Jim And Coke. With an appropriately local advertisement for Jim Beame, which is only about 25 miles away, on the sign for the Kentucky Exposition Center, Norfolk Southern 8034 (ES44AC, GE, ... (more)

Family Lines System, L&N U25B 1600 -SD35 4509, at Louisville, Kentucky. October 2, 1980. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

CPKC SD70ACu 7019 in its old CP heritage scheme leads CSX potash train south as it crosses the Ohio River at Clagg.

CPKC SD70ACu 7019 in its old CP heritage scheme leads CSX potash train south under the signals at Central Ave. as it nears Louisville's Osborn Yard.

Louisville & Nashville train number 99, the Pan American, is departing Louisville Kentucky at 25 MPH in 1934. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Released from the shops in the past few weeks Louisville to Cincinnati 32C is led by a recent rebuild as it passes by Whitner in east Louisville. The 4816 was formerly Dash 9 9584.

PRR train 326 is seen at Louisville Kentucky in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

PRR train 317 is seen at Louisville Kentucky in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

L&N F7 802 leads a freight near Louisville Kentucky in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

After some of the crew had gotten some photo ops of the Derby train with the L&N football stadium in the background CSX M573 passes by.

The one and only Kentucky Derby train is only a few miles from Churchill Downs and the 150th running. CSX 1,2 and 3 lead its train past a Louisville neighborhood.

Built for the Southern in 1973 today SD40-2 3219 is regulated to yard duty. Here it has pulled out onto the lead of the K&I bridge as it works the Louisville yard.

Cincinnati to Louisville NS 335 with the Reading heritage unit waits at Buechel for traffic to clear up and shortly a new crew.

Battered but not beaten this former L&N veteran sits proudly in the winter sunlight. Photo by Craig Hatter. From my collection.

CSX M209 leads its train through a Louisville neighborhood as it heads for Osborn yard.