Kentucky State Map.kmz

Kentucky State Map

Class I Railroads

Chesapeake & Ohio

Ashland Coal & Iron RR

Ashland KY to Rush KY
13.00 miles
Built by Lexington & Big Sandy RR 1856
to Lexington & Big Sandy RR Eastern Division 6-15-1866
to Ashland Coal & Iron Ry 3-31-1880
to Chesapeake & Ohio control 12-23-1924

Rush KY to Denton KY
8.00 miles
Built by Ashland Coal & Iron Ry 1882
to Chesapeake & Ohio control 12-23-1924

Big Sandy & Kentucky River RR

Dawkins KY to Riceville KY
9.229 miles
Built by Big Sandy & Kentucky River R7 1913
to C&O 1933

Riceville KY to Vail KY
no info
abandoned between 1995 and 2003

Huntington WV to W Bank Big Sandy River
Built by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1880
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Ashland KY to W Bank Big Sandy River
Built by Elizabethtown Lexington & Big Sandy RR 1881
The company never operated its own property but was operated by other carriers, as follows:
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad (6/1872-7/21/1881)
Kentucky Central Railroad (7/21/1881-12/5/1881)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (12/5/1881-1/31/1886)
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company (2/1/1886-2/15/1892)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (2/15/1892-7/1/1902)
to Lexington & Big Sandy RR 7-11-1902
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry of Kentucky 7-7-1904
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 7-1-1907
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Ashland KY to Licking River KY
Built by Maysville & Big Sandy RR 1888-89
This company went bankrupt in 1854 and conveyed franchises to:
Kentucky Great Eastern Railway Co.
Kentucky Great Eastern Railway went bankrupt in 1874 and seven miles of completed road
reverted to the Maysville and Big Sandy Railroad after U.S. Supreme Court Decision
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry of Kentucky 7-7-1904
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 7-1-1907
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Licking River to Kentucky Central Jct
Built by Covington Short Route Transfer Ry 1888
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry of Kentucky 7-7-1904
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 7-1-1907

Siloam KY to Chillicothe OH

Richardson KY to Ashland KY
Built by Chattroi Ry ca1878-?
to Ohio & Big Sandy RR 8-24-1889
to Lexington & Big Sandy Ry 7-11-1902

Richardson KY to Peach Orchard KY
Built by Chattroi Ry ca1878-?
to Ohio & Big Sandy RR 8-24-1889
to Lexington & Big Sandy Ry 7-11-1902
abandoned
route approximate
based on 1914 topo map

Richardson KY to Whitehouse KY
Built by Ohio Kentucky & Virginia Ry 1886-87
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry Co of Kentucky 11-3-1894
to Lexington & Big Sandy Ry 7-11-1902

Whitehouse KY to Marrowbone KY
Built by Big Sandy Ry 1905

Marrowbone KY to Elkhorn City KY
Built by Big Sandy Ry 1906

Marrowbone KY to Hellier KY
Built by Big Sandy Ry 1906

Dunleary KY to Mikegrady KY

Mikegrady spur

Road Jct to Republic KY

Hellier KY to Manco KY

Rockhouse spur

Hellier KY spur

Lexington KY to Mt Sterling KY
Built by Elizabethtown Lexington & Big Sandy RR 1872
The company never operated its own property but was operated by other carriers, as follows:
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad (6/1872-7/21/1881)
Kentucky Central Railroad (7/21/1881-12/5/1881)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (12/5/1881-1/31/1886)
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company (2/1/1886-2/15/1892)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (2/15/1892-7/1/1902)

Lexington KY to Mt Sterling KY abandoned
Built by Elizabethtown Lexington & Big Sandy RR 1872
The company never operated its own property but was operated by other carriers, as follows:
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad (6/1872-7/21/1881)
Kentucky Central Railroad (7/21/1881-12/5/1881)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (12/5/1881-1/31/1886)
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company (2/1/1886-2/15/1892)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (2/15/1892-7/1/1902)
abandoned

Mt Sterling KY to Denton KY
abandoned

Garrison KY to Freestone KY
Built by Kinniconnick & Freestone Ry 1891
abandoned by 1951
route approximate
assumed to be where road is now located

Freestone KY to Carter KY
Built by Kinniconnick & Freestone Ry 1893
abandoned by 1951
route approximate
assumed to be where road is now located

Mt Sterling Ky to Rothwell KY
Built by Kentucky & South Atlantic Ry 1882-85 as 36" gauge
to Kentucky & South Atlantic RR 7-16-1888
to standard gauge 1896
abandoned by 1951
assumed to be where road is now located

