Talk:Louisville and Nashville Railroad

Influence on American music

First of all this is a fantastic article. Very informative and easy to follow. I've been a fan of some of the music about the L&N which brought me to the article. Some people may not know that the L&N has been the subject of numerous American songwriters and performers for decades and several of the songs provide a a glimpse into American history and the L&N's influence on people who were touched by it in some way. Here's a sample of some songs:

• The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore - June Carter Cash
• The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore - Johnny Cash
• The L&N Blues - Clara Smith
• The L&N Boogie - Jean-Paul Amouroux
• L&N Blues - Memphis Willie B
• L&N Rag - Adam Hurt

Stories about the L&N can be found in blues, folk and country music. June Carter gets my vote. Anyhow, I think this material is well worth adding to the article. I'll try and dig up more and get better details, I'll let you guys who have been working this article figure out how best to add it. Ideas? Mr Christopher 04:15, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore was written by dulcimer player Jean Ritchie. Another cover version is by Michelle Shocked (where I first heard about the L&N). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.45.72.28 (talk • contribs) 10:53, April 12, 2007

Gen. Boyle?

"Jeremiah Boyle was chartered by the state as President of the railroad after the war, under the title of Evansville, Henderson & Nashville Railroad Company." I have to query whether this is exactly true. The sources linked seem to indicate that this was a separate railroad company, which was acquired by the L&N after the Panic of 1873. Since General Boyle's death date is given as 1871, it does not appear that he could have had any connection to the L&N. RivGuySC 22:28, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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Thank you. I might have caught this myself if I wasn't on a long wiki-break when the copyvios occurred. I hope you (and anyone else) can spend some time restoring some of the intervening content that wasn't copied/pasted, since there's been a year and a half of changes since the copyvios. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 23:05, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

I'm hoping to circle back once I'm done flagging copyvios (see User:Mackensen/Drury copyvios for the list to date) and restore improvements. Thanks for fixing the Kincaid reference. Mackensen (talk) 23:27, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Track gauge

Was this road ever 5 ft (1,524 mm)? Some one please clarify. Peter Horn User talk 11:41, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

@Slambo: Peter Horn User talk 11:58, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Good question. I would not be surprised if it was at some time. I'll have to check my resources... Slambo (Speak) 13:55, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

I just skimmed through Maury Klein's 1972 book History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, from in my personal book collection, but didn't see anything about the track gauge on a quick look. This book is more about the financial history of the railroad's early years than its technical details. I'll check a few more sources... Slambo (Speak) 14:33, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

for details see Maury Klein (2013). History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. p. 95. ISBN 9780813146751. Rjensen (talk) 14:40, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Good catch, I missed that on my quick skim. It appears from mortgage documents (page 149) that the gauge change to standard gauge was made before 1870 and that roads connecting to the L&N were then also required to be standard gauge; that document seems to infer that L&N was already fully standard gauged by the time it was written. ICC documents of 1889 (page 370) also indicate the L&N was standard gauged "some years after the execution of said contract." Slambo (Speak) 14:50, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

That means that this road and others were converted well before 1886 The Days They Changed the Gauge. A list of those others would be useful so that those articles can be revised accordingly. Peter Horn User talk 17:14, 27 October 2015 (UTC)