Paducah and Louisville Railway 35th Anniversary Units, 1986 and 2021 lead the daily local south at East Diamond after doing their interchange work with CSX at Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky, on August 2nd, 2025.
The two Paducah & Louisville Railway locomotives were repainted by Progress Rails shops in Mayfield, KY, and numbered to reflect the 35th anniversary of the 280-mile short line, formed from former Illinois Central Gulf lines in 1986.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986.
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