Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-15

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Drowil' ne was one Coo OF tne enSlh-
@ eelF' aoout tne year lo2Z' ol .ne O'les- -
aPedke ana ONO caiiaI, running OH
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neorsc'oWn, n -. W, 10 Ohlllpellal'u. OiI.
Tho vear 1921 aud oubcoouontIv In
connection with the first railroad
builr in the State of Kentucky. He
was assistant engineer on the Lex
ington and Ohio railroad. which was
commenced at Lexington, passing
through Frankfort and terminating
at Shippingport on the Ohio river.
two miles below Louisville. The
length of the road was about ninety
miles. The construction of this work
was claimed at the time &c be super
ior TO most other railroads in the
United States. 1t had 10 curve with
a less radius than 1000 feet. That
part between Lexington and Frank
fort-twenty-nine miles-was com
pletcd at an expense, including ma
chinery. of 100000. The remaining
sixty-one miles of the road was com
pleted at a cost of $500,0O0, or about
IS, 200 per mile. It was opened for
use December 30, 1884 and steam
locomotives were run from Lexinp-
ton to Frankfort.
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Iec'ors anu SUBSCRIBER OF stoGH IN IN
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y po,lhef e ol Larue OF the type l"uh-
ury III 0'' LOUIS. Co'; Mouiloh was
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dawn Tho Ohio rivpr m n boat I'm ,hn
month Of the Kentucky river. and
taken up that river to Frankfort.
At that early day the strap rail was
used, which was fastened to long
stones running longitudnaly with
the track. 1t was not till in The for
test that the "I' rail was brought
into use. Before the end of the
wooden ties, which had been adopted
for time, rested upon macadam that
was ranmed into post holes about
eighteen inches deep. but which had
to he abandoned, as the frost acting
on the stone, heaved up the track.
Col. Moullom had an interview with
jonathan Knight, chief engineer of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
" ho had had experience with the
stone sills on his road, and gave them
up because the weight of the locomo-
tive would pulverizc the stone un-
der the strap rail, making them loose,
so that the train would iog TO one
side and the other.
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