Middle Creek Jct KY to East David KY
no info
built by C&O?
to CSX

David KY spur

Samson Sta KY spur

Beaver Creek (Allen) KY to Wayland KY
Built by Elkhorn & Beaver Valley Ry 1914
controlled by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry
to CSX Transportation

Wayland KY to Deane KY
Built by C&O
to CSX Transportation

Kite KY spur

BCC Jct to Kris KY

Wayland KY spur

Garrett KY spur
shown on 1912 USGS topo

Stephens Branch Jct to Mars KY

McDowell KY to East McDowell

Martin KY to Ligon KY
Built by Long Fork Ry 1918
controlled by B&O
Control to C&O 12-23-1924

Hi Hat KY (Clear Creek Jct) to Weeksbury KY

Wheelwright Jct spur
Built by Long Fork Ry
controlled by B&O
Control to C&O 12-23-1924

McDowell KY spur
shown on 1954 topo map

Drift KY spur
shown on 1954 topo map

Untitled Path
shown on 1954 topo map

Drift KY spur

Porter Jct (Lackey) KY to SW
Porter Jct to Betty in place by 1954
beyond that built later

Langley KY spur

Martin KY Buck Branch Spur

Bull Creek KY spur

Coal Run Jct KY to Simers KY

Winns Spur Jct KY to

Racoon KY to Levisa Jct KY

Levisa Jct KY to Nigh KY

Shelby KY to Myra KY
Built by Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Ry 1911-12
controlled by Baltimore & Ohio RR
leased to C&O 7-1-1925
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1933
to CSX Transportation

Myra KY to Dunham KY
Built by Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Ry 1911-12
controlled by Baltimore & Ohio RR
leased to C&O 7-1-1925
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1933

Shelby Gap to Fenn KY

Meade Fork Jct KY to Meade VA
Built by C&O 2-1948

Myra mine spur

Myra mine spur abandoned

Esco KY to Sidewinder Mine

Van Lear Jct to Van Lear KY
Built by Millers Creek RR 1909-13

Thealka mine spur

Anchorage KY to Shelbyville KY
C&O trackage rights on L&N

Shelbyville KY to Christiansburg
C&O trackage rights on L&N

Louisville KY to Frankfort KY
C&O trackage rights on L&N

Frankfort KY to Lexington KY

Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio

Elkhorn City KY to KY/VA State Line
Built by Clinchfield Northern Ry 1912
leased to Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983

Illinois Central

Illinois Central Routes

Memphis to Fulton

Jackson TN to Fulton

Fulton to Cairo

Fulton to Metropolis

Dawson Springs KY to Paducah KY
Built by Elizabethtown & Paducah RR 1872
to Louisville Paducah & Southwestern RR 2-23-1874
to Paducah & Elizabethtown RR 2-1-1877
to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry 1-26-1882
to Chicago St Louis & New Orleans RR 9-15-1897
controlled by Illinois Central RR
to Illinois Central RR 12-23-1922

Elizabethtown KY to Central City KY
Built by Elizabethtown & Paducah RR 1872
to Louisville Paducah & Southwestern RR 2-23-1874
to Paducah & Elizabethtown RR 2-1-1877
to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry 1-26-1882
to Chicago St Louis & New Orleans RR 9-15-1897
controlled by Illinois Central RR
to Illinois Central RR 12-23-1922

Gracey KY to Princeton KY
Built by Indiana Alabama & Texas RR 1885-87
to Louisville & Nashville RR 4-9-1887
leased to Ohio Valley RR 1-1892
to Illinois Central

Paducah

Pryorsburg KY to TN/KY State Line at Fulton
Built by New Orleans & Ohio RR 1854-55
to Paducah & Gulf RR 1-1-1872
to Paducah & Memphis RR 1-9-1872
to Memphis Paducah & Northern RR 1-21-1880
to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry 8-8-1881
to Chicago St Louis & New Orleans RR 9-15-1897
controlled by Illinois Central RR
to Illinois Central RR 12-23-1922

Paducah KY to Pryorsburg KY
Built by New Orleans & Ohio RR 1854-55
to Paducah & Gulf RR 1-1-1872
to Paducah & Memphis RR 1-9-1872
to Memphis Paducah & Northern RR 1-21-1880

Paducah
Built by New Orleans & Ohio RR 1854-55
to Paducah & Gulf RR 1-1-1872
to Paducah & Memphis RR 1-9-1872
to Memphis Paducah & Northern RR 1-21-1880

P&I Connection

Paducah to P&I Crossing

P&I Crossing to Heath KY

Heath KY to East Cairo

Energy Research & Development Spur

Old route
Built by Elizabethtown & Paducah RR 1872
to Louisville Paducah & Southwestern RR 2-23-1874
to Paducah & Elizabethtown RR 2-1-1877
abandoned when Barkley Dam built

