Kincaid Herr Hardcover
This is a history of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. Includes a look at the RR's acquisiton of it's charter, planning the railroad, it's construction, operations, the Memphis Branch, operations during the civil war, the leasing of the Nashville & Decauter RR, the acquisition of the South and North Alabama RR, the Mobile & Montgomery RR and the Mobile New Orleans & Texas RR, Henderson Bridge, the change from 5ft gauge to 4ft 8 &1/2 inches, the Birmingham and Alabama Mineral divisions, the extension into the Cumberlands, L&N steamships, Lousiville Union Station, the Kentucky Central, Nashville Union Station, the line into Georgia, the shops in South Louisville, the lines into the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky, World War 1 Operations, the rolling stock, passenger trains, the origin & evolution of the railroad sleeping car, development of the L&N's motive power, the L&N's track and right of way, and more. Includes a number of photos and some maps.
