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Brandy posted:

John, they came up from Western, Ky on their own line! The passenger trains went to old 7th street/Central Station, which the passenger trains split the Oak Street Yard, due north to the station. They also moved a tremendous amount of troop cars from Louisville South to FT.Knox Ky, and North from Memphis, Tenn to Ft. Knox. This was done Viet Nam > Korea, WW2/WW1.  

Poor old I.C. didn't get a lot of press back in the day, as L&N's home office was next door, to the Union Station in Louisville on West Broadway (maindrag) thru town.

Trust me I.C. wasn't second to any of em in Louisville!  Of course I liked them, because I got to visit, and watch steam locomotive's working out there longer, as they were the last to go in the Louisville area.

I bet you didn't know that I.C. built a "Hudson" Engine, only 1, did ya?,  Well it was it was bigger, I was told, than the NYC's Hudson's. In those days NYC Hudson's were the ruling grade for "Hudson Engines".

C&O had biggest of all Hudson's, and they pulled the "George Washington" into Louisville from Ashland, Ky, Lexinton/Louisville, Ky. But we ain't here to talk C&O are we!!!!!!

That was just a story I heard, loafing at the Oak Street Roundhouse. It was build at the Paducah, Ky shops, or so I was told, also hear that it was Central City Shop!

If'n I'd had a dollar for every time that I saw their 2-10-2/2-8-2/2-8-4 freight engines, as well as, the 4-8-2's, pulling passenger trains in/out of Louisville, I could save my five's that I Pi** away on the lottery every week! 

P.S. I hope I didn't bore you with a bunch old man's stories! "Hot Water" gives me some shi*t every now and again, but the Dr told me I ain't got long so , I guess relievin what I seen as a young kid's all I got! 

Have a good one kid, and I hope all goes well with your project.....................................................Brandy!

Brandy, great story, that's the stuff I like to listen to.  I've never had any experience with steam but I bet it was something to see and feel. Thanks for sharing. Nick T

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