Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad

The Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad received its charter on January 28, 1852, from the state of Tennessee. The 83-mile (134 km) line of 5 ft (1,524 mm)^[1] gauge connected with the Memphis and Ohio Railroad and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) connects between Memphis and Louisville.

The railroad had a major strike in 1868 and closed for several days.^[2] After the strike, the L&N took control of the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad.

References

Kentucky railroad history
Companies	Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Individuals	Basil W. Duke
Museums	Big South Fork Scenic Railway Bluegrass Railroad and Museum Elkhorn City Railroad Museum Historic Railpark and Train Museum Kentucky Railway Museum Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
Stations	Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depots Henderson, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot Illinois Central Railroad Station and Freight Depot Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot Louisville and Nashville Railroad Passenger Depot Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad Depot Old L & N Station Paris Railroad Depot Shelbyville L & N Railroad Depot Stanford L&N Railroad Depot Union Station (Louisville) Union Station (Owensboro)
Vehicles	Frankfort and Cincinnati Model 55 Rail Car L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152 Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665 Mt. Broderick Pullman Car
Bridges	Barren River L & N Railroad Bridge Big Four Bridge Cairo Rail Bridge C&O Railroad Bridge Cincinnati Southern Bridge Fourteenth Street Bridge (Ohio River) Henderson Bridge (Ohio River) High Bridge of Kentucky Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge Metropolis Bridge Newport Southbank Bridge Sciotoville Bridge Young's High Bridge
Other	Cincinnati Southern Railroad Culvert--CSRR Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building Mitchellsburg Louisville and Nashville Railroad Culvert Russell Railroad YMCA Tank Pond Railroad Underpass

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