridges upgraded.

Today, NERR plays a vital economic role in central Tennessee by providing essential freight service to its industrial and commercial customers, from Nashville to Algood, Tennessee.

The Nashville and Western Railroad is a short-line freight rail operator that runs between downtown Nashville and Ashland City, TN. The NWR, a sister railroad to the well established Nashville & Eastern, was launched in 2000. Since its inception, the NWR, with the help of its public partners (Cheatham County Railroad Authority & TDOT) has worked hard to rehabilitate its rail infrastructure, increase its customer base and extend its service area westward (now 18 miles west of downtown).

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