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Paducah Gateway A History of Railroads In Western Kentucky by Donald E Lessley
Paducah Gateway A History of Railroads In Western Kentucky by Donald E Lessley
Soft Cover
299 pages
Copyright 1978
CONTENTS
Foreword I
Acknowledgements II
Contributors III
CHAPTER
1 - The James Campbell Was The First 1
2 - Huntington Row 15
3 - Mississippi River Railroad Terminals 37
4 - The Burlington Bridge 43
5 - Illinois Central Comes Shopping 59
6 - A History Lesson 69
7 - The Whiskey Dick 77
8 - GM&N Enters the Paducah Gateway 85
9 - Eight Acres of Glass 93
10 - The Paducah Gateway Closes 101
11 - A Block-Long Steam Line 109
12 - 2600, The Classic Paducah-Built 125
13 - The Special Engines 135
14 - The Saga of 1146 147
15 - Why Dieselize? 161
16 - The Cardinal Flies Away 171
17 - But There is No GP-8! 183
18 - Not Only Whiskey Dick Was Deserted 195
19 - How To Pipe Coal To a Diesel Locomotive 205
20 - Railroads as Business Builders 215
21 - From Here to Where? 225
Epilogue 235
APPENDIX
A - Albert Tharp Wades the Flood 237
B-1 - The Paducah Locomotive Shops 243
B-2 - The Paducah Shop Safety Program 257
C - NC&StL Safety Trip Over the P&M 261
D - Illinois Central Gold Trains 267
E - An IC Unit Coal Train 271
F - An L&N Unit Coal Train 275
G - In OtherWords... Some Railroad Jargon 281
H - The HazelWatermelon Car 283
I - A RailroadWith Three Presidents 285
J - A Train Trip To Frankfort 287
Chronologyof Railroads in Western Kentucky 291
Bibliography 295
Index 297
PHOTOGRAPHS OF 2600 SERIES PADUCAH-BUILT LOCOMOTIVES
No. 2600 11 and 26
No. 2601 42
No. 2602 92
No. 2603 100
No. 2604 128
No. 2605 134
No. 2606 160
No. 2607 170
No. 2608 204
No. 2609 232
No. 2610 126
No. 2611 233
No. 2612 234
No. 2613 236
No. 2614 242
No. 2615 255 and Frontispiece
No. 2616 256
No. 2617 263
No. 2618 264
No. 2619 290
FORWARD
The study of railroading in such a limited geographical area as West Kentucky and touching on several railroads must, of necessity, be a bit jumbled. One has the choice of chronological or topical presentation. I chose the chronological.
No writer ever put words to paper without a reason. Many of the facts I have recorded have appeared in other publications. Mine is the only effort to bring all that hodge-podge of scattered data together in a localized forum. All the anecdotes and personal accounts, I am proud to say, are original as far as publication is concerned.
Thus, my reason is very personal. I have read most of the published material on all the local railroads particularly the two authorized histories of the Illinois Central. In the main, the accounts simply gloss over the Paducah Operation. The record in West Kentucky must be preserved.
I wanted to do the work. Others had intended to prepare a similar work, notably Mr. Frank Burnham, who was L & N agent in Paducah for many years. That which comes to us all claimed him. The others simply put off doing it.
It is virtually impossible for one person to glean all the interesting material which could be included in such a study. I do not presume to have everything. If anyone wishes to add to this report, please do so. But do so before you can only wish that yours had been included. My only real regret is that I know I do not have all of the story.
If this report appears to admire the Gulf, Mobile and Northern, you are very perceptive. That little company was blessed with genius leadership. If it appears heavy on IC, the only comment I can make to justify the emphasis is that I am an unabashed IC railfan.
Donald E. Lessley Paducah, Ky.April, 1978
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