Ah..you just gotta love the media!!! For the record that derailment happened ont he former C&O up Near Ashland...Beatyville is located on the former L&N EK sub...
They also said it was carrying steel coils between Columbus and Cincinnati. Wouldn't it have traveled the old B&O line through Wilington? I suspect it was the...
Hi, The Tombstone Junction R.R., a steam amusement park line near Parkers Lake, KY, used highly modified B&O 2289 Class I-5 caboose as a coach. There is a...
Tombstone junction has not been around for several years...most of the equipment was burned or scrapped. The only thing from there that I know was saved was...
Hi, While it matters little since the equipment was destroyed, highly modified B&O C-242 Class I-1 caboose was also at the Tombstone Junction R.R. Thanks,...
Just looked in my copy of Kentucky Place Names by Robert Rennick. According to this book there are two Beattyvilles in Kentucky, one Lee County (on the L&N)...
Here a few shots I took this afternoon at Palm, Just South of Moreland KY. NS 167 had a minor derailment Saturday night and this was the result. Only One car...
JUST LISTED! 5th Annual "STEAM IN AUTUMN" private car charter with former Baltimore & Ohio Office Car #98 (assigned to executive vice president in Baltimore)...
Just received my latest Classic Trains in the mail and greatly enjoyed Mr. Mize's article on the old Southern Lawrenceburg to Lexington branch, the article was...
Mr. Mize put together a nice article! Thanks, Dennis! I remember exploring Young's High Bridge and the Versailles branch with the late Flem Smith back in the ...
Has anyone herd anything about the latest expected date for The TN central book by TLC (Tells Lies Continuously) Publishing? As of 6 weeks ago it was "shipping...
Exactly the reason I don't buy anything from them. I ordered a book from them a few years ago in Oct., they had a late Nov. release date. Ended up getting the...
NS still uses part of the branch (less than 1/2 mile) for car storage, and T19 switches the glass company (scenic beauty of Lawrenceburg right there haha)....
Tuesday, I met up with a friend at Somerset and we decided to sit at Elihu, about the midpoint of a five mile long section of single track. We weren't...
Subject: Re: [KY Railfan] Classic Trains Fall 2004 edition ... T19 switches the glass company (scenic beauty of Lawrenceburg right there haha). The crossing...
Well, if it costs money to pull it up, then NS probably won't do it. You know, being "frugal" and all... Caleb Lawrenceburg, KY http://www.cmherndon.com "I'd...
Last I knew the rails at Wild Turkey are gone as well as the railroad bridge over the highway just west of Wild Turkey. Cedar Brooke Trestle is still in place,...
Full Text of Decision 34917 SERVICE DATE - AUGUST 4, 2004 SEA SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD WASHINGTON, DC 20423 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STB DOCKET NO. AB-55...
Not wanting to bring the return of the great Lebanon Branch debate, but... Since the LB was CTC, were the sidings controlled by the dispatcher with power...
Interesting question - maybe someone working on a book about the LB can answer it. MG ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
Just a reminder that next weekend is Summerail in Cincinnati (August 14) and there will be lots of Kentucky railfans present. If you're not familiar with this...
I believe I remember reading somewhere that the passing sidings along the LB were basically located at the depots/towns along the line. I know this was true...
In reply to this, I grew up around the St. Francis area and used to walk the tracks and watch trains as a youngster back in the 70's and early 80's. I also...
The LB was dispatched from Louisville Union Station by the Louisville Division dispatcher's desk. Off the top of my head, there were controlled sidings at...
Coming into Lawrenceburg late last night at approx 12:30am, I saw a small train pass Alton with a UP lead (NS in the #2) pulling a passenger coach and 4...
You Know its gonna be a groovy day when...Its August and the temp is 49 degrees when you wake up...There is hardly a cloud in the sky and it stays that way all...
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