Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS to Kentucky Derby?

CSX and Amtrak have sent their varnish to Louisville for the big race. I Haven't heard RJ Corman joining yet, however the big one, NS, hasnt joined in. Are they sitting this one out thanks to what happened with CP, trying to show they don't need to be lavish, or are they waiting until the day before or so to head to Louisville?

Thank you.

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If NS were running its train to the Derby this year, it'd be there already. The purpose of having the train there was as a hospitality suite during the days running up to the event, not to ferry bigwigs to the race itself (the train deadheaded both ways). They didn't go to the Masters this year, either.
 



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...A shame.  The nicest business train in the east and it's sitting in Altoona.
RichS

Corman moved the Bardstown Dinner Train to Lexington this past Sunday.  The F Units will be the power this year unlike the past two years when they used Geeps.

The Amtrak/Iowa Pacific arrived in Louisville this morning.  Five cars and two Diesels, butt to butt.  Probably return the train to Jeffersonnville by pushing it, about 5 miles, then run the Diesels around to the other end and pull it back to Chicago.  See http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,4023905​

I had also heard that NS would not be visiting this year.  R.J.Corman and CSX are expecting to run trains from the Frankfort or Lexington are on the old L&N Short Line.

John

Actually, that is not the L&N Short Line, it is the L&N Old Road Sub, now RJCorman, further back, the Eastern Kentucky Division. Nice little piece of winding, hilly railroad from HK Tower (Anchorage) to Lexington.

The Short Line (aka LCL sub) is the Latonia - Louisville former L&N main line. Often confused.  Does anybody know about when the specials are supposed to leave Lexington and/or Frankfort tomorrow morning.  As cold as it is today, might need to take my snow filter with me!

timecruncher

Timecruncher,  last year (on derby day) the RJC train arrived Louisville about 11:10AM and the CSX special was about a half hour behind it.    Tom Paris   Louisville 

You are absolutely correct.  I know the difference but sometimes my fingers and my brain don't have 100% error free communications.  I live not too far from what I call "HK used to be a tower."  At HK Tower there's still a foundation there and that's what the railroad still calls it.  Thank for the corrections.

John



timecruncher Wrote:
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> Actually, that is not the L&N Short Line, it is
> the L&N Old Road Sub, now RJCorman, further back,
> the Eastern Kentucky Division. Nice little piece
> of winding, hilly railroad from HK Tower
> (Anchorage) to Lexington.
>
> The Short Line (aka LCL sub) is the Latonia -
> Louisville former L&N main line. Often confused. 
> Does anybody know about when the specials are
> supposed to leave Lexington and/or Frankfort
> tomorrow morning.  As cold as it is today, might
> need to take my snow filter with me!
>
> timecruncher