LN 405 at Watertown spring trip.

Train from Danville approaching Dearborn Station at Roosevelt road

Danville train arrives Chicago south of Dearborn Station

Amazing! The powers that be at the time allowed L&N steam to be back in the coalfields for the first time in thirty years. That mournful whistle reverberating up the "hollers" and hill... (more)

Two Louisville & Nashville E7's leading train 8 The Pan American, are getting ready to leave Louisville Union Station for the last time on May 01, 1971. Photo by Louis Marre, from my collection... (more)

A rather regular event was L&N power running in from Memphis.

Louisville & Nashville FP7 652 leads passenger train The Gulf Wind at Pensacola, FL on August 03, 1963. The Gulf Wind was a joint operation by the Louisville & Nashville and the Seaboard Railr... (more)

A nice looking L&N restoration rests on the wye as a former CSX switcher rolls past sounding a horn of a collector during the Horns in the Holler event.

Shortly after crossing the state line at Hagans, VA the steam special is heading back toward Louisville after drawing huge appreciative crowds all along. I hope to see her again in the same place... (more)

The hostlers are moving motive power to the "field" to await assignment to a train.

Painted as the gods intended. Was that really 51 years ago?

Just a little dirty. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

L&N, Louisville and Nashville GP40-2's 6615 6605 6607 are southbound at Nashville, Tennessee August 1, 1982. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Family Lines System, L&N U25B 1600 -SD35 4509, at Louisville, Kentucky. October 2, 1980. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Louisville & Nashville train number 99, the Pan American, is departing Louisville Kentucky at 25 MPH in 1934. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.