Railyard: (Satellite)
Elevator: (3D Satellite)
K&IT = Kentucky & Indiana Terminal
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| Gary Miller commented on a posting 1920s [Note the smokestacks in the background and the hazy air in the 1920s.] John Sniffen posted Illinois Central roundhouse at Louisville, Ky., October 1921. Probably from top of grain elevators looking southeast. Photo from Caufield & Shook Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives. Gary Miller posted Anthony Gilfoy posted Paul Jervert shared Gary Miller posted ICRR Roundhouse in Louisville, KY at 13th & Oak Streets / Promotional photo from 1921 |
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| John Sniffen posted 1921 photo of the interior of Illinois Central roundhouse at 13th and Oak streets in Louisville. Photo from Caulfield and Shook collection at the University of Louisville Library Archives. |
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| Tim Starr posted You don't see this every day - a roundhouse under construction by the Illinois Central in Louisville KY, November 1916. (Lake States collection) Tim Starr posted again A neat photo of a roundhouse being built by the Illinois Central in Louisville. It's confusing though, because the IC built a roundhouse here just 15 years prior when the old roundhouse burned down. Railroads weren't known to tear down and replace roundhouses that frequently, it was much cheaper to extend the stalls and add a longer turntable. The announcement by the IC in Feb 1916 merely said they were "upgrading" their repair and terminal facilities. |
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| Tim Starr posted An interesting view of the interior of a roundhouse under construction. Illinois Central at Louisville KY. It was a little more than one-quarter round 18 stalls, located at West Oak and 13th Street. Built 1916. (Lake States Collection) |
I don't normally include photos of just locomotives. But since this is EMD's first SW1500, it is worth noting.
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| Robert Williams posted EMD Publicity Photo—First SW1500 produced—K&IT RR ON Traded in Alco trucks. |
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| Raymond Storey posted The location was not provided. Cliff Downey  Louisville, KY, Oak Street roundhouse. I scanned this photo from an original negative and posted this photo several years ago to my FB page Illinois Central Railroad Scrapbook. |
This is now a Puducah and Louisville (PAL) yard. They evidently paid homage to their old round house location by marking the parking stalls in a radial fashion.
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| Jim Kindred posted Can anyone confirm the location? Cliff Downey I have a copy of this photo in my collection and it is stamped Louisville, KY. I'd have to dig out the print to find the year but believe it was around 1915. It definitely is not 27th Street in Chicago, the houses in the background don't match the neighborhood at 27th Street. |
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| Illinois Central Railroad Scrapbook posted
IC 2-10-2 2813 (at left) is being serviced at the Oak Street Yard in Louisville, KY. Meanwhile, 0-8-0 3539 is switching freight cars in the adjacent freight yard.
2-10-2 2813 was built by Lima in 1921 and originally numbered 2955. Then in March, 1945, the locomotive was rebuilt at Paducah with a new boiler and renumbered to 2813. A total of 20 older 2-10-2's were rebuilt between 1943 and 1945 at Paducah with new boilers (2800-2819) After being rebuilt the 2800's were assigned to the Iowa Division. The Iowa Division was dieselized in 1954-55 with new GP9's and afterwards the 2800's were transferred to the Kentucky Division and remained there until retirement in the late 1950's.
0-8-0 3539 was built by Baldwin in 1922 and retired in February, 1960.
Photographer unknown, exact date unknown, Cliff Downey collection. Illinois Central Railroad Scrapbook posted IC's yard and roundhouse in Louisville, KY, were located at Oak Street. In this photo taken circa 1956, 2-10-2 2813 is being serviced off to the left. Meanwhile, a few tracks over 0-8-0 3539 is switching the yard. The roundhouse and both steamers are long gone, but Oak Street yard is still active under the ownership of Paducah & Louisville Railway. D.L. Engert photo, Cliff Downey collection. |
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| Illinois Central Railroad Scrapbook posted IC 2-10-2 2819 is seen at the IC's yard in Louisville, KY, on a cold morning c.1955. The 2800's (numbered 2800-2819) were built at Paducah between December, 1943, and December, 1945, by mounting new boilers atop the running gear of older 2-10-2's. With their 104,000 pounds of tractive effort, the 2800's were the most powerful steamers owned by the IC. Initially the 2800's were assigned to the Iowa Division. In 1954 new GP9 diesels were assigned to the Iowa Division and the 2800's were reassigned to the Kentucky Division, where they remained until the IC was fully dieselized in early 1960. Scanned from original Kodachrome slide, photographer unknown, Cliff Downey collection. |
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted 02/16/2024 - A Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. yard job shuffles cars around in their yard in Louisville, KY. From this crossing you can always catch them in the mornings and throughout the day working. Dennis DeBruler: And you get a nice view of the grain elevator. |
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted A roster shot of Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. SD70M 4127 in Louisville, KY. This is a former Union Pacific SD70M which is very obvious to see. |
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted Shots of the 4 KCS GP38s in the Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. yard in Louisville, KY, being there to be taken to Mayfield, KY, for Progress Rail to rebuild them is my assumption. |
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