The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963

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When the Louisville & Nashville Railroad was founded in 1850, it was the first major railroad in the West, and the only one head-quartered 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 & Nashville for more than forty years, and this book originated as a series of articles that he wrote...

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When the Louisville & Nashville Railroad was founded in 1850, it was the first major railroad in the West, and the only one head-quartered 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 & 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.

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""A classic and thorough history of an American institution." —Bookman News, Library Booknotes" —

""Interesting and well illustrated. It should be a welcome gift for anyone who likes to read about railroads or the history of those states connected by the L & N Railroad." —Bowling Green Daily News" —

""This is the best history of the L&N." —Bulletin of the Railroad Station Historical Society" —

""Provides a well-written and richly detailed narrative of the evolution of America's railroads of the world they did so much to shape." —Carlos Schwantes" —

""A 'jewel' in railroad history." —McCormick (SC) Messenger" —

""Illustrated with a veritable treasure trove of photographs and drawings spanning the life of the company." —R. Lyle Key Jr." —

""An important work for Tennessee and railroad history." —Tennessee Librarian" —

""Herr has the knack for telling some fascinating tales about the L&N and its service territory." —The Historian" —

""A lively and broad look at 'The Old Reliable.'" —Trains" —

""It is a welcome event that this book is once again available." —Anniston (AL) Star" —

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780813121840
  • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
  • Publication date: 9/28/2000
  • Edition description: REPRINT
  • Pages: 408
  • Product dimensions: 6.90 (w) x 9.60 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword to the 2000 Edition vii
Author's Note ix
Chapter I An Acorn is Planted 1
Chapter II Behind the Blueprints 6
Chapter III Wresting a Passageway 11
Chapter IV The Course is Shaped 15
Chapter V First Through Train 20
Chapter VI Mars in the Ascendant 29
Chapter VII Recovery from War 39
Chapter VIII Southward to Coal and Iron 45
Chapter IX Yellow Jack and Teredos 53
Chapter X Coke Feeds the Furnace 62
Chapter XI Presidential Parade 67
Chapter XII Changing the Rail Gauge 76
Chapter XIII Growth in Mining Areas 84
Chapter XIV Entering the Cumberlands 91
Chapter XV Expanding Services 100
Chapter XVI Builders and Wreckers 108
Chapter XVII More Bluegrass Pastures 114
Chapter XVIII Alabama Steel 120
Chapter XIX Consolidation Maneuvers 127
Chapter XX Nashville's New Station 135
Chapter XXI Southward--to Georgia 144
Chapter XXII New Fields of Usefulness 151
Chapter XXIII L'Affaire Gates--Hawley 160
Chapter XXIV Shop Talk 164
Chapter XXV Y's and Otherwise 169
Chapter XXVI A Look at Eastern Kentucky 178
Chapter XXVII North Fork Extension 187
Chapter XXVIII Harlan County Coal 199
Chapter XXIX Adjustment to War 207
Chapter XXX Federal Control 214
Chapter XXXI War's Aftermath 223
Chapter XXXII An Era Ends 230
Chapter XXXIII We Mend Our "Ways" 238
Chapter XXXIV Belt-Tightening 247
Chapter XXXV Water on the Track 256
Chapter XXXVI War Again! 266
Chapter XXXVII World War II Years 274
Chapter XXXVIII The First Century Ends 282
Chapter XXXIX First Ten--Second Hundred 290
Chapter XL Into the Space Age 304
Appendix I From Wood to Steel 328
Appendix II "Varnish" Train Ensemble 337
Appendix III L. & N. Motive Power 349
Appendix IV L. & N. Roadway and Track 367
Presidents of the L. & N 385
Railroads Acquired, Leased or Constructed 388
In Grateful Acknowledgment 389
Indices 390
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