On a lovely May afternoon in 1968, L&N train 865 arrives at the top of the Hagans switchback with the first cut of its train. This half will be doubled over to the "old CV" main on the right--the ... (more)

Eight years after she left EMD's LaGrange, IL plant, L&N SD35 1218 shows the wear of many miles and untold gross ton miles per freight train hour on the company's ledger sheets. Now, she and two o... (more)

As a spring storm begins to brew to the west, L&N 865 makes a late afternoon passage through Pennington Gap, VA (or "Pennington" on the railroad). At the time, this was still an open train order s... (more)

L&N No. 865 makes a morning arrival in Appalachia, passing an Interstate crew heading down to the transloader with a full train of run-of-mine coal. The aluminum car on the right is one of two exp... (more)