From what I heard it is about the highway bridge. It is going to be closed over the next couple months to resurface and make structure repairs. This is just...
Here's the article from the Lexington Herald Leader. http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/13978805.htm Tyrone Bridge will close for repairs for 6...
Hello, I witnessed a train passing through Lexington today that was some- what unusual. This train was compossed of 70 TTX flatcars carry- ing unpainted mobile...
That was either 041 or 043. Those trains have been running daily since September and the trailers are being used as temporary housing on the Gulf Coast. They...
Those are probably the FEMA trains, picture of one on page 8 of the April issue of TRAINS magazine. It was taken at Marion, Indiana, and the symbol was 043,...
As Caleb has already said, those are the Fema "camper specials" as the railroaders call them . They are running two of those Southbound just about every day....
Something I have noticed on the empty trains is that the cars have been fitted with some type of black metal bars on the top of the cars. I cannot figure out...
... These are brackets that the trailer sits on. The frame sits in the U shaped top. I would assume that it provides far more support than the wheels and ...
This train was the Red Tour, he was heading for the Queen City for a weekend show (3/1 thu 3/5) at the USBank Arena in Cincinnati. Got a few shots of him as...
They are used to anchor the trailers onto the flatcars for shipment southward. ... been ... cannot ... down the ... as the ... just ... 100 to a ... where ... ...
The 22nd of this month marks Three years since the Lexington and Ohio RR, my former employer, was sold to R.J. Corman. The LXOH operated the former Southern...
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Just a quick plug for the new EW group: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/EvansvilleWesternRailway/ Please feel free to join. Peace, Steve...
Hi E.M., Whats been the fate of the 2391 then? Does the 2391 have a slot machine stand in it too, like the #206 has? I've been a long distance 2391 fan all the...
A truck driver paid the price when he stopped on the NS main line Tuesday. He failed to clear the crossing by about 5 feet and this was the result when 346...
Im not sure where the 2391 wound up at. Near the end of the LXOH, we shipped it South to some new G&O RR in Ga, and I have heard it has moved on from there...
14 photos added from a cloudy outing on the Louisville and 1st Dst's of the NS Central Division, including a new SD70M-2 "fresh" from the Paducah shops. ...
I have added a pic of the brackets in "Photos", click on link then look for Rolling Stock to view. ... have ... I ... Southbound ... web/bulletin/bb/index.php...
Full Text of Decision 36803 SERVICE DATE - MARCH 6, 2006 DO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION STB Docket No. AB-55 (Sub-No. 645X) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC....
Hey everybody. My name's Norm. I just joined the list. I recognize a few names from the NS forums. I've recently begun railfanning after a 15-20 year break...
Norm - Just go to Danville and find yourself a spot at the north end of the yard - on the north side of the overpass at the depot. You'll see all kinds of...
I got the chance last week to explore the first couple of miles of the old L&N Chenoa Branch in Bell County. The old bridge abutments where the line crossed...
The KY RW marker is a KY Transportation Cabinet marker. They are used to mark the edge of a state highway ROW David Morse Ndavmorse On the Old Road [Non-text...
On Monday, March 13, CSX's former L&N LCL Subdivision will have a signal suspension between Worthville and Campbellsburg to switch over to new signals. This...
There are some searchlight signals still intact on the south end of the LCL. The searchlight signals near milepost 9 are still intact. Regards, Kevin Jones ...
Norm: You're welcome to stop by and we'll show you La Grange street running right here in town (we're a bit out of the way I guess, exit 22 on I-71 I think)....