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