RCF_0070
At 8:50 AM on August 14, 2020, the parade of southbounds just leaving Cincinnati, and northbounds arriving from Chattanooga and Louisville after their nocturnal travels over the CNO&TP is unfolding. A former Conrail C40-8CW (or D8-40CW in NS “speak”) leads a stack train off the impressive through truss double-tracked bridge over the Ohio River connecting Cincinnati with Ludlow, Ky. Even though CUT was within sight of this spot, Southern once maintained a depot to the right for local passenger service. In 1972 I was working for Southern and spent a month between Ludlow and Erlanger (the top of the hill) while new welded rail was laid, followed by ties and surfacing. By the time the seven miles of work was completed, I was on firsthand terms with every inch of the route.
RCF_0070
At 8:50 AM on August 14, 2020, the parade of southbounds just leaving Cincinnati, and northbounds arriving from Chattanooga and Louisville after their nocturnal travels over the CNO&TP is unfolding. A former Conrail C40-8CW (or D8-40CW in NS “speak”) leads a stack train off the impressive through truss double-tracked bridge over the Ohio River connecting Cincinnati with Ludlow, Ky. Even though CUT was within sight of this spot, Southern once maintained a depot to the right for local passenger service. In 1972 I was working for Southern and spent a month between Ludlow and Erlanger (the top of the hill) while new welded rail was laid, followed by ties and surfacing. By the time the seven miles of work was completed, I was on firsthand terms with every inch of the route.