Reflections of the L&N Vol. 2 PREVIEW
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- A preview of REFLECTIONS of the L&N, Volume 2. L&N RR events 1947-1990's.
Bonus footage of Frankfort & Cincinnati RR. DVD with chapters. Select narrated or non-narrated viewing. DVD In stock now. Look for item 022.2-D at www.herronrail.com .
Danny Harmon...out!
I am from Louisville. Saw the General in Strawberry Yard in the mid 60's. My elementary school went to the L&N station for a field trip. We used to go to the museum when it was down by the river. Good times!
I’m thinking about Model the L&N I’m the 1960s/1970s. This gave me an idea of what the Railroad looked like. Thanks!
In 1955 ( I was 4) my mother took me on the L&N “ Hummingbird “ from Cincinnati down to Louisiana to see her family.
Very cool! I'm a L&N fan myself.
My grandfather may have taken you there and/or on return. Because he was an engineer, I didn’t get to see him often. But, when I did, he would take me to the railroad yards so I could see all the locomotives 🚂 and box cars. Used to love the cabooses. I was so sad when they let them go. It has never seemed quite the same- no caboose, no thrilling end.
I loved riding the L&N from New Orleans to Bay St Louis Ms.
You are mostly correct. However, the 2613 was assisted to Nashville from Gallatin by two E unit diesels and the steam engine's fire was rebuilt at Radnor round house. The return run to Louisville was entirely powered by the IC 2613.
Rode the Hummingbird to Louisiana in 1955 ( 4 years old with my mother)
I only remember L&N in the yellow and grey scheme. They were active in the passenger business in Atlanta at one time. The Flamingo and Georgian were two of their trains that frequented Atlanta Union Station. What was the road's attitude towards their passenger service in the later years? Some roads kept trying (Seaboard Coast Line, Southern Railway) and others were staunchly anti-passenger (Penn Central).
I grew up near an L&N line in eastern Kentucky. I can recall seeing some L&N power in black and the occasional green and gold former SAL F Units that had patched with the L&N logo. Sometimes there would be an occasional Clinchfield or Monon locomotive mixed in with the L&N power.
LOVE IT
my father worked for the l&n (hence the csx) from the 50s to the 90s. his name Ray Tewell. worked in the no. kentucky area.
DeCoursey Yard?
great job danny
A lot of my atv trails have the white concrete mile markers and some of the tracks left near the old Milner mines
It'd be awesome if csx would let 152 make a Louisville to Nashville excursion run.
That would be awesome.
Nice narrative. My grandfather engineered L & N locomotives during these years. I was always thrilled when I could wave to him.
Glad you enjoyed it
Sounds like Danny Harmon narrating.
yep
Yes
Yeah
I love the Berkshire in the red undercoat. ❤️🚂
The video starts with a great a200. Nice
Am I correct assuming that the footage from about 4:30-5:00 was filmed from the roof of what is now Southern Kitchens Ltd. and what is now Huber Tire to the left of the wye? Is the whitish looking building near the center of the screen at about 4:55 now the location of Hill Street Fish Fry? Thanks in advance. D
I believe it is Danny Harmon !
Me too!
Same
I remember as a kid 7-8 years old going down to River Road in downtown Louisville the site of the "Old KRM" in the early 70's. tagging along with my brother to hang out and climb on 2716 even before it was thought of being put back into service or tooling around E-unit 770. Anyone remember "The Cardinal"? and what type of train it was?
I remember Carl Kruger and his volunteers working every Saturday and sometimes Sundays on 152. The tireless work they did was impressive,all by hand so to speak.
There is an Amtrak train that currently departs Clifton Forge, VA and heads west on the CSX (former C&O) called "The Cardinal".
The "Cardinal" at KRM was a Brill M55-1 gas driven "Doodlebug" from the Frankfort & Cincinnati RR. It was donated to KRM around 1960 and is operational again at KRM now.
They just renamed our football stadium. It's now the L&N Stadium. Named after the old LOUISVILLE, NASHVILLE Railroad. They owned & ran the Rails around Louisville. Their Rails are still around. Some are abandoned now. I grew up with my Mamaw telling me about the L&N RAILROAD. 🌝👍
The U of L stadium is built on the grounds of L&N's South Louisville Shops where L&N built over 200 new steam locomotives and thousands of freight cars while maintaining the railroad's fleets of passenger cars, locomotives and freight cars. It was closed in the 1980's after CSX absorbed the entire L&N system.
the L&N going over the Salt River bridge on the Bloomfield Branch. Is that in Taylorsville?
I live right up the road from the last brick l&n depot between Knoxville and cincinatti
The depot in London, Ky was torn down several years ago. I recall watching the trains from the platform when I was a youngin'!
