Louisville and Indiana Railroad

Louisville and Indiana Railroad

Louisville & Indiana train entering Louisville, KY on the Fourteenth Street Bridge
Overview
Headquarters	Jeffersonville, Indiana
Reporting mark	LIRC
Locale	Indiana and Kentucky
Dates of operation	1994–
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Other
Website	www.anacostia.com/railroads/lirc

The Louisville and Indiana Railroad (reporting mark LIRC) is a Class III railroad that operates freight service between Indianapolis, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, with a major yard and maintenance shop in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It is owned by Anacostia Rail Holdings.

The 106-mile (171 km) line was purchased from Conrail in March 1994.^[1] Previously, it was owned by Penn Central, and before that, the Pennsylvania Railroad. It serves the cities of Franklin, Sellersburg, Seymour and Columbus, Indiana, and also serves the former Clark Maritime Center, now Port of Indiana, Jeffersonville. In Louisville, the LIRC interchanges with the Paducah and Louisville Railway and CSX Transportation. In Indianapolis, the LIRC interchanges with the Indiana Rail Road at the Senate Avenue Terminal.

The Louisville and Indiana Railroad acquired the remaining assets of Southern Indiana Railway in May 2022. The SIR had ceased operations in 2020, and the purchase opened up a new connection to CSX along with the opportunity for the LIRC to add additional rail-served customers in the future.^[2]

References

1. "Amtrak to Drop Louisville to Indianapolis Route". The Madison Courier. Associated Press. April 5, 2003. pp. A2. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
2. Progressive Railroading editorial staff (May 13, 2022). "Louisville & Indiana acquires Southern Indiana Railway's assets". Progressive Railroading. Retrieved 2022-08-24.

External links

• LIRC official web site