Old route
Used from when dam was built until ca 2008

Old route
Before Kentucky Dam built

Badgett Coal Terminal

Princeton KY to Fredonia KY
Built by Ohio Valley Ry 1886
to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry control 1891

Fredonia KY to DeKoven KY
Built by Ohio Valley Ry 1886
to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry control 1891

Henderson KY to DeKoven KY
Built by Ohio Valley Coal & Mining Co 1886
to Ohio Valley Ry 8-17-1888
to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry control 1891

Henderson existing
Built by Ohio Valley Coal & Mining Co 1886
to Ohio Valley Ry 8-17-1888

Henderson existing

Henderson KY to Ferry

Evansville to Ferry

Blackford to Wheatcroft KY
Built by Kentucky Western Ry 1900-01
to Chicago St Louis & New Orleans RR 12-1-1913?

Wheatcroft KY to Clay
Built by Kentucky Western Ry 1900-01

Clay KY to Dixon KY
Built by Kentucky Western Ry 1900-01
abandoned by 1950s

Wheatcroft KY to Providence KY
Built by Kentucky Valley Ry 1900-01

Providence KY to Stony Point Coal Co

Providence wye

Providence connection

Wheatcroft wye

Wheatcroft connection

Pyro Mine spur

Princeton wye

Gracey KY to Hopkinsville KY
Built by Ohio Valley Ry ca1892

Central City to W
Central City to Midland built by Kentucky Midland RR 1907
extended to Dawson Springs 1923

Dawson Springs KY to Central City KY

Isley mine spur

Homestead Mine spur

Dawson Springs wye

Cedar Bluff mine spur

Dawson Springs old route

Carbondale mine spur

mine spur

St Charles wye

Fox Run Mine spur

Graham mine spur

White Plain mine spur

Nortonville mine spur

McNary mine spur

Luzerne mine spur

Greenville to Londona

Central City mine spur

Untitled Path

Briar Creek Mine spur

New Homestead Mine spur

Madisonville spur

Pee Vee spur

Richland mine spur

Colonial Mine spur

Daylight Mine spur

Dawson Daylight Mine spur

Ken Mine Spur

Render to Williams

Taylor Mines Spur

Beaver Dam mine spur

Horse Branch KY to Owensboro KY
Built by Owensboro Falls of Rough & Green River RR 1882

Owensboro

Elizabethtown KY to Hodgenville KY
Built by Hodgenville & Elizabethtown Ry 1887-88

Cecilia KY to Louisville KY
Built by Louisville Paducah & Southwestern RR 1874
sold to Louisville & Nashville RR
resold back to Chesapeake Ohio & Southwestern Ry

Louisville abandoned

Morganfield KY to Uniontown

South Fulton

Dyersburg TN to Hickman KY
Built by Chicago Memphis & Gulf RR 1907-11

Cairo spur

IC Structures

Louisville & Nashville RR

L&N Evansville Division

St Louis Subdivision

Louisville Henderson & St Louis Subdivision

West Point KY to Henderson KY
Built by Louisville St Louis & Texas Ry 1887-89
to Louisville Henderson & St Louis Ry 5-29-1896
to Louisville & Nashville RR 1929

Strawberry KY to Howard KY
Built by Louisville Henderson & St Louis Ry 1905-06
to Louisville & Nashville RR 1929

Irvington KY to Fordsville KY
Built by Louisville Hardinsburg & Western Ry 1890-91
to Louisville Henderson & St Louis Ry 8-6-1892
to Louisville & Nashville RR 1929

Dempster KY to Falls of Rough KY
Built by Louisville Hardinsburg & Western Ry 1890-91
to Louisville Henderson & St Louis Ry 8-6-1892

Hardinsburg Jct to Hardinsburg KY
Built by Louisville Hardinsburg & Western Ry 1890-91

Garfield KY to Gap Rock Mine

Irvington quarry spur

Henderson Subdivision

Anaconda Jct to Anaconda KY
built after 1969

Alston KY to Peabody Coal

Kronos KY to Big Rivers Electric
Built ca 1983

Centertown KY spur

Kronos KY to Elmitch KY

Millport KY to Briar Creek Mine

Newcoal KY to mine #14

Atkinson KY to Kronos KY
Built as Madisonville Hartford & Eastern RR 1909-10
Controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Pee Vee Mine spur

Como Jct to Pee Vee Mine

Pee Vee Mine to Cardinal Mine Warrior Coal

Colonial Jct to Colonial Mine KY

Coiltown mine spur

Neboto Coiltown mine spur

Luton Mine spur
shown on 1914 map

Providence mine spur

Madisonville KY to Providence Mines
Built by L&N 1882

N Clay mine spur

Diamond mine spur

Dotiki Jct to Dotiki Mine KY

Providence KY to Dotiki Jct
Built by Morganfield & Atlanta RR 1905-07
Controlled by L&N

