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Passenger Trains > Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky DerbyDate: 04/30/15 16:19 Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: GenePoon Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby
Lexington Herald-Leader by Jim Warren April 30, 2015 > Taking the train used to be the coolest way to get to the Kentucky > Derby — and for some fortunate folks, it still is. > > Two special trains bound for the Derby were in Lexington earlier this > week, getting a final sprucing-up for the big event at the RJ Corman > Railroad Group's yards at the foot of Buchanan Street. > > One was the 17-car Governor's Derby Train, run by CSX, which will > carry Gov. Steve Beshear, his family, state officials, friends and > guests to Louisville for the Run For The Roses. In addition, there > was a four-car Corman train that the railroad group will run to the > Derby to carry company officials, their families and guests. > > Both trains took on supplies Wednesday and got buffed, polished and > prepared to welcome Derby guests. > > The Governor's Train traveled to Frankfort on Thursday and will > depart from there Saturday morning with the governor's entourage. The > Corman train will depart from Lexington on Saturday morning, bound > for the Derby... Images: http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2015/04/30/16/41/HpZqG.AuSt.79.jpeg http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2015/04/30/16/41/18HvBq.AuSt.79.jpeg http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2015/04/30/16/41/YZ1et.AuSt.79.jpeg http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2015/04/30/16/41/efH0r.AuSt.79.jpeg http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2015/04/30/16/41/1t1OvE.AuSt.79.jpeg Full article: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Date: 04/30/15 16:24 Re: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: Out_Of_Service Corman's own crews or host railroad crews
Posted from Android Date: 04/30/15 16:37 Re: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: Lackawanna484 Wonderful custom, delighted it has been continued
Date: 04/30/15 20:45 Re: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: krm152 Corman owns the line from Lexington to Anchorage (a northeastern Louisville suburb). His crews operate over CSX in Louisville all the time. I would think Corman crews would operate the Corman train, and CSX crews would operate the CSX train.
ALLEN Date: 05/01/15 01:16 Re: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: mp51w Nothing more uglier than a garage door on the back of a rail passenger car!
Date: 05/01/15 10:43 Re: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: timecruncher The rail line is the former L&N EK Subdivision, in later years referred to as the "Old Road" sub - actually part of the first railroad in the state. RJC leases the line (they might own it now), and has upgraded it with long-deferred maintenance since taking over from CSX. Corman crews are qualified on CSX and at least a few CSX Louisville Terminal people are still qualified on the Old Road, and are hand-picked for the service. The fomers - me included - will be out in force tomorrow morning to watch the parade of slow-moving passenger trains...
timecruncher Date: 05/01/15 12:02 Re: Two trains to carry guests to the Kentucky Derby Author: The_Chief_Way Re: garage door
Certainly aceptable when the door is raised and the window is uncovered!! |