by eddiebear
NYC timetables showed a thin line to Louisville, KY from North Vernon, IN. Almost all the route was on B & O trackage rights, but it crossed the Ohio River on its own structure, known as the Big Four Bridge. One of the interurban outfits also had trackage rights over this bridge. In Louisville, my employee timetables indicate there was a place called JEFF YARD. It appears that there was an enginehouse here too.
Until about 1940 or so, NYC passenger service was operated into Louisville, I think from Anderson, IN. The train, which might have been powered by a gas-electric or diesel-electric car late in its life, also carried a through coach to Chicago which was added to or detached from Chicago-Cincinnati trains at Greensburg, IN.
The purpose of a Louisville entry was to share in traffic between the South and Midwest via connections primarily to Southern and Louisville & Nashville.
Any comment on how extensive NYC facilities in Louisville were. Also, how important was this route to the NYC?
How extensive were NYC operations in Louisville.
Until about 1940 or so, NYC passenger service was operated into Louisville, I think from Anderson, IN. The train, which might have been powered by a gas-electric or diesel-electric car late in its life, also carried a through coach to Chicago which was added to or detached from Chicago-Cincinnati trains at Greensburg, IN.
The purpose of a Louisville entry was to share in traffic between the South and Midwest via connections primarily to Southern and Louisville & Nashville.
Any comment on how extensive NYC facilities in Louisville were. Also, how important was this route to the NYC?
How extensive were NYC operations in Louisville.