Williams KY spur

Dotiki Jct to Morganfield KY
Built by Morganfield & Atlanta RR 1905-07
Controlled by L&N

Henderson KY to Howell IN
Built by Henderson Bridge Co 1885
to Henderson Bridge & RR 6-14-1906

East Diamond Mine Spur

Morton mine spur
shown on 1910 topo

Morton mine branch

Oak Hill KY mine spur

White City Branch

Chesley KY to Little Joe

Morton KY to Atkinson KY
Built by L&N 1911

Mannington mine spur

Empire KY mine spur

Empire KY to Mannington Old Mainline
shown on 1910 topo map with new alignment in operation

Crofton KY Old Mainline

Goodlettsville TN to Guthrie KY
Built by Edgefield & Kentucky RR about 1859
to Nashville, Chicago & St. Louis RR 4-18-1872
to St. Louis & Southeastern Ry 10-1-1872

Guthrie KY to Henderson KY
Construction started by Henderson & Nashville RR 1853
Completed by Evansville Henderson & Nashville RR 1871
to St. Louis & Southeastern Ry 10-1-1872

Reinecke Branch
Retired 1942 except about half mile at east end

Owensboro & Nashville Subdivision

Russellville KY to Adairsville KY
Built by Owensboro & Nashville Ry 1884
controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Drakesboro KY to Black Diamond KY

Drakesboro KY to Paradise Mine

Beech Creek Jct to Wright KY

Penrod KY to Mud River KY
Built by Owensboro & Nashville Ry 1886
controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Russellville KY to Lewisburg KY
Built by Owensboro & Nashville Ry 1884
controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Lewisburg KY to Drakesboro KY

Drakesboro to TVA Paradise Steam Plant

Drakesboro KY to Central City KY

Central City KY to Livermore KY
Built by Owensboro & Russellville RR ca1867-72
to Evansville Owensboro & Nashville RR 10-24-1873
to Owensboro & Nashville RR 4-26-1881
to Owensboro & Nashville Ry 10-1-1881

Owensboro KY to Livermore KY
Built by Owensboro & Russellville RR ca1867-72
to Evansville Owensboro & Nashville RR 10-24-1873
to Owensboro & Nashville RR 4-26-1881
to Owensboro & Nashville Ry 10-1-1881

L&N Knoxville & Atlanta Division

K&A Routes

Wilton KY to Wilton Jct
Built by L&N 1901

Saxton KY to TN/KY State Line

Corbin KY to Jellico TN

L&N Cincinnati Division

Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Subdivision

A Street Connection Louisville

Louisville KY to Frankfort KY
Construction started by Lexington & Ohio RR ca1830
to Louisville & Frankfort RR 2-29-1848
to Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington RR 10-5-1869
to Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Ry 11-9-1877
to Louisville & Nashville RR 11-1-1881

LaGrange KY to Covington KY
Built jointly by Louisville & Frankfort RR and Lexington & Frankfort RR 1869
to Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington RR 10-5-1869
to Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Ry 11-9-1877
to Louisville & Nashville RR 11-1-1881

Latonia to Newport

Latonia to Newport abandoned

Louisville Water Street Branch

Louisville Water Street Branch abandoned

Kentucky Central Subdivision

Paris KY to Lexington KY
Built by Maysville & Lexington RR 1854
to Maysville & Lexington RR Southern Division 1-21-1868
to Louisville & Nashville RR

Maysville KY to Paris KY
Built by Maysville & Lexington RR Northern Division 1873
to Louisville & Nashville RR

Brush Creek to Johnetta KY

Livingston KY to London KY

London KY to Corbin TN

Ft Estill KY to Sinks KY
Built by Kentucky Central RR 1883
to Kentucky Central Ry 6-7-1887

Paris KY to Richmond KY
Built by Kentucky Central RR 1883
to Kentucky Central Ry 6-7-1887

Covington KY to Paris KY
Built by Covington & Lexington RR 1855-56
to Kentucky Central RR

