Louisville, KY: NS/K&IT Youngtown Yard and Roundhouse

K&IT = Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad, it was jointly owned by Monon, B&O and Southern and owned a bridge across the Ohio River that connected these railroads.

(The information that was here concerning the IC roundhouse has been moved to Oak Street Yard.)

Robert Williams posted
K&IT RR Coaling Tower 1960’s
Robert Chapman: Allot U Boats
Robert Williams: Robert Chapman FM [Fairbanks-Morse] switchers I think

Robert Williams posted
K&IT New Car Shop

 

Robert Williams posted
K&IT RR shop lead- car shop, engine servicing lead and caboose track.

I recognized Kentucky & Indiana Railroad as the terminal railroad that owned the bridge over the Ohio River that served the B&O, Monon, Milwaukee Road and Southern Railroads. The first three railroads used the bridge just to access the Louisville market. The Southern used it as a through route. The Southern usage is probably why NS ended up owning the the K&I. (Update: see Sol's comment below. NS got it as one of the concessions for the CSX merger.)

Michael Stamey posted
At B&O's Youngstown Yard service facilities, B&O F-7A-B 4505 with Monon F-3A's 208 & 205 in May 1965. Photo by Larry Fellure

Sol E. Williams: That's actually K&ITRR's Youngtown yard Louisville, Ky. K&ITRR was a switching/terminal railroad owned jointly by Monon (later L&N SBD), B&O, and Southern.

K&I was wholly sold to Southern/NS as part of an agreement for the CSX merger to take place.

Edward Kwiatkowski shared

Gary Miller posted
This roundhouse is in Louisville, KY and was operated by the K&I RR until 1981 when they were sold. This is now part of the NS and still used for light maintenance.

It looks like Gary just used a 3D satellite image.

3D Satellite

Chris Nicholson Jr, Apr 2017

Screenshot

I wonder what is transloaded in a yard just north of the roundhouse.

3D Satellite

J.B. Rail Photog posted
06/08/2021 - Here's the view of the NS Youngtown Yard in Louisville, KY, from the south end of the yard. There's a RP-E4C slug and a GP40-2 coming out onto the main as it appears they are classifying cars and kicking them to one of the yard tracks.
Curtis Blake: And the intermodals on the left are 23G that come in on 223. intermodals on the right come in on 22A to leave on 224.

J.B. Rail Photog shared
NS Youngtown Yard in Louisville, KY.

Steve Russo posted two photos with the comment: "NS Roundhouse in Louisville, KY. My photos August 2018."

Anthony Gilfoy This is still in use I have a friend of mine that works at the car repair shop next to the roundhouse.

Michael H. Riddle NS Youngtown yard, West side of Louisville!

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R.B. Rail Photog added
08/02/2022 - Norfolk Southern 335 swings around the wye towards the K&IT Bridge, passing what they call the Blue Room, that spans the Ohio River coming out the NS Youngtown Yard in Louisville, KY.  Leading is the Wabash Heritage Unit that badly needs a wash.  They just arrived and had to use the bridge for head room to drop the end of the train and then be able to switch to another track to drop the rest.  This yard at one point within the last week had over 1000 cars in it I heard from a source, I'm not shocked at all.
Peter Jugo: I’m assuming the SD40-2 and the GP38-2 were interchanged to the P&L?
J.B. Rail Photog: Peter yes.
Mike Gillespie: ... and not enough crews to move the thousand cars??

Ken Riley posted
At B&O's Youngstown Yard service facilities, B&O F-7A-B 4505 with Monon F-3A's 208 & 205 in May 1965. Photo by Larry Fellure , photo part of my slide collection.

John Reid: Not where one might expect to see the Monon F units.

Eric Reinert: This is more likely L&N’s Youngtown Yard in Louisville.

Ken Riley shared his mistake and ignored a second correction.