Louisville, KY: L&N South Louisville Yards, Backshop and Transfer Table

(Satellite)

This railyard was replaced over the decades by the Osborn Railyard.

Carl Venzke posted
L & N South Louisville Yards, Now Papa John's Stadium, Louisville, KY
Dennis DeBruler Thanks for the stadium clue. On a historical aerial photo, I see there were extensive backshop buildings were the stadium itself now sits. And the classification tracks are now part of the "Green Lot."

Ronald Boles posted
South Louisville Shops 1970s.

Ron Washburn: I ran that transfer table on 3rd shift.

Anthony Burton: Now Cardinal Stadium .

Ronald Boles posted again

South Louisville Shop Alco C-630 in back shop for attention July 1976. David P. Oroszi photo.

Ron Washburn: I operated that transfer table on 3rd & 2nd shift.

Update: I have learned how to access historical aerials that don't have a copyright. I included Churchill Downs because it makes it easier to correlate the photo with a contemporary satellite image.

Jan 1, 1955 @ 24,000; AR1VHZ000030066

And I have learned how to access topo maps.

1955 Louisville West @ 24,000

Tim Starr posted
Cross section and side elevation of the new Louisville & Nashville machine shop in South Louisville KY in 1907. (Railway Shop up to Date)