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.

L&N F7 802 leads a freight near Louisville Kentucky in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Winding slowly downgrade on the serpentine branch this loaded mine run was an easy chase. Though wearing its short-lived Seaboard System number it still bears the proud logo of SCL's whipping boy... (more)

Fifty two years ago Wilmot Model Railroad Shop in Prattville was a beacon for model railroaders in the deep south. We traveled there as often as possible to buy treasured models and to chit chat ... (more)

Beginning my trek to document trains as a wee lad in 1975, this paint scheme was omnipresent in those formative years when we still shot film and recorded on cassettes. 7067 has been cosmetically... (more)