Worthville, Carroll County, Kentucky

The L & N Depot, circa 1950

L & N Railroad Bridge over the Kentucky River

L & N Water Station, Worthville

Trains with steam locomotives
had to make stops for water.
Worthville was a major stop for watering.

The three waters
towers burn, 1942.

The Last Steam to Leave Worthville. The story is here.
The image on the right is copyrighted by Herron Rail Video, and is
used with their kind permission. Visit them on the web here.


Two L & N Railroad Workers, Worthville,1926	L & N Extra Gang No. 2, Worthville, 1930	Worthville Track Gang, 1934

L & N's Pan American stranded in
Worthville, 1937 Flood.

L & N Railroad Scene

Worthville Depot
picture on the right is 1907

The Courier Journal wrote about the very first passenger train over the Short Line, in 1869, here.
Scabs fired on by union railroad men in Worthville strike. More here.
The L & N Historical Society is here.	There's an L & N discussion group on Yahoo, here.