The hometown Interstate Railroad was known for owning a rather eclectic fleet of steam locomotives--some bought new, but most second hand acquisitions from here and there. A prime example was 2-8-... (more)

When the L&N Railroad completed the "CC&O Connection" linking its Martin's Fork Branch in Harlan County, KY to the original Cumberland Valley Division at Hagans, VA (via a switchback) in... (more)

One of the L&N Railroad's notable "Big Emma" 2-8-4s, Baldwin M-1 class 1964, appears clean and freshly painted in this 1954 view at Barbourville, KY. The train is approaching the Cumberl... (more)

Ever since leaving the south end of the yard on Love Hill at Erwin. TN, train 94's four F-units have been pulling upgrade, and most of the time in Run 8--full throttle. Behind the drawbar of the r... (more)

There’s quite a bit to see in this shot taken by my good friend Ken Marsh. This is northbound Clinchfield train 95, a through scheduled run from Spartanburg to Elkhorn City, KY—the length of t... (more)

This is a snap shot taken by an unknown photographer. The print has been in my collection for decades, and I have no recollection of where it came from. However, I do know this is train 46, the no... (more)

Stearns, KY was roughly mid-way between Cincinnati and Chattanooga on Southern Railway's Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific subsidiary. A northbound local behind heavy USRA Mike 6319 (Souther... (more)

L&N Railroad Cumberland Valley Division northbound train 44 from Lynch to Corbin sails around the curve at Ponza, KY, at the north end of the yard at Page. The bridge crosses Yellow Creek, while t... (more)

This is one of my favorite L&N photos--taken by the late August Thieme. CV Division train 55--the overnight through freight from Corbin to Norton, VA--is blasting upgrade on the last three miles t... (more)

I found this old slide taken by my friend David DeVault. It's the color version of a unit I also photographed (in black and white) that same summer: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id... (more)

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, KYâ€... (more)

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)

My friend David W. DeVault was standing in Virginia and photographing a train in Tennessee when Southern PA-2 6903 arrived from Memphis with the morning eastbound Tennessean for Roanoke, Lynchburg... (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)

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)