K&I BRIDGE SOUTH END - NORTH END OF K&I YARD
NS, CSX, AND SOO.
FREQS 160.950 (NS), 160.230 (CSX & SOO). All trains crossing K&I will call the NS Dispatcher.
Take 264 to Bank Street Exit, go east (one way road) toward the railroad. The last road on the right will take you to a point where you can get a look into the locomtive terminal. A long lense view can be had through the fence.
If you keep going east on Bank Street, go under the railroad overpass, and go a few blocks. Take a left tun, and find you way through the sidestreets to Montgomery Ave, near the Ohio River. Head back west and you will cross under two rail bridges. Roght after the second one, turn right and park. Here is the Kentucky side of the K&I Bridge. You can get some neat shots from the nearby Ohio River walk and bike path. Fairly safe area.
WEST END SWITCHING AND INDUSTRIAL AREA
NS, PAL.
FREQS 160.950, 160.245 (NS), 160.740 (PAL),
Take I-264 to Bells Lane. Head west. From here you can wind through side streets through the industrial area also known as Rubbertown. On weekdays NS can be seen switching the area. PAL sometimes maje an appearance as well. Area has had crime problems, especially in the residential areas.
OAK STREET YARD
PAL
FREQ 160.740
Take I-64 and get off north of the U of L campus. Numerous one way roads, go west and find your way to Oak Street and 12th street. Local roads will take you around the PAL Yard. The PAL can also be seen along Dixie Highway in Shively.
OSBOURNE YARD
CSX
FREQ 161.370
The heart of CSX. Take I-65 to Outer Loop. Go west. Park near Grade Lane, and walk up on large overpass. HUGE yard. switching can be seen, as well as trains heading in and out. To get to the north end drive past the bridge to National Turnpike. Go right and follow north to Southside Blvd. Go right to you find Strawberry Lane. Take another right and about 1 mile you will be along the yards. Plenty of places to park and watch. Best light PM.
FLOYD STREET
NS & CSX
FREQS 160.590 (NS), 161.370 (CSX).
Take I-65 to Eastern Parkway. Take Floyd Street southward. Just after you cross the railroad tracks, take a right and park in the parking lot. CSX and NS cross at grade here. It is not recomended to go up to the diamond as the railroad police patrol the area frequently. They have better things to do than have to be bothered by railfans. The RR property is also not cleary marked. The Parking Lot is part of the Papa Johns stadium. The U of L campus is also nearby. Eastern Parkway overpass also allows some views of the crossing. If you hit it right, you can see a bunch of trains. It is rumored that a pedestrian overpass will be built right over the junction.
FRANKFORT AVE AND POINTS EAST
CSX
FREQ 161.370
This senic part of Louisville offers some nice CSX action. Take I-64 east to Grinstead Drive, head north, or left if coming out of town. Follow to the end, take a left and you are on Frankfort Ave. Plent of parking and places to chose from. Follow it eastward, it begins to slink away from the CSX line. But after you cross I-264 east take the first left, and the road comes back to the railroad in St. Matthews, and Lydon. You can follow the CSX line all the way to Anchorage. There the lines split, one towards Lexington, the other towards Cincinatti.
DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE - PENSY BRIDGE
The old lift bridge is well seen from anywhere along the riverfront of Louisville or even on the Indiana side. If you see the bridge in the down position, a train is likely. If you cross into Indiana, find your way to the Falls of the Ohio park, for another look at the bridge. In Louisville follow the local streets downtown along the river. Just after crossing under the L&I take a right and follow until you find a break in the floodwall. You can access the south end of the bridge here all on public property.
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