The Lousville and Nashville had a large amount of Diesel locomotives in their heyday. In the early 1950's it started with the FA2, E6-E9. In the 1970's The L&N began to become a major users of the SD40-2's. Some of thes photos, taken by Jay Thomson. are descriptive of this blog. Some of his L&N Photos are shown by his son, Robert Thomson. Photo 1: L&N SD40-2's 3558 leads Oneida and Western 9957 and 9957 and a coal train through Conasauga, Tenn. Feb 14, 1984 Jay Thomson Photo 2: In her "as-delivered" paint, L&N SD40-2 1261 sits on the south end of the Etowah, TN yard in April 1983, on the cusp of the Seaboard System merger. Jay Thomson Photo.
Of the lighter gray paint schemes, that of L&N might just have been the best. Perhaps it was the color of their lettering, making the right contrast. Handsome diesels. Boxcab E50
Photo 3: L&N 3577 leads a coal train in Eton Ga. 2/21/1984 - Jay Thomson Photo. Photo 4: L&N 8013 in Etowah, Tennessee May, 1981 - Jay Thomson Photo Photo 5 L&N 3591 with N&W SD40-2 #1647 and Conrail 6556 in Rockholds, KY. August 1978. - Jay Thomson Photo. Photo 6: Just after the Seaboard System merger an unpatched and unrenumbered L&N SD40-2 sits in the Etowah, TN yard with unpatched/unrenumbered L&N SD40 1251 and a patched ex-L&N SD40-2, waiting to lead a southbound unit coal train out of town. May, 1983 - Jay Thomson Photo.
Photo 7: Louisville and Nashville 3566 leads a freight train through Fairmount, Georgia March 1978. Someone made a mess there. - Jay Thomson Photo.
