Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad
Reporting mark | LNAC |
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Locale | Harrison County, Indiana |
Dates of operation | 1887–2006 |
Predecessor | Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railway |
Successor | Lucas Oil Rail Line |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
Length | 7.7 miles |
Headquarters | Corydon, Indiana |
Locale | Harrison County, Indiana |
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Dates of operation | 1881–1887 |
Successor | Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
Length | 7.7 miles |
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]
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.