Category: Videos
From Kentucky Railfan Group on Yahoo.com
Subject: Old Smokey in Frankfort for Public Viewing
R. J. Corman Railroad Group is pleased to welcome the public to view the inside of the steam locomotive on Saturday, June 4th between 9:00 am and 11:00 am in Frankfort, KY. This is a special picture-taking opportunity which will be exciting for both young and old!
Old Smokey will depart Frankfort very shortly after 11:00 am and return to R. J. Corman’s Central Kentucky Yard in Lexington at 133 Buchanon Street. Estimated arrival is 12:25 pm.
Media is welcomed in Frankfort, and will be allowed into the Central Kentucky Yard for photographs only.
Doesn’t state if she’ll under her power or towed.
Does “view the inside of the steam locomotive ” mean cab access?
Leaves Frankfort shortly after 11 AM and arrives back in Central Kentucky Yard at 12:25 PM. Normally Frankfort to Lexington is 1 hour at track speed.
Get your lenses clean and your batteries charged up.
Contact Person: Noel Rush
Vice President of Strategic Planning & Development
R. J. Corman Railroad Group
CSX freight derailment – Rail fan trip to Metairie LA. Who would of known our trip would have ended this way. What are the chances of catching something like this on video.
This is a short video collection of some of the trains I encountered during my trip to the 2010 Summerail trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. – Video by Jim Pearson
On September 18, 2010 I caught and followed the empty Louisville Gas and Electric Coal train headed back to West Yards in Madisonville, Ky. We pick up the action at Caneyville and end with the train passing through the old IC Yards at Central City, Ky. – Video by Jim Pearson