The first Chattanooga Choo Choo was a passenger train departing Cincinnati, Ohio on March 5th, 1880. Operated by the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the train was the first to offer through passenger service to the South. Since nearly all trains to points south had to pass through Chattanooga, a newspaper reporter dubbed the huffing and puffing little steam locomotive the Chattanooga Choo Choo -- a bit of phrasing that went down in history. The Chattanooga Choo Choo engine now on display at Terminal Station is the same kind of wood-burner used on that first run from Cincinnati to Chattanooga in 1880. Completely refurbished, she is the only engine of her kind now in the city.

Chattanooga Choo Choo, Photo by Jim Doane © APS, Inc.

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Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn
The entrance to the famous 1909 Terminal Station has been transformed into the lobby of the Choo Choo Holiday Inn.

Chattanooga Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chattanooga Tennessee's official web site for vacation, tour and meeting & convention planning.

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