Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga TN
N 35° 02.258 W 085° 18.392
16S E 654468 N 3878527
Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo???
Waymark Code: WM24R9
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2007
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One of the South's most renowned and unique landmarks. This 24-acre vacation and convention complex is located in the heart of Chattanooga.
A newspaper reporter dubbed the huffing and puffing little steam locomotive the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Although the Chattanooga's Terminal Station was significant in its role of the train era with it's "Track 29", little was known about the first Chattanooga Choo Choo. Only after Glenn Miller's orchestra made the catchy song popular in the late 1940's did the name become world famous. Introduced in 1941 by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the song was featured in the movie "Sun Valley Serenade" and performed by Tex Beneke and the Modernaires. Harry Warren wrote the original music score, while Mack Gordon takes credit for the rhythmic words. The song, "Chattanooga Choo Choo," traveled fast throughout the circles of Europe during World War II, and today it is an international favorite.