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)

Mikes 1896 and 1831—a J-4A-J-4 doubleheader---blast out of Corbin on the “High Line” with a DeCoursey-bound train in 1942. The double tracked Cumberland Valley Division to Loyall is in the f... (more)

Steam escapes from the traps on heavyweight L&N coach 2512 as its dark blue paint reflects the platform lights at Corbin on an August evening in 1963. This is southbound train 17, the nightly Cinc... (more)

With its bell caught on the upswing, L&N K-5 Pacific 266--a USRA design of uncommon visual appeal--rolls out of the tunnel at Latonia with the morning southbound Pan-American to New Orleans. This ... (more)

On a summer day in 1959, we’re roaring down the L&N’s “Short Line” between Cincinnati and Louisville in the cab of E7 760. This wonderful photo by my long-time friend Charlie Castner was t... (more)

This historic photo was secured from my good friend Pete Vowell, of Loyall, KY. The shot depicts the roundhouse crew (probably at shift change) at Loyall about 1928. The men are decked out all ove... (more)

This is an excellent shot in my collection taken by my friend Wally Johnson, of Richmond, VA. The train is the northbound (toward Kentucky) Norton Local--number 64--emerging from Callahan's Nose T... (more)

This is an image I obtained from a retired L&N/CSX management friend of mine, David Orr (thanks, Dave!). The occasion is a special photo shoot for the L&N and U.S. Steel. The normally grubby Alcos... (more)

A doubleheaded coal train led by a booster-equipped L&N J4A Mike and an unidentified M-1 2-8-4 hammers away after a meet with fast freight 66 at Big Stone Gap, VA. This photo was taken by the late... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.

Louisville & Nashville (Seaboard System) U30C #1477 having its cooling water drained. Louisville & Nashville U30C #1477 was built June 1972 and later became CSX #7207

In 1973 L&N Fs were still fairly common around Atlanta and Birmingham, but they were considered great catches in Montgomery. Here, 614 sits surrounded by ground soaked thoroughly by years of fuel ... (more)

A trio of endcab switchers teams with a pair of slugs on a caboose hop about to drop down 'the slide' at Tilford Yard.

L&N 4010 brings a northbound freight into Montgomery through a summer shower. It's been sweltering since early morning, and the warm rain just makes it steamier.