This graphic depiction of a calamity of railroading was scanned from a small snap shot taken by an unknown person in the ‘30s. The location is the Louisville & Nashville’s yard at Corbin, KY�... (more)

At a place once known as Middle Yard, what I think is L&N train 301 peels off the mainline and starts its run to Storage Yard in Gadsden.

This is a slide taken by my friend, David DeVault---who is now, sad to note, in a nursing home in Kingsport, TN, suffering from Alzheimer's. This was October 16, 1965, and he was riding a Southern... (more)

In the early ‘40s, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad was in need of new motive power for both freight and passenger service. After extensive studies, the company opted for 14 new E6 passenger ... (more)

Returning from Norton, VA to Loyall, KY during a very well received excursion schedule into the coalfields, this fine old steamer go to go out for a big trip under the auspices of the KRM and SBD.... (more)

A gaggle of cabeese - inbound on the Evansville line - passes Amqui tower. The Louisville line - still referred to as the main, but long eclipsed in traffic by the Evansville line - is just out o... (more)

L&N 4092 passing the forest hill crossing

This is another great photo by the late Jack Fravert of Louisville. This is probably about 1950, and it's most likely a section of southbound train 73 (perhaps first 73, although it could be a sec... (more)

It’s Sunday, June 24, 1956, and Louisville & Nashville M-1 class number 1962—one of the memorable “Big Emma” 2-8-4s that worked the eastern side of the system, in Kentucky only—slowly ba... (more)

The laundry has been washed on the side porch and hung out to dry in the back yard, as northbound L&N No. 278 rounds a curve near Worthville, KY on May 15, 1979, led by SDP35 No. 1294.

A westbound unit coal train enters the yard at Loyall, KY on May 30, 1978, led by SD40-2 No. 3579. This was a time of change. There were plenty of unit coal trains and they would be the future o... (more)

L&N C420s No's. 1325 and 1353 idle away in the engine terminal at Loyall, KY on the night of May 30, 1978, awaiting their next mine run assignment.

L&N RS36 No. 910, mated with a slug, rests between shifts at Loyall, KY on a steamy May 30, 1978. No. 910 began life as Tennessee Central No. 301. L&N had some interesting slug sets. They did a... (more)

In the late 1970's, L&N was hit by a coal boom that left it in need of any and all power it could get its hands on. SCL's Alcos were somewhat orphans in its roster, so its entire fleet was transf... (more)