Eastern Kentucky Subdivision

Harveyton to A1 Mine

Lorraine KY

Neon Jct to Cromona KY

Neon to Jackhorn KY

Farraday KY spur

Tim KY to Reno KY

Tartan KY to Hot Spot KY

Dumont KY to McRoberts KY
Built by Lexington & Eastern Ry 1912

Shirley KY to Carbon Glow

Democrat spur

Polly Branch Jct to Polly KY

Blackey KY to Deane KY

Beech Fork to Tilford KY

Beech Fork to Leatherwood KY

Dent KY to Beech Fork

Jeff to Kenmont Mine

Hazard spur
shown on 1913 USGS topo map

Meadow KY to Starfire #2 Mine

Davidson Spur Jct to Davidson KY

Perrone spur

Montgomery Creek Jct to Emmons KY

Jeff KY to Anco KY

Tribby KY to Bishop

Duane KY to Jill KY

Hazard KY to Hardburly KY

Typo KY to Harveyton KY

Elkatawa KY to Jackson KY
Built by Kentucky Union Ry 1891
to Lexington & Eastern Ry 10-16-1894

Jackson KY to Quicksand KY
Built by Lexington & Eastern Ry 1911

Clay City KY to Elkatawa KY
Built by Kentucky Union Ry 1890
to Lexington & Eastern Ry 10-16-1894

Heidelburg KY to Ida May
Built by Kentucky Coal Development Co
to Louisville & Atlantic RR 1908

Irvine KY to Beattyville KY
Built by Louisville & Atlantic RR 1902

Patio (Winchester) to Irvine KY
Built by Louisville & Nashville RR 1916

Lexington KY connection

Lexington KY to Kentucky Union Jct (L&E Jct)
Built by Kentucky Union Ry 1890
to Lexington & Eastern Ry 10-16-1894

Frankfort KY to Lexington KY
Built by Lexington & Ohio RR ca1830
to Lexington & Frankfort RR 2-29-1848
to Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington RR 10-5-1869
to Louisville Cincinnati & Lexington Ry 11-9-1877

Shelbyville KY to Christiansburg

Anchorage KY to Shelbyville KY
Built by Shelby RR 1871

L&N Louisville Division

Main Stem First Subdivision

Bardstown KY to Springfield KY
Built by Middle Division of Cumberland & Ohio RR 1888

Bardstown Jct to Bardstown KY
Built by Bardstown & Louisville RR 1860

Louisville to Lebanon Jct
built by L&N 1856

Lebanon Jct to Upton

Glasgow Jct to Glasgow KY
Built by Glasgow RR 1870
to Glasgow Ry 12-15-1899
Leased to L&N

Upton KY to Bowling Green KY
built by L&N 1859

Main Stem Second Subdivision

Gallatin TN to Scottsville KY
Built by Chesapeake & Nashville Ry 1886
to Middle & East Tennessee Central Ry 10-13-1906
to Gallatin & Scottsville Ry 10-13-1906

Bowling Green KY to Gallatin TN
built by L&N 1859

Lebanon Branch Subdivision

C&O Jct (Lebanon) to Greesburg KY
Built by Southern Division of Cumberland & Ohio RR 1880

Rowland KY to Richmond KY

Lebanon Jct to Wilson

Mount Vernon to Livingston

Crab Orchard to Mount Vernon

Parksville to Crab Orchard

Lebanon to Parksville

Wilson Creek to Lebanon

L&N Cumberland Valley Division

Lunsford to Wheeler

Artemus to Anchor
Built by Cumberland RR 1905-1911
to Louisville & Nashville RR

VA/TN State Line to Hagans

Pineville to Middlesboro KY

Corbin to Pineville

Stony Fork Branch
Built by Middlesborough Belt Ry 1891
to Middlesborough RR 8-22-1895

Middlesboro to Cumberland Gap
Built by Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louisville Ry
to Middlesborough Belt Ry 1891
to Middlesborough RR 8-22-1895

Harbell to Loyall to Baxter KY
Kentucky & Virginia RR
to L&N

Baxter KY to Cloverlick Jct
Poor Fork Branch

Cloverlick Jct to Lynch KY

Cumberland KY to Scotia

Cloverlick Jct to Owl Mines KY

Baxter KY to Harlan Jct
Built by Wasioto & Black Mountain RR 1911
to Kentucky & Virginia RR 8-12-1915
to L&N

Harlan Jct KY to Glenbrook KY
Clover Fork Branch

Louellen Spur

Highsplint Spur

Bailey's Creek Spur

Yocum Creek Spur Jct to Dizney KY
Yocum Creek Branch

Harlan Jct to Popeville

Popeville KY to Hagans

Hagans Switchback

Hagans Switchboack

Dressen to Liggett KY

Mary Alice to Kathy KY

Chevrolet Spur

Glidden to Coalgood KY

Lick Branch Jct to Three Point KY
Lick Branch

Popeville KY to Crummies KY

Cawood KY Spur

Wallins KY to Low

Molus KY Spur

Blackmont KY to Chevrolet 2

Insull KY Spur

Tejay KY to Balkan
Pucketts Creek Branch

Ponza KY to Balkan 2
"Yellow Creek Branch"
Built by Wasioto & Black Mountain RR 1912
to L&N

