The Railroads Of Kentucky During The 1940s 1950s
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The Railroads Of Kentucky During The 1940s 1950s
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Author : Charles H. Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-07-24
The Railroads Of Kentucky During The 1940s 1950s written by Charles H. Bogart and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-24 with History categories.
Kentucky claims to be the birthplace of railroading west of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1832, the Lexington & Ohio Railroad (L&O) began to build track from Lexington to Louisville. Unfortunately the L&O got no further than Frankfort on the Kentucky River when it ran out of money. Railroad construction in Kentucky would stagnate until the 1850s when four companies started to build track, three were north-south and one east-west. An amalgamation of railroads using the name Kentucky Central would push south from Covington opposite Cincinnati OH, toward Chattanooga TN, but stalled at Nicholasville due to the Civil War. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) would build southward from Louisville for Nashville TN, and Memphis TN, reaching both cities as the Civil War started. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad (M&O) during the same period completed a railroad from Mobile AL, to Columbus KY, on the Mississippi River. The east-west track reached from Louisville eastward to a junction at Frankfort KY.
Railroads 40s 50s
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Author : Charles H. Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-11-23
Railroads 40s 50s written by Charles H. Bogart and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-23 with History categories.
Each class one, class two and class three railroad in Kentucky is covered in text and photographs
Ghost Railroads Of Kentucky
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Author : Elmer Griffith Sulzer
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1998
Ghost Railroads Of Kentucky written by Elmer Griffith Sulzer and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
Ghost Railroads of Kentucky (first published in 1967) and its two sister volumes, Ghost Railroads of Indiana (1970) and Ghost Railroads of Tennessee (1975), provide the authoritative account of the abandoned lines in the railroad heartland east of the Mississippi. No mere compilation of dry statistics on track closings and running schedules (though they are here too!), this book is full of the life and vigor of Kentucky's economic arteries. Professor Sulzer, a consummate storyteller, recounts the human drama surrounding these ghost lines. Even poor Alex Richardson, shamefully lynched on the new railroad bridge over the Kentucky River at West Irvine, has his sad story told.
Report Of The Railroad Commission Of Kentucky
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Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Report Of The Railroad Commission Of Kentucky written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Railroads categories.
The L N Railroad In Kentucky As Seen Through Postcards
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Author : Charles H. Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-04-15
The L N Railroad In Kentucky As Seen Through Postcards written by Charles H. Bogart and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-15 with History categories.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) was incorporated in 1850 to build a rail line from Louisville, Kentucky, south to Nashville, Tennessee. The railroad was completed in 1861 just in time for the Civil War. L&N, unlike most southern lines, thanks to providing transportation for the Federal Army during the Civil War, survived the war with money available for expansion. Thus L&N acquired a number of southern railroads that would provide the L&N with track extending south from Louisville to Pensacola, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; and New Orleans, Louisiana. L&N's Kentucky track was served by fifteen yards: Madisonville, Owensboro (Doyle), Bowling Green, Skilman, Louisville (Strawberry), Latonia, DeCoursey, Paris, Lexington, Winchester (Patio), Corbin, Ravenna, Hazard (Crawford), Loyall, and Harlan. Within the following pages we will journey over the L&N in Kentucky via postcards, but our journey routes will not always follow direct L&N train routing.
Kentucky And The Illinois Central Railroad
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Author : Clifford J. Downey
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010-03-29
Kentucky And The Illinois Central Railroad written by Clifford J. Downey and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-29 with Transportation categories.
The Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR) operated approximately 600 miles of mainline track throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, stretching from the Mississippi River to the central part of the state. In addition to Louisville, the states largest city, the ICRR also served dozens of small towns. Kentuckys economy was built around coal mining and farming, and the ICRR played a major role in both industries. ICRRs coal trains served as a conveyor for Kentucky coal moving to Midwest factories, and the road hauled a wide variety of agricultural products, including tobacco, grain, and fresh fruit. No mention of the ICRR would be complete without discussing the fleet of fast passenger trains that whisked Kentucky residents to and from distant cities. To maintain the locomotives that hauled all these trains the ICRR operated one of the nations largest locomotive repair shops in Paducah.
The Louisville And Nashville Railroad 1850 1963
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Author : Kincaid A. Herr
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-11-21
The Louisville And Nashville Railroad 1850 1963 written by Kincaid A. Herr and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-21 with History categories.
When the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was founded in 1850, it was the first major railroad in the west, and the only one headquartered in Kentucky. In the twentieth century, the L&N grew into one of the nation's major rail systems, reaching from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley and down to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Kincaid Herr worked for the Louisville and Nashville for more than forty years, and this book originated as a series of articles that he wrote for L&N Magazine between 1939 and 1942. After various printings through the 1940s and '50s, this fifth edition, completely revised and updated, was released in 1964. The 1950s saw the reluctant abandonment of the old steam engine (the L&N was a major coal-carrying railroad) in favor of the diesel. During the late 1950s and early 60s, the railroad experienced significant expansion in the South, where the economy was being fueled by new industry. Coal, automobiles, mail, and passengers all counted on the L&N to get them around the region. Herr traces the development and expansion of the L&N system over a century and profiles important company figures, such as longtime L&N president Milton Smith. Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan and railroad bandit Morris Slater also find their place in this entertaining history. Four appendices on topics ranging from the materials used to build trains to passenger equipment to motive power round out the complete, but accessible, account. Even after all these years, this volume remains the concise, illustrated history of "The Old Reliable" for its many fans around the world.
Tennessee Coal Mining Railroading Logging In Cumberland Fentress Overton And Putnam Counties
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Author : Jason Duke
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2004-01-15
Tennessee Coal Mining Railroading Logging In Cumberland Fentress Overton And Putnam Counties written by Jason Duke and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-15 with Coal mines and mining categories.
Tennessee Coal Mining, Railroading & Logging in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton & Putnam is a fascinating look back at life in the early 1900s in four counties of the northern Cumberland Plateau area of Tennessee. Featured inside is a wealth of old photographs--more than 200 in the book's 120 oversize glossy pages--maps, and descriptions. Emphasis is placed primarily on the coal camps such as Wilder in Fentress County, with great detail concerning the railroads that served the coal mining communities.
Eastern Kentucky Railway
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Author : Terry L. Baldridge
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2007-09
Eastern Kentucky Railway written by Terry L. Baldridge and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with Transportation categories.
In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to a close, plans were underway in Boston for a railroad construction project to begin in Greenup County, Kentucky. Eventually the Eastern Kentucky Railway Company would extend its main track through two more counties, Carter and Lawrence. Spanning just 36 miles of main track from Riverton to Webbville, the Eastern Kentucky Railway became a lifeline for the economic and social activities of the people of northeastern Kentucky. Even though the original plan of extending the railway much farther south and bridging the Ohio River to the north never came about, the railway struggled along for more than 65 years. Many people who grew up along the line passed their experiences to younger generations; some, like Jesse Stuart, wrote about them. This volume will show life along the rail line that lent its name to the highways now running its route.
Railroads In Kentucky Before 1860
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Author : William B. Graham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Railroads In Kentucky Before 1860 written by William B. Graham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with Kentucky categories.
