Belt Railway Company of Chattanooga The Belt Railway consisted of 45 miles of tracks running in and around Chattanooga. Reorganized in 1895 from the Union Railway Company and the Chattanooga Union Railway Company, it was controlled after that year by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home