Pineville KY to Shamrock Coal Prep Plant
Straight Creek Branch
Completed to Kettle Island 9-4-1911

Logan Switch to Harber KY
Left Fork Branch

Wint KY to Emerald

Kettle Island KY Spur

Dunley to Ruby KY
Pine Mountain RR East

Dunley Spur

Tinsley Spur

Elys to Jellico KY
Four Mile Branch
Acquired 9-3-1911

Heidrick to Manchester KY
Built as Cumberland & Manchester RR ca1915
Leased to L&N 1-1-1927

Horse Creek Jct to New Big Creek Mining
Horse Creek Branch

Herron KY Spur
Horse Creek Branch

Sibert KY Spur

Herron Spur

Manchester KY Spur

Baileys to Emanuel Old Alignment

Heidrick Old Alignment

Paulson KY to Chenoa
Chenoa Branch
Completed November 1893

Davisburg KY Spur

Wallins Creek East Branch
shown on 1916 USGS Map "Harlan"

Wilhoit KY to Fox Knob
shown on 1916 USGS Map "Harlan"

L&N Memphis Branch

Guthrie KY to Elkton KY
Built by Elkton & Guthrie RR 1884-85
Controlled by Louisville & Nashville RR

Princeton Jct TN to Gracey KY
Built by Indiana Alabama & Texas RR 1885-87

Memphis Jct to TN/KY State Line

Shelbyville KY to Bloomfield KY
Built by Northern Division of Cumberland & Ohio RR 1880
to Shelbyville Bloomfield & Ohio RR 6-23-1900

Kentucky Union Jct to Clay City KY

Clay City KY to Maloney KY

Beattyville KY to Maloney KY
Built by Winchester & Beattyville RR 1893
to Lexington & Eastern Ry

Versailles KY to Irvine KY
Built by Richmond Nicholasville Irvine & Beattyville RR1890
to Louisville & Atlantic RR 8-19-1899
Louisville & Nashville RR 11-1-1909

Millville KY to Versailles KY
Built by Kentucky Highlands RR 1911
Louisville & Nashville RR 7-31-1915

Cliffside KY to Millville KY
Built by Kentucky Highlands RR 1908
Louisville & Nashville RR 7-31-1915

Mobile & Ohio

M&O Routes

Jackson to Cairo

Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry

NC&StL Routes

Martin TN to Hickman KY
Built by Nashville & North Western RR before 1867
leased to Nashville & Chattanooga RR 7-1-1867
sold to Nashville & Chattanooga RR 1872
renamed Nashville Memphis & St Louis Ry 1872
to Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry 5-31-1873
to Louisville & Nashville RR 3-1957

Bruceton TN to Murray KY
Built by Paducah Tennessee & Alabama RR 1891
to Louisville & Nashville RR 1895 and leased to Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry 1896
to Louisville & Nashville RR 3-1957
to Seaboard System RR 12-29-1982
to Kentucky West Tennessee Ry 2-28-1987
to Genesee & Wyoming ownership 2005

Murray KY to Paducah KY
Built by Paducah Tennessee & Alabama RR 1891
to Louisville & Nashville RR 1895 and leased to Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry 1896
to Louisville & Nashville RR 3-1957
to Seaboard System RR 12-29-1982

Norfolk & Western RR

KY

Devon WV to KY/VA State Line
Built by W. M. Ritter Lumber Co before 1900 as 42" gauge
to Knox Creek Ry 1900
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-12-1923
converted to standard gauge

KY/VA State Line to Biggs KY

Feds Creek spur

Freeburn KY to Chisholm KY
Built by Tug River & Kentucky RR
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry

Chisholm KY abandoned

Phelps KY to Thomas KY

Williamson WV to Douglas KY

Douglas KY to McVeigh KY
Built by Williamson & Pond Creek RR 1913
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-28-1920

Goody KY to Aflex KY

McAndrews KY to Morcoal KY

McAndrews wye

Peg Branch
Built by Williamson & Pond Creek RR
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-28-1920

Toler KY to Hardy KY
Built by Williamson & Pond Creek RR 1913

Toler wye

McCarr WV to Nampa KY
Built by Tug River & Kentucky RR

Nolan WV to Sidney KY

Long Fork Spur Jct to Long Fork Prep Plant

Long Fork Jct to Holston Prep Plant

Lovely wye

Lovely KY to Pevler KY

Grey Eagle WV to Beauty KY
Built by Buck Creek RR

Southern Railway

Southern Ry

Southern Ry Routes

Alexandria to Leesburg
Built by Alexandria, Loudon & Hampshire RR 1858
to Washington & Ohio Ry 7-26-1870
to Washington & Western RR 5-25-1882
to Washington Ohio & Western RR 5-23-1883
to Southern Ry 6-28-1894
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936
abandoned west of Purcellville 1939
to Chesapeake & Ohio ownership 1956
abandoned 1968

