Nostalgia & History > L&N office building in Frankfort,Ky

Aug 83
Near the station was this L&N building.
I believe the line to the right of it went (least at one time) to Georgetown ?
Looks like a hefty grade in the background.
Plenty of old buildings in this town.
The old brick masters did a great job on the old multi story building in the last shot.
Ex-L&N GP38 6230 had just arrived.
Glancing at a Google image from 2018, the L&N building is gone, one track remained (not used) between the buildings.
The nice brick building is still there.
Just behind where I took these shots the old L&N main by the station is still used by R. J. Corman.

Gary

 

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So, as late as 1983 the L&N sign was still there? Amazing.
Wondering when was the last time an agent sold tickets there?
Thanks for sharing - the black and white enhances the images!

Heck of a find even back in '83....nice coverage.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

Great photo sequence, seems like a somewhat tight squeeze for the trackage between the station and buildings.

Rich

Photo three with both the station and the old brick building is an historical gem.
Bob

Excellent series.  Thanks for your photo posting.
ALLEN

The grade in the background is the Frankfort & Cincinnati RR, a short line based in Frankfort. Their track crossed the Southern at Georgetown and reached Paris, KY. The F&C ran several excursions using equipment borrowed fro Souther Ry in the 1950's. Their own passenger service was handled by a pair of motor cars (doodlebugs), one of them a Brill M55 model that F&C donated to Ky Ry Museum in 1959.

-Jim Herron