L&N Railroad

[L&Nfan1979]

Hello everyone. I have always loved trains especially passenger trains. Even though I have read a lot about them, at this point, I haven’t even had the opportunity to ride on a train. My primary focus right now is on the old L&N Railroad. I am researching the Lewisburg Line which opened in July 1914 and runs from Brentwood, TN to North Athens, AL. Anyone who has photographs of train depots, trains, RR workers or written material up to April 30, 1971 - please reach out to me. I’m especially interested in photographs of the final Pan-American train that left New Orleans that day. It would have stopped in Athens and Lewisburg for the final time before moving on to Nashville Union Station. Thanks Scotty

 

[AmtrakMaineiac]

Speaking of the Pan American, In March 1972 this sign was still up at the Biloxi MS station.
I have some more L&N pictures I took in Biloxi although they are prints and no digitized yet.

 

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Interesting the L&N also had a Piedmont train it would seem.

 

[Palmland]

My primary focus right now is on the old L&N Railroad. I am researching the Lewisburg Line which opened in July 1914 and runs from Brentwood, TN to North Athens, AL. Anyone who has photographs of train depots, trains, RR workers or written material up to April 30, 1971 - please reach out to me. I’m especially interested in photographs of the final Pan-American train that left New Orleans that day

I suggest you check out the L&N Historical Society. It’s a great organization and their archives are now located in Tennessee Valley RR Museum in Chattanooga. Might be worth a visit if you live in the area.

Interesting the L&N also had a Piedmont train it would seem.

The Piedmont was a Southern train as far as Atlanta, two smaller roads handled it to Montgomery where the L&N ran it to New Orleans (combined with the Pan American in later years).