La Grange, KY: CSX/L&N Street Running

I see from the Street View that this is probably a "technology town." That is, the downtown was built int he late 1800s when some technology caused the economy to boom. Then the technology fell on hard times so that the buildings never got remodeled. Then the economy revived as a "cute town" tourist shopping town complete with "old stuff" stores. 

The reason for looking at street views was to confirm that CSX still has tracks in the street.

Mark Hinsdale posted two photos with the comment:

"TBT" @ La Grange KY
Without realizing it at the time, I took these two views at La Grange KY on the LCL Subdivision, as it was identified by Louisville & Nashville and remains so for CSX, from nearly the exact same spot, 32 years apart. Even the "Now" picture in this "Then & Now" comparison is going on 7 years old, so I'm sure even more changes are evident at La Grange today. April, 1978 and September, 2010 photos by Mark Hinsdale

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J.B. Rail Photog posted
09/03/2021 - Foreign Power Friday! CSX X576-31 with an unusual lead engine around these parts Union Pacific 3792 SD70M along with Norfolk Southern 3618 ES44AC in trail northbound through La Grange, KY, on the CSX LCL Subdivision.
Frederick Butts: nice catch on slug 4 power back.
Alex Marks: I see a yard slug in there.
J.B. Rail Photog: Alex yep 1052 paired up with 2412.

J.B. Rail Photog posted some July 7, 2020 action. (shared)
Javid Beykzadeh 10 MPH until the head end is off the street running portion and then they speed up slowly.
Mel Wilson The town pauses when they come through, when the headend clears it's up to I believe 25, until they clear town. When gone, the town resumes. Cool place.
Michael Coleman Where I work and when we’re building trains or entering the yard I’ve blocked whole town for hours.
Mike A. Meadows CSXhas been regularly running 18-20k ft long trains out of NY heading west.
Billy Carter They do in midway and Frankfort Kentucky also.

Javid Beyksadeh shared a video of an autorack coming through town.

J.B. Rail Photog posted a photo of a Track Geometry car going through town. The comments include a link to a live stream camera.

(new window)  At least CSX is not running three-mile long trains through this town.


Evidently CSX doesn't plan to reroute the tracks in the forseeable future because they spent a lot of money to replace the track in 2020.
(new window) This video includes arc welding and a couple of scenes of a side-dump truck unloading.

(new window)  I didn't watch the whole thing. I don't like the style of the railfan putting himself on screen to make an uninformative remark.