Leesburg to Round Hill VA
Built by Washington & Ohio Ry 1874
to Washington & Western RR 5-25-1882
to Washington Ohio & Western RR 5-23-1883
to Southern Ry 6-28-1894
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936
abandoned west of Purcellville 1939
to Chesapeake & Ohio ownership 1956
abandoned 1968

Warrenville to Graniteville SC
Built by Columbia & Augusta RR 1869
to Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 7-8-1869
to Southern Ry 7-10-1894

Hamburg SC to Augusta GA
Built by Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 1870

Etna Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
visible on aerial photos

Etna Spur-2

Oredell Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
also visible aerial photos

Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

TN

Oakdale old route

TN/KY State Line to Somerset KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1880
leased to Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

Nicholasville KY to Somerset KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1874-77
leased to Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

Lexington KY to Nicholasville KY
Built by Lexington & Danville RR 1856
to Cincinnati Lexington & East Tennessee RR 3-9-1867
to Cincinnati Southern Ry 12-11-1873
leased to Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry

Lexington abandoned
Built by Lexington & Danville RR 1856
to Cincinnati Lexington & East Tennessee RR 3-9-1867
to Cincinnati Southern Ry 12-11-1873

Ludlow KY to Lexington KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1874-1877

Cincinnati OH to Ludlow KY
Built by Cincinnati Southern Ry 1877

Cincinnati

Greenwood to Tatesville old route

Burnside old route

Southern Ry in Kentucky

Harrodsburg KY to Cincinnati Southern Jct (SJ Tower)
Built by Southern Ry Co in Kentucky
controlled by Southern Ry

Harrodsburg KY to Burgin KY
Built by Southwestern RR 1877
to Louisville Southern RR 6-29-1889
to Southern Ry Co in Kentucky 3-20-1890
controlled by Southern Ry

Harrodsburg existing
Built by Southwestern RR 1877
to Louisville Southern RR 6-29-1889
to Southern Ry Co in Kentucky 3-20-1890
controlled by Southern Ry

Harrodsburg KY to Louisville KY
Built by Louisville Southern RR 1889
to Southern Ry Co in Kentucky 3-20-1890
to Norfolk Southern 1982

Lawrenceburg KY to Tyrone KY
Built by Louisville Southern RR 1889
to Norfolk Southern 1982

Tyrone KY to Lexington KY
Built by Louisville Southern RR 1889
to Norfolk Southern 1982

Midway KY to Versailles KY
Built by Versailles & Midway Ry 1885
to Louisville Southern RR 1-15-1889
abandoned 1939

Midway KY to Georgetown KY
Construction started by Versailles & Midway Ry 1885
completed 1889

Knoxville & Ohio RR

Holton TN to Fonde KY

Pruden spur

Middlesboro to Cumberland Gap
Built by Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louisville Ry
to Middlesborough Belt Ry 1891
to Middlesborough RR 8-22-1895
Southern retained trackage rights on L&N

Tennessee Central RR

Hopkinsville abandoned
Built by Tennessee Central RR 1902-04
to Tennessee Central Ry 1-10-1922
to Illinois Central RR 8-31-1968?

Hopkinsville KY to Fort Campbell
Built by Tennessee Central RR 1902-04
to Tennessee Central Ry 1-10-1922
to Illinois Central RR 8-31-1968?
to Fort Campbell RR

Kentucky Shortlines

Big Sandy & Cumberland RR
controlled by WM Ritter Lbr Co

Devon WV to Grundy VA
Built by Big Sandy & Cumberland RR 1900-1916 as 42" gauge
N&W gained control 1923
Hurley to Devon converted to standard gauge 1928
remainder abandoned

Grundy Branch
Built by Big Sandy & Cumberland RR as 42" gauge

Brooksville RR

Wellsburg KY to Brooksville KY
Built by Brooksville RR 1897
to Brooksville & Ohio RR 1918
abandoned 4-11-1931
route very approximate

Cadiz RR

Cadiz to Gracey KY
completed by Cadiz RR 3-15-1902

Carrollton & Worthville RR

Carrollton KY to Worthville KY
Built by Carrollton & Worthville RR 1905

Cincinnati & Kentucky Southern RR

Kings Mountain KY to Yosemite KY
Built by Cincinnati & Green River RR 1879 wood rail
to 36" gauge steel rails 1880
to standard gauge 1884
to Cincinnati & Kentucky Southern RR 7-1-1891
abandoned ca1896