@nkproad777 KRM has a tender in New Haven. I think there's another somewhere else. But that's it.
Those L&N 3 chimes sound a lot like Southern 3 chimes.
The the tender at the KRM has since disappeared as I haven't seen it in a few years.
I sure miss the older wigwag lights that were at the top of the locomotive. You could see the train coming from a mile away because of the light in the sky waving back and forth.Wish those were still in operation instead of the wigwag lights at the bottom of the locomotive
Those were called Mars Lights and made a figure 8 pattern when lit.
@@herronrailvideo1169 True. They were called Mars Lights because they were invented by the same company that makes M&M'S
Days gone by
@hrvideo Thats a shame, wish they could have saved at least 1 of them. Well, at least there on DVD to be seen.
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It is in the shop in front of 152 under a tarp; restored.
That up to you there N S G Norfolk southern gorge RR
How would I go about buying the Vol. 1 & 2 DVDs?
Search for Herron Rail Video, items 022.1 and 022.2
@nkproad777 None left, all scrapped.
0:46-1:03: Imagine a new one built from the ground of doing test runs in the 21st century
1:49-1:58: when a steam engine gets PTSD from the PRR T1 #SLIPTASTIC
2:47-2:58: When someone builds a l&n Berkshire to run excursions in the 21st century
@TheSterlingLoopTroop :
Yes. this DVD is narrated by Danny Harmon. Volume one was narrated by Ralph E. Morse. Neither of them is a "dude". Both are gentlemen.
Are any L&N M1's left at all?
All are scraped but 1974s tender sits in new haven Kentucky at the Kentucky railway museum
@@robintheslavewr1513 and also the tender of L&N 1966 if I'm not mistaken
When will you ever release L&N Vol 3 that i was able to see snippets of from the 2007 L&NHS Bowling Green Convention?
We still need more L&N footage to produce that program.
@@herronrailvideo1169 Thank you for the response back. I hope that you can get the additional footage someday soon!
Those tracks on Gaulbert Street and the Y are now long gone. That area is now almost completely unrecognizable. I remember when Amtrak took over passenger service The Floridian used to serve Louisville.
I remember seeing streetrunning on Gaulbert Street in Louisville. That line now ends at the loading dock of Paradise Tomato Kitchen.
1:49 *why did the "slip track" exist?*
And is it still around?
The slip track at South Louisville Shops was used to adjust valve timing after engines were shopped. Several other railroads also had slip tracks. The track and the shops are all gone today, replaced by a football stadium for the University of Louisville.
@@herronrailvideo1169 just wondering, is there any footage of vintage seaboard airline, Atlantic coast line, or Florida east coast steam?
extreme wheelslipping fun
What’s the point of the slip track
To break in and set the valves on newly shopped engines. It avoids taking the engine on a break in run.
It is Danny.
Danny Harmon!
I live next to the ek line
ek line?
2:47 WHAT! did the big emma's actually run excursions?
They ran one, with 1962, in 1956. It is covered in the DVD.
@@herronrailvideo1169 so was 1962 one of the first Berkshires used on an excursion?
@@tylergreen4843 1962 was the only M1 to pull an excursion although 4 M1-1's were fitted with steam heat lines for passenger service and they did so several times. The last use of M1's in passenger service was the Kentucky Derby specials in May, 1956 when all four ran to Louisville.
It's a true shame that none of the M1 class "Big Emma" 2-8-4 locomotives were preserved for public display and were all scrapped, the M1 class engines were the L&N's most famous and attractive type of steam engines that the railroad ever owned in my personal viewpoint.
The C&O to louisville, all ripped up.
i remember in 1982 about the first consolidation CSX did was to terminate C&O west bound louisville trains, into the yard at winchester/patio. i caught one such train under clear blue skies.
the depot at winchester (C&O crossing)was to be saved by the local historical society. L&N/CSX wanted no part of that and tore it down quickly.
jeffrey mcfadden seems uncharacteristic of the L&N. They basically sold all the old N.C. &. Stl. Depots to groups and towns for a dollar.
1:49 SLLLLLLLLIP!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Shame no big Emma's were preserved unless you want to count the 2 tenders. It's also a shame only 3 L&N steam locomotives were preserved
2:59 s3j spotted.
I get maybe 5-10 seconds of tape before a rewind wheel lasting maybe 20 seconds. This is no way to do a preview.
It’s Danny narrowing
Yes, Danny Harmon is narrating this one and many others we have produced.
@drrgperrin Works OK for me. Not sure what you are talking about. The DVD has much better motion than this You Tube clip.
1:14
I've never seen the rail car at the Kentucky Railway Museum, I believe they may have sold it.
Eisenhower destroyed more American railroads than German ..