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Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813129150
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (291 download)
Download or read book History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad written by Maury Klein and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1972 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kincaid A. Herr
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813147506
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963 written by Kincaid A. Herr and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813146755
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad written by Maury Klein and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Civil War, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern railroads in developing rail systems and organizing transcontinental travel. Through two world wars, federal government control, internal crises, external dissension, the Depression, and the great Ohio River flood of 1937, the L&N Railroad remained one of the country's most efficient lines. It is a southern institution and a railroad buff's dream. When eminent railroad historian Maury Klein's definitive History of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was first published in 1972, it quickly became one of the most sought after books on railroad history. This new edition both restores a hard-to-find classic to print and provides a new introduction by Klein detailing the L&N's history in the thirty years since the book was first published.
Author : Kevin Comer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738592145
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)
Download or read book Louisville & Nashville Railroad in South Central Kentucky written by Kevin Comer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the midpoint of the 19th century, people and goods moved by river or muddy roads, which made traveling difficult; a stagecoach trip from Louisville to Nashville took 36 hours. Railroads were coming into prominence at the time, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was chartered in 1850. It was completed between the namesake cities in 1859, overcoming many obstacles such as Muldraugh's Hill, Green River, and Tennessee Ridge. The line became a pawn during the Civil War, used by both Union and Confederate forces, and endured heavy damages to survive and prosper. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad would grow into one of America's great success stories, expanding to nearly 7,000 miles of track throughout the Southeast. This volume covers the L&N Main Line in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee, the Memphis Line, the Mammoth Cave Railroad, the Glasgow Railway, the Portage Railroad, and a branch to Scottsville.
Author : Richard E. Prince
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253339270
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (392 download)
Download or read book Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway written by Richard E. Prince and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001-08-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steam Freight and Passenger Trains--NC&StL Ry.Steam Locomotive Diagrams
Author : Richard E. Prince
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253337641
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (376 download)
Download or read book Louisville & Nashville Steam Locomotives, 1968 Revised Edition written by Richard E. Prince and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisville & Nashville Steam Locomotives Revised 1968 Edition Richard E. Prince A revised new edition of an encyclopedic study. "For over one hundred years the steam locomotives provided the principal motive power on the Louisville & Nashville RR. During this period over 2000 different steam engines were owned by the Old Reliable." Thus begins Richard E. Princes encyclopedic study of the Louisville & Nashville's Steam Locomotives. First published in 1959 and revised in 1968, this is the crucial book for the Louisville and Nashville Locomotive's many steam fans. With hundreds of vintage photographs, detailed rosters, and schematic drawings it is an invaluable resource for railroad buffs and historians. But even casual readers will be swept up in Prince's history of the growth and diversification of the L&N. Richard E. Prince is author of nine railroad books. He attended Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta. During World War II, he joined the Merchant Marines and sailed on steam Liberty ships. He worked in several capacities for the L&N Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. He is now retired and lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Among his many books are Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railway (Indiana University Press).
Author : Dan Lee
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489383
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The L&N Railroad in the Civil War written by Dan Lee and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was completed just as the first salvos of the Civil War erupted. As one of the few railroads linking the North and South, the L&N was valuable to both the Union and the Confederacy. Consequently, its route became a fiercely contested corridor of fire and blood. This history recounts the numerous military events along the L&N in the years 1861 through 1865, and also examines the still-resonant theme of the relationship between a major corporation and the government during a time of national crisis.
Author : Kincaid A. Herr
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813187265
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963 written by Kincaid A. Herr and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-11-21 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Charles H. Bogart
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138772780X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)
Download or read book The L&N Railroad In Kentucky As Seen through Postcards written by Charles H. Bogart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Charles B. Castner
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9781883089498
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (894 download)
Download or read book Louisville & Nashville Passenger Trains written by Charles B. Castner and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original sources deliver the definitive word on L&N motive power and rolling stock from the booming Pan American era of the '2Os through the Amtrak days of the '70s, as well as a complete roster of equipment and reproductions of period ads. Includes a chapter on modeling L&N passenger equipment and trains.
Author : Charles B. Castner
Publisher : TLC Publishing (VA)
ISBN 13 : 9781883089313
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (893 download)
Download or read book Louisville & Nashville Diesels written by Charles B. Castner and published by TLC Publishing (VA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete history of Louisville & Nashville's diesel locomotives from 1939 to the present is flush with outstanding photographs from L&N's archives and many of the nation's top railroad photographers. The author provides a thorough account of the railways transition from steam to diesel power and its subsequent use of the diesel locomotive. Also included is a historical sketch of each locomotive builder and model used by L&N. Ideal for both diesel fans and Lousiville & Nashville enthusiasts.
Author : Edward Warren Hines
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Corporate History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company written by Edward Warren Hines and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cliff Downey
Publisher : TLC Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781883089863
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Tennessee Central Railway written by Cliff Downey and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2005-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full history of this important 296 mile railroad that ran from Western Kentucky through Nashville to eastern Tennessee. It had the best routing to and from the city of Nashville, and was an important gateway route as well as connector. It was an important coal hauler as well, and had the full range of passenger and freight services and facilities. It fell on bad days after WWII and eventually its trackage was taken over after 1968 and operated by Southern, Louisville & Nashville, and Illinois Central. The line had interesting ALCO diesels, including FAs! Author Cliff Downey has given a very complete history of the line and concentrates much of the book on the trains, equipment, and operations, with excellent B&W and color photos, maps, and illustrations. This is the definitive history of this railroad, well researched, and well written.
Author : Dain Schult
Publisher : TLC Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781883089740
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (897 download)
Download or read book Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis - A History of "The Dixie Line" written by Dain Schult and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating railroad stretching from Memphis to Atlanta, the NC&St.L has a history beginning in 1840, and stretching through the Civil War to a merger with its parent line in 1957. The photos, diagrams, and maps presented in this book will help you understand the development and operation of the line as a key link between Memphis and the Appalachians. The railroad used Mikados, Pacifics, and Mountain types, as well as the first 4-8-4s in the South. Leading the way were the bullet-nosed, semi-streamlined J3 class 4-8-4s known as the "Yellow Jackets". Also featured in the book are model railroads that use the NC&St.L as a prototype. Written in an easily readable style, this book will interest all fans of railroading in the South.
Author : Kincaid A. Herr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258802875
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1850-1940, 1941-1959 written by Kincaid A. Herr and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John F. Stover
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415921404
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (214 download)
Download or read book The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads written by John F. Stover and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999
Author : Charles H. Bogart
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387972006
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)
Download or read book The Railroads of Kentucky During the 1940s & 1950s written by Charles H. Bogart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
