Paducah and Louisville Railway
- Paducah and Louisville Railway
Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Paducah and Louisville Railway
logo_filename=Paducah and Louisville Railway Logo.pnglogo_size=
old_gauge=
marks=PAL
locale=Kentucky
start_year=1986
end_year=present
hq_city=Paducah, KentuckyThe Paducah and Louisville Railway reporting mark|PAL is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky.
The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Railroad in August, 1986. The 223-mile main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with a branch line from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT). In Louisville, the line interchanges with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Norfolk Southern (NS). Class III line connections are at Princeton with the Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR) and at Louisville with the Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC).
The parent company of the PAL, Four Rivers Transportation, Inc., