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Kentucky |
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Bowling Green |
CSX Mailine Sub |
Michael Buchanon Park |
US Rt 31 4 miles south of William H |
CSX 161.370 |
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20+ trains daily |
Restrooms, picnic area, |
Natcher Pkwy |
CSX 161.520 |
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parking |
Lat N36°
52.929' Lon W86° 31.297' |
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Brent |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Vacant Business Parking Lot |
St Rt 8 1/10 mile east of I-275 Overpass |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Not suitable for long term train |
Lat N39°
03.212' Lon W84° 25.887' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
watching but OK for a quick |
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picture with the I-275 Overpass |
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in the background |
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Burnside |
NS 2nd District |
Scenic View Pulloff |
US Rt 27 1/4 mile south of St Rt 90 |
NS 160.950 |
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30+ trains daily |
View of NS Cumberland River Bridge |
Lat N36° 59.818' Lon W84° 36.430' |
NS 160.245 |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
Map 2 |
NS 160.830 |
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south in Burnside |
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Burnside |
NS 2nd District |
Scenic View Pulloff |
St Rt 751 appx 3 miles south of US Rt 27 |
NS 160.950 |
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30+ trains daily |
Daniel Boone National Forest |
Lat N36° 54.621' Lon W84° 33.285' |
NS 160.245 |
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Overview of one of the deep cuts in |
Map 2 |
NS 160.830 |
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the Rathole |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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appx 8 miles north in Burnside |
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Calvert City |
Paducah & Louisville RR |
Calvert City Country Club |
5th Ave at Industrial Parkway |
P&L 160.740 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Green Fees, membership |
Lat N37°
01.617' Lon W88° 19.540' |
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not required |
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Campbellsburg |
CSX LCL Sub |
1st Street Bridge |
1st St at Main St (US Rt 421) |
CSX 161.370 |
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Unknown number of trains |
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Lat N38° 31.403' Lon W85° 12.165' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Cave City |
CSX former L&N |
City Park |
Broadway at First St (St Rt 70) |
CSX 161.370 |
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25+ trains daily |
Restrooms. Grocery Store |
Lat N37°
08.285' Lon W85° 57.522' |
CSX 161.520 |
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across tracks. Convenience |
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stores and restaurants |
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nearby |
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Many nearby Tourist Attractions |
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Covington |
CSX LCL Sub |
Pioneer Park |
St Rt 17 1 3/4 miles south of I-275 |
CSX 161.370 |
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20+ trains daily |
Restrooms, picnic tables and |
exit 80 |
CSX 161.520 |
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shelters, kicking trails |
Lat N39°
00.446' Lon W84° 32.167' |
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Best view of the railroad is from |
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the west side of Banklick Creek |
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Bring lawnchairs. Trees provide |
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ample shade |
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Covington |
CSX Cincy Terminal Sub |
11th Street Overpass |
11th St between Russell St and |
CSX 160.230 |
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60+ trains daily |
Street parking, no restrooms |
Madison Ave |
CSX 161.100 |
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Restaurants and convenience |
Lat N39°
04.710' Lon W84° 30.608' |
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stores nearby |
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Covington |
CSX KC Junction |
Bakery parking lot |
Russell St north of 19th St |
CSX 160.230 |
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60+ trains daily |
No restrooms. The Bakery |
Lat N39°
04.169' Lon W84° 30.515' |
CSX 161.100 |
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management understands |
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railfans and will not bother you |
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unless you interfere with their |
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business operations |
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Covington |
CSX KC Junction |
19th St Overpass |
19th St between Russell St and |
CSX 160.230 |
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60+ trains daily |
No restrooms, street parking |
Madison Ave |
CSX 161.100 |
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Lat N39°
04.039' Lon W84° 30.523' |
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Covington |
CSX LCL Sub |
Railway Museum of Greater |
Southern Ave at W 35th St |
CSX 161.370 |
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20+ trains daily |
Cincinnati |
Lat N39°
05.918' Lon W84° 30.351' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Trains can be watched from the |
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north end of the museum outside |
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the gates. |
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No restrooms, street parking |
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Crofton |
CSX Henderson Sub |
Street parking, no restrooms |
US Rt 41 next to Fire Dept |
CSX 161.370 |
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30-40 trains daily |
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Address confirmation needed |
CSX 160.980 |
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ATCS in use |
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Danville |
NS 1st District |
Main Street Overpass |
Main St between Lebanon Ave and |
NS 160.950 |
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40+ trains daily |
No restrooms |
Harding St |
NS 160.245 |
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Lat N37°
38.766' Lon W84° 47.151' |
NS 160.830 |
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Elkhorn City |
CSX former Clinchfield |
Patty Lovelace Drive Bridge |
Patty Loveless Dr (St Rt 80) at Lower |
CSX 161.100 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of small yard |
Branch Rd |
CSX 161.520 |
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No restrooms |
Lat N37°
18.329' Lon W82° 20.500' |
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Dairy Cheer Ice Cream on Elkhorn St |
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Hiking Trail connects with the
Elkhorn |
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Railroad Museum |
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Elkhorn City |
CSX former Clinchfield |
Elkhorn City Railroad Museum |
Pine St off Elkhorn St (St Rt 80) |
CSX 161.100 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Open area next to the museum at the |
Lat N37°
18.380' Lon W82° 21.153' |
CSX 161.520 |
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location where the C&O ended and |
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the Clinchfield started |
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Restrooms when the museum is open |
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Dairy Cheer Ice Cream stand nearby |
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Hiking trail connects with
Patty |
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Loveless Drive |
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Erlanger |
NS First District |
Railroad Park |
3319 Crescent Ave 1 block north of |
NS 160.950 |
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40+ trains daily |
Restrooms, picnic table and |
US Rt 42 |
NS 160.245 |
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shelter, parking |
Lat N39°
01.102' Lon W84° 35.907' |
NS 160.830 |
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Restored Southern Rwy Depot |
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now Erlanger Historical Society |
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Museum |
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Frankfort |
RJ Corman |
Street Running |
Broadway between Ann St and |
RJC 160.845 ?? |
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Short Line |
Restaurants and convenience stores |
Wilkinson St |
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nearby |
Map |
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Gilbertsville |
Paducah & Louisville RR |
Kentucky Dam |
Key Dam Camping Rd off St Rt 282 |
P&L 160.740 |
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Occasional UP run |
Walkway along the dam is next |
Lat N37°
00.663' Lon W88° 16.424' |
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throughs |
the the tracks, separated by a |
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Unknown number of trains |
low fence |
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Unknown facilities |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores on US Rt 62 across the |
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Tennessee River in Grand Rivers |
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Glendale |
CSX Mainline Sub |
Depot Restaurant |
Main St (St Rt 222) at Railroad Ave |
CSX 161.370 |
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20+ trains daily |
Located in former L&N depot |
Lat N37° 36.098' Lon W85° 54.306' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Harrodsburg |
NS Louisville District |
Street Running |
Factory St between College St (US Rt 127) |
NS 160.950 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms |
and Main St |
NS 160.245 |
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Restaurants nearby |
Lat N37°
45.891' Lon W84° 50.678' |
NS 160.830 |
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Henderson |
CSX Henderson Sub |
Audubon Mill Park |
Water St at the end of St Rt 351 |
CSX 161.370 |
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30-40 trains daily |
Picnic Tables, restrooms, |
View of the CSX Ohio River Bridge to |
CSX 160.980 |
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ATCS in use |
parking, boat launch ramps |
Evansville IN |
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and docks |
Lat N37°
50.510' Lon W87° 35.621' |
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High Bridge |
NS 1st District |
High Bridge Park and Pavillion |
Old Park Rd at end of St Rt 29 10-15 |
NS 160.950 |
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30+ trains daily |
View of the 1125 feet long 275 feet |
miles south of Lexington |
NS 160.245 |
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high "High Bridge", the first Cantilever |
Lat N37°
49.121' Lon W84° 43.016' |
NS 160.830 |
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Bridge in the US in 1877. In 1911 a |
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new bridge was built around the old |
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bridge and later widened to 2 tracks. |
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Horse Cave |
CSX former L&N |
City Park |
US Rt 31 at St Rt 218 |
CSX 161.370 |
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25+ trains daily |
Convenience Store across |
Lat N37°
10.753' Lon W85° 54.403' |
CSX 161.520 |
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street, drug store and |
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grocery 1 block away |
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La Grange |
CSX former L&N |
Street Running |
Main St one block south of St Rt 146 |
CSX 161.370 |
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25+ trains daily |
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Lat N38°
24.460' Lon W85° 22.665' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Louisville |
CSX former L&N |
Central Ave Overpass |
Central Ave between 2nd St and Floyd St |
CSX 161.370 |
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30+ trains daily |
Wide sidewalks. Parking at |
Lat N38°
12.290' Lon W85° 45.638' |
CSX 161.520 |
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both ends of the overpass |
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Restaurants nearby |
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Ludlow |
NS First District |
Unnamed park |
St Rt 1072 (Deverill St) 1/2 mile east |
NS 160.950 |
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40+ trains daily |
Small park with one baseball |
of St Rt 8 |
NS 160.245 |
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field. Porta John, parking |
Lat N39°
05.005' Lon W84° 33.063' |
NS 160.830 |
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Madisonville |
CSX Henderson Sub |
Burger King Restaurant |
St Rt 281 1/2 mile west of US Rt 41 |
CSX 161.370 |
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30-40 trains daily |
Management understands |
Exit #44 |
CSX 160.980 |
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ATCS in use |
railfans. CSX Hostlers |
Lat N37°
20.983' Lon W87° 29.747' |
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sometimes stop to eat. |
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Maysville |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Amtrak Station |
Front St between Clooney St and |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Capronis Restaurant |
Rosemary Clooney St |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
The Station and restaurant share |
Lat N38°
39.100' Lon W83° 46.257' |
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a common parking lot.
The |
Stay in the parking lot. Do not cross the |
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restaurant has outdoor seating |
tracks. CSX Signal Maintainers work out of |
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next to the station platform. |
the same parking lot, but will not bother |
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(Upscale restaurant - no jeans) |
railfans as long as you railfan safely. |
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Don't miss the murals on the |
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Floodwall in Maysville! |
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Maysville |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Rotary Park |
Bridge St at 3rd St (US Rt 68) |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Not a particularly good train |
Lat N38° 38.728' Lon W83° 45.587' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
watching location but it does |
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offer a view of a recently painted |
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deck girder bridge with the CSX |
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logo. |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Maysville |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
US Rt 68 Bridge |
US Rt 68 north of 2nd St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Restaurants and convenience |
Lat N38° 38.854' Lon W83° 45.674' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
stores nearby |
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Maysville |
TTI |
Herb Farm at Strodes Run |
7155 Strodes Run Pike 1 1/2 miles south |
TTI 160.6650 |
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Shortline |
Sweet Annie's Café |
of St Rt 9 (shown as 546 on the map) |
TTI 161.2650 |
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Café has trackside seating in good |
Lat N38° 34.471' Lon W83° 45.475' |
TTI 161.4450 |
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weather. Railfans are permitted to use |
606-742-2000 |
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the obstruction-free parking area to |
606-742-9559 |
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watch trains as long as they do not |
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interfere with farm business. |
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Melbourne |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Edward S Pendary Park |
St Rt 8 at end of Lower Eight Mile Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Restrooms (Porta Johns), picnic |
Lat N39°
01.699' Lon W84° 20.031' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
area, hiking trails |
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View of double track signal |
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bridge |
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Midway |
CSX former L&N |
Street Running |
Main Street between Gratz St and Turner |
CSX 161.370 |
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Unknown number of trains |
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CSX 161.520 |
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Lat N38°
09.076' Lon W84° 41.021' |
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Mortons Gap |
CSX Henderson Sub |
Park shelter |
Main St 2 blocks north of St Rt 813 |
CSX 161.370 |
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30-40 trains daily |
A small sitting shelter |
Lat N37°
14.432' Lon W87° 28.501' |
CSX 160.980 |
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ATCS in use |
Street parking, no |
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restrooms |
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Perryville |
NS 1st District |
Perryville Road Overpass |
Perryville Rd between Lebanon St and |
NS 160.950 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms, street parking |
Maple Ave |
NS 160.245 |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
Lat N37°
38.766' Lon W84° 47.151' |
NS 160.830 |
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east of the overpass |
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Sebree |
CSX Henderson Sub |
Sebree Springs Park |
US Rt 41 at south edge of town |
CSX 161.370 |
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30-40 trains daily |
Unknown facilities |
Lat N37°
35.905' Lon W87° 31.935' |
CSX 160.980 |
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Silver Grove |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Scenic View Pulloffs |
St Rt 8 between Four Mile Pike (St Rt 547) |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Photo opportunity with the |
and Anderson Ln |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
LaFarge Gypsum plant in the |
Lat N39°
02.366' Lon W84° 20.163' |
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background |
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Vanceburg |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Street Running |
Railroad St between Harper Ave and |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
No restrooms |
Court St |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restaurants and convenience |
Map |
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stores nearby |
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Vanceburg |
CSX Cincinnati Sub |
Vanceburg Depot Museum |
Railroad St at Main St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Amtrak |
Recently restored C&O Depot |
Lat N38°
36.082' Lon W83° 19.086' |
CSX 161.520 |
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Unknown number of trains |
and Freight House |
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The Museum is open Tuesday, |
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Thursday and Friday 1:00PM to |
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3:00PM and by appointment on |
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weekends 606-796-3044 or |
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606-796-3190 or 606-796-2069 |
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Note: Mobile use of scanners is illegal unless you are a
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