Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad

The Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad was a short line railway (reporting mark LNAC) 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 Products, on May 25, 2006. The line is now known as Lucas Oil Rail Line.[2]

Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersCorydon, Indiana
Reporting markLNAC
LocaleHarrison County, Indiana
Dates of operation1887–2006
PredecessorLouisville, New Albany and Corydon Railway
SuccessorLucas Oil Rail Line
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Length7.7 miles
Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railway
Overview
LocaleHarrison County, Indiana
Dates of operation1881–1887
SuccessorLouisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Length7.7 miles

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.

References
  1. http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-04-20-E6-5647
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=66&ArticleID=27250
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