It’s Sunday, June 24, 1956, and Louisville & Nashville M-1 class number 1962—one of the memorable “Big Emma” 2-8-4s that worked the eastern side of the system, in Kentucky only—slowly ba... (more)

In the last evening light our mixed train is passing over one of the numerous beautiful viaducts on the line between Baresa and Ghinda.

The freight train hauled by the Mallet 442 54 is crossing the Moncullo viaduct near Massawa. As can be noticed from this picture, this is quite a dry place and it is advised never to travel withou... (more)

The Eritrean narrow gauge Mallet 442 54 is shunting in the harbour of Massawa on the shore of the Red Sea.

This is "Big Emma." When the Louisville & Nashville Railroad elected to seriously upgrade its freight motive power in the early '40s, it went whole-hog for a Baldwin-built variant of the Van Sweri... (more)

One of the smallest and least remarked "union" stations in the country was the L&N depot at Appalachia, VA. Served by the Interstate (until 1928), Southern (until 1939) and L&N (until 1953), the f... (more)

Asmara loco shed

In a great action photo by David Noble, a pair of Louisville & Nashville Mikes rolls around the curve at the top of the hill at Patio Tower, Winchester. This coal train originated "up the holler" ... (more)

The crew is back aboard NKP 765 after providing her with plenty of water and some TLC. Ashville was the only service stop during her ferry move from Toledo to Portsmouth Ohio. Many thanks to Norfo... (more)

In a rare color action shot from the late '40s, photographer Bill Clark captured an L&N K-3 Pacific--number 209--doubleheaded with 2-8-0 number 1219 on this southbound (actually, heading westward,... (more)

2 local girls ignore metre gauge YP 2358 as it leaves Kodaikanal Road with the Madurai Tirupati Express (note the headboard). This line is now converted to 5 feet 6 inch gauge.

This is an L&N company photo (original photographer unknown). The train is Cincinnati-Knoxville (TN) day local number 29, which made all the stops on this, the "KY" Subdivision of L&N's Cincinnati... (more)