The end of steam on the L&N was near when Baldwin M-1 1962 (one of 42 engines in that class, nicknamed "Big Emmas" by their crews) takes on coal at Ravenna after being turned. This was a Cincinnat... (more)
Photographer unknown, from my collection. Back when they were green these units lead a SB train back to the mines. Until I started scanning these I didn't realize this operation was around for a... (more)
L&N RS36 No. 911 and C420 No. 1363 idle the night away on the roundhouse tracks at Ravenna, KY on June 1, 1978. No. 911 started out its life on Tennessee Central and No. 1363 on Seaboard Air Line... (more)