Flemingsburg & Northern RR

Flemingsburg Jct KY to Flemingsburg KY
Built by Covington Flemingsburg & Pound Gap Ry 1877 as 36" gauge
to Licking Valley Ry 11-24-1879
to Cincinnati & Southeastern Ry 9-11-1880
to Covington Flemingsburg & Southeastern Ry 6-1-1905
converted to standard gauge 1906
to Flemingsburg & Northern Ry 1-1-1920
abandoned 12-6-1955

Flemingsburg KY to Hillsboro KY
Built by Covington Flemingsburg & Pound Gap Ry 1877 as 36" gauge
to Licking Valley Ry 11-24-1879
to Cincinnati & Southeastern Ry 9-11-1880
to Covington Flemingsburg & Southeastern Ry 6-1-1905
route very approximate

Eastern Kentucky Ry

Riverton KY to Argillite KY
Built by Kentucky Improvement Co 1867
to Eastern Kentucky Ry 2-28-1870

Argillite KY to Hunnewell KY
Built by Kentucky Improvement Co 1870
to Eastern Kentucky Ry 2-28-1870

Hunnewell KY to Grayson KY
Built by Eastern Kentucky Ry 1871

Grayson KY to Willard KY
Built by Eastern Kentucky Ry 1873-74
to Eastern Kentucky Southern Ry 1928

Willard to Webbville KY
Built by Eastern Kentucky Ry 1889
to Eastern Kentucky Southern Ry 1928

Frankfort & Cincinnati Ry

Frankfort to Georgetown KY
Built by Kentucky Midland Ry 1888-89
to Frankfort & Cincinnati Ry 1-24-1899

Georgetown KY to Paris KY
Built by Kentucky Midland Ry 1889-90
to Frankfort & Cincinnati Ry 1-24-1899

Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR

K&IT
Built by Kentucky & Indiana Bridge Co. 1881-87
to Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR 12-30-1910
controlled by B&O, Southern Ry, & CI&L

K&IT
Built by Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR
controlled by B&O, Southern Ry, & CI&L

Untitled Path
Built by Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR
controlled by B&O, Southern Ry, & CI&L

Kentucky & Tennessee

Stearns KY to Co-operative KY
Stearns to Barthel built by Kentucky & Tennessee RR 1903
rest built 1904-08

K&T
Built by Kentucky & Tennessee RR

Kentucky Rockcastle & Cumberland RR

Caryton KY to Wild Dog KY
Built by Turkey Foot Lumber Co.
to Kentucky Rockcastle & Cumberland RR 7-1914
assumed to be where road is

Wild Dog to Turkey Foot KY
Built by Kentucky Rockcastle & Cumberland RR after 1914
route very approximate

Licking River RR

Salt Lick KY to Yale KY
Built by Licking Valley Ry 1896-97 as 36" gauge
owned by Sterling Lbr Co
to Licking River RR 11-15-1899
owned by Yale Lumber Co
route uncertain

Yale KY to Blackwater KY
Built by Licking River RR 1902-1905 as 36" gauge
owned by Yale Lumber Co

Mammoth Cave RR

Mammoth Cave to Glasgow Jct
Built by Mammoth Cave RR 1886

Morehead & North Fork RR

Morehead KY to Redwine KY
Built by Morehead & North Fork RR 1908
controlled by Clearfield Lumber Co
all but 4 miles abandoned 1933
remainder abandoned 1973

Mountain Central Ry

Campton Jct to Campton KY
Built by Day Lumber & Coal Co by 1902 as 36" gauge
to Mountain Central Ry 1906
owned by Swann-Day Lumber Co
abandoned 1929?

Ohio & Kentucky Ry

O&K Jct to Cannel City KY
Built by Ohio & Kentucky Ry 1899-1902
controlled by Kentucky Block Cannel Coal Company
operated by Lexington & Eastern RR 7-1-1904 until 3-7-1914
abandoned 11-1-1933

Cannel City KY to Licking River KY
Built by Caney Valley Ry 1910-1912
leased to Ohio & Kentucky Ry
abandoned 1933?

Owingsville & Olympia RR

Olympia KY to Owingsville KY
Built by Owingsville & Olympia RR 1915 as 36" gauge
route uncertain

Red River Valley RR

Rothwell KY to McCausey KY
Built by lumber company as 36" gauge ca1892-93
to Red River Valley RR 5-1898

Amos KY to Apperson, KY
Built by Red River Valley RR 1899 as 36" gauge

Rockcastle River Ry

Viva KY to Bond KY
Built by Rockcastle River Ry 1913-14
owned by Bond-Foley Lumber Co
route uncertain