Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (2024)

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (1)

Knox Rail Salvage have opened a new second location at 4214 Greenway Drive, in Fountain City.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (2)

Knox Rail Salvage sells lots of waterproof flooring products. “We want to bring products that people are interested in and deliver good value at checkout,” said Joel Piper, Knox Rail Salvage vice president of operations and marketing.

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A whole room at Knox Rail Salvage is dedicated to vanity cabinets, tops and tapware.

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The selection of interior and exterior doors at Knox Rail Salvage in Fountain City.

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Modern farmhouse-style sinks are available in a wide selection at Knox Rail Salvage.

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Knox Rail Salvage tries to follow trends to provide the most sought after tiling products.

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Knox Rail Salvage store manager, April Smith, shows a customer through the new Fountain City store.

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A bathroom display is being put together in the Knox Rail Salvage showroom at 4214 Greenway Drive.

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Knox Rail Salvage made a conscious decision to sell plywood cabinetry to provide their customers with the best value. “Everybody has torn out a kitchen with particle board, we have made a conscious decision to only carry plywood,” said Joel Piper, Knox Rail Salvage vice president of operations and marketing.

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The Knox Rail Salvage showroom is located at the front of the new store, and features to displays for inspiration and free 3D kitchen design services.

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Knox Rail Salvage store manager April Smith looks up products and pricing for two customers at the new Fountain City store.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (12)

Knox Rail Salvage have opened a new second location at 4214 Greenway Drive, in Fountain City.

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These vintage hardware store bins are a nod to Knox Rail Salvage’s long history in Knoxville.

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An aerial view of the former Knox Rail Salvage Jackson Ave. site in Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The site is the proposed location of the possible future Smokies Baseball Stadium.

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Inside the showroom at Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Doors at Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Vanities at Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Cabinets at Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Inside Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Inside the showroom at Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Inside the showroom at Knox Rail Salvage's new store on 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (24)

Inside the warehouse part of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Joel Piper, vice president of Knox Rail Salvage, points out cabinet pieces on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in the warehouse part of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (26)

The outside of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage is located on 400 East Jackson Ave. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Local Businessman and Philanthropist Rany Boyd recently bought the property along with several others in the Old City area. (CAITIE MCMEKIN/NEWS SENTINEL)

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Inside Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (29)

Inside the warehouse part of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (30)

Inside the warehouse part of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (31)

Inside the warehouse part of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (32)

The outside of Knox Rail Salvage's new location at 4214 Greenway Drive in Knoxville. The new location will open in Spring 2019.

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Knox Rail Salvage opens store in Fountain City (2024)
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