Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad explained

Railroad Name:Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad
Marks:LNAC
Length:7.7 miles
Locale:Harrison County, Indiana
Start Year:1887
End Year:2006
Predecessor Line:Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railway
Successor Line:Lucas Oil Rail Line
Gauge: (standard gauge)
Hq City:Corydon, Indiana
Railroad Name:Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railway
Length:7.7 miles
Locale:Harrison County, Indiana
Start Year:1881
End Year:1887
Successor Line:Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad
Gauge: (standard gauge)

The Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad was a short line railway that operated for over 100 years in Harrison County, Indiana between Corydon Junction and Corydon, a distance of 7.7 miles (12.39 km).[1] It was sold to its main customer, Lucas Oil, on May 25, 2006. The line is now known as Lucas Oil Rail Line.[2]

History

The LNAC was first established as the Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railway in 1881, for the purpose of connecting Corydon to the main Louisville-St. Louis line of the then Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Railway (later acquired by the Southern Railway) that ran a few miles north of town. After construction was completed, the line was opened for business in 1883.[3] In 1887, the company was reorganized as the Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad, a name it kept under various owners for well over a century, until 2006.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-04-20-E6-5647
  2. Web site: Facilities : Lucas Oil . 2011-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110420125023/http://www.lucasoil.com/pages3-46/Facilities . 2011-04-20 .
  3. Web site: Lucas Oil Products buys LNA&C Railroad to keep supplies moving in Corydon.