The Railroads Of Kentucky During The 1940s 1950s

Author : Charles H. Bogart
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387972006
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Kincaid A. Herr
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813187265
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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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 : Elmer Griffith Sulzer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253334848
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost Railroads of Kentucky written by Elmer Griffith Sulzer and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost Railroads of Kentucky (first published in 1967) and its two sister volumes, Ghost Railroads of Indiana (1970) and Ghost Railroads of Tennessee (1975), provide the authoritative account of the abandoned lines in the railroad heartland east of the Mississippi. No mere compilation of dry statistics on track closings and running schedules (though they are here too!), this book is full of the life and vigor of Kentucky's economic arteries. Professor Sulzer, a consummate storyteller, recounts the human drama surrounding these ghost lines. Even poor Alex Richardson, shamefully lynched on the new railroad bridge over the Kentucky River at West Irvine, has his sad story told.

Author : Charles H. Bogart
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312700599
Total Pages : 362 pages
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Download or read book Railroads 40s & 50s written by Charles H. Bogart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-23 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each class one, class two and class three railroad in Kentucky is covered in text and photographs

Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commission of Kentucky written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terry L. Baldridge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738552767
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastern Kentucky Railway written by Terry L. Baldridge and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to a close, plans were underway in Boston for a railroad construction project to begin in Greenup County, Kentucky. Eventually the Eastern Kentucky Railway Company would extend its main track through two more counties, Carter and Lawrence. Spanning just 36 miles of main track from Riverton to Webbville, the Eastern Kentucky Railway became a lifeline for the economic and social activities of the people of northeastern Kentucky. Even though the original plan of extending the railway much farther south and bridging the Ohio River to the north never came about, the railway struggled along for more than 65 years. Many people who grew up along the line passed their experiences to younger generations; some, like Jesse Stuart, wrote about them. This volume will show life along the rail line that lent its name to the highways now running its route.

Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Railroad Commissioners of Kentucky written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of Kentucky written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
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Download or read book Report written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railroad Commission of Kentucky
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Download or read book Biennial Report written by Railroad Commission of Kentucky and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: