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Louisville & Nashville – Image Gallery

By Angela Cotey | January 17, 2020

| Last updated on December 7, 2020


Images of passenger service on "The Old Reliable"

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A black and white photo of a train stopped at a station
Pan-American
Louisville–New Orleans Pan-American with E6 diesels on their inaugural run, Louisville, Ky., May 18, 1942.
L&N
A black and white photo of a train stopped at a station
A black and white photo of two trains passing through a station
Jacksonian
Chicago–Florida (winter-season only) Jacksonian departing Louisville on inaugural run, Dec. 18, 1941.
L&N J
A black and white photo of two trains passing through a station
A yellow and navy blue passing through a rural area
Local train 29
Cincinnati–Knoxville local train 29 at London, Ky., May 25, 1952.
Ed Theisinger
A yellow and navy blue passing through a rural area
A black and white photo of a train turning a corner
Southland
M-1 2-8-4 with a section of the Chicago–Florida Southland near Paris, Ky., during World War II.
L&N 
A black and white photo of a train turning a corner
A black and white overhead photo of a handful of trains at a terminal
Humming Bird
Cincinnati–New Orleans Humming Bird backing into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, April 19, 1954.
James G. La Vake
A black and white overhead photo of a handful of trains at a terminal
A black, yellow, and red train parked under a bridge
Southland
Chicago–Florida Southland at Knoxville, Tenn., late 1950s.
Jim McClellan
A black, yellow, and red train parked under a bridge
A black and white photo of a train parked on the tracks
Dining car
2799 Dining car 2799, named Duncan Hines, at Chicago, Nov. 8, 1964.
Louis A. Marre coll.
A black and white photo of a train parked on the tracks
A black and white photo of people walking through a train station
Pan-American/Gulf Wind
Combined New Orleans–Louisville Pan-American and New Orleans–Jacksonville, Fla., Gulf Wind at New Orleans, Apr. 27, 1971.
Charles B. Castner
A black and white photo of people walking through a train station
A black and white picture of people sitting and reading or playing cards on a train
Humming Bird
Coach-lounge for African American passengers on Cincinnati–New Orleans Humming Bird, built by ACF in 1946.
L&N
A black and white picture of people sitting and reading or playing cards on a train
A black and white photo of a train exiting a bridge
Southland
First section of Chicago–Florida Southland crossing Ohio River after departing Cincinnati, May 30, 1948.
Richard J. Cook
A black and white photo of a train exiting a bridge
A black and white photo of a train passing by someone standing outside
Local train 47-86
Calera, Ala.–Wellington–Birmingham local train 47-86 at Gadsden, Ala.
Homer R. Hill
A black and white photo of a train passing by someone standing outside
A black and white photo of people talking while sitting in a train
Humming Bird
Lounge area of tavern-lounge car on Cincinnati–New Orleans Humming Bird.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of people talking while sitting in a train
A black and white photo of a train turning a corner with smoke coming out of its chimney
Local train 30
Knoxville–Cincinnati local train 30 near Falmouth, Ky., mid-1940s.
L&N
A black and white photo of a train turning a corner with smoke coming out of its chimney
A black and white photo of a train with big black smoke coming out of its chimney
Local train 8
Birmingham–Cincinnati local train 8 in Crescent Hill section of Louisville, 1951.
Charles B. Castner
A black and white photo of a train with big black smoke coming out of its chimney
A black and white photo of a sleeping car parked outside a building
Postwar sleeping car
6-section/6-roomette/4-double bedroom sleeping car Wild Pine, just completed at Pullman plant.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of a sleeping car parked outside a building
A black and white photo of a train passing by two people
Southland
Florida–Chicago Southland at Williamsburg, Ky., Dec. 31, 1951.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of a train passing by two people
A black and white photo of a train with black smoke coming out of its chimney as it passes through a city
South Wind
Chicago–Florida South Wind departing Louisville, 1940s.
L&N
A black and white photo of a train with black smoke coming out of its chimney as it passes through a city
A black and white photo of a train departing a station
Pan-American
Louisville–New Orleans Pan-American departing Louisville, early 1960s.
L&N
A black and white photo of a train departing a station
A black and white photo of a train turning a corner in a grassy area
Humming Bird
Cincinnati–New Orleans Humming Bird at Turners, Ky., 1948.
L&N
A black and white photo of a train turning a corner in a grassy area
A black and white photo of a train parked at a station
Humming Bird
New Orleans–Cincinnati Humming Bird at L&N’s Canal Street Station, New Orleans, early 1950s.
Classic Trains coll.
A black and white photo of a train parked at a station

One thought on “Louisville & Nashville – Image Gallery”

  1. Cincinnati was always the northern terminus for ‘The Pan-American’ throughout its 50 years of service.

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