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The Lexington and Ohio Railroad was the first railroad in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. [1] Developed in the 1830s, it was the second oldest railroad line west of the Allegheny Mountains.
For the common person in the early 1800s, transportation was often traveled by horse or stagecoach. The network of trails along which coaches navigated were riddled with ditches, potholes, and stones. This made travel fairly uncomfortable. Adding to injury, coaches were cramped with little leg room. Travel by train offered a new style.
The Louisville and Frankfort Railroad (L&F) was a 19th-century railroad in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Following the 1840 failure of the Lexington and Ohio Railroad, which had only ever managed to connect Louisville with nearby Portland, area businessmen met for years before organizing a new railroad in March 1847.
Fun with the Family Kentucky, 2nd: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids. Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-3490-6. Hay, Melba Porter (2002). Roadside History: A Guide to Kentucky Highway Markers. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-916968-29-4. Herr, Kincaid A. (2000). The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963. University Press of Kentucky.
Union Station opened on August 4, 1907. The first train was a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train, met by an estimated crowd 3,000 onlookers. Union Station's exterior was built with red and yellow brick, and with green and red glass. The lobby was in the center rotunda, which was 50 by 80 feet, with a central dome 50 feet high.
Share of the Louisville Railway Company, issued 2. April 1896. The Louisville Railway Company (LRC) was a streetcar and interurban rail operator in Louisville, Kentucky.It began under the name Louisville City Railway in 1859 as a horsecar operator and slowly acquired other rival companies.
This made Bowling Green's L&N station the largest employment center in Warren County. [6] During the 1930s and 1940s, the Bowling Green station was a stop for over 30 passenger trains, plus freight trains, on a daily basis. The L&N and other railroads operated the South Wind, which made a stop in Bowling Green.
The total land area of the station is 30 feet (9.1 m) by 75 feet (23 m). Both the structure, exterior, and foundation are made of dry-stone. There are two rooms in the structure. The roof is made of shallow gable. [7] The original passenger section was destroyed in 1953, but a waiting room addition was added to the station in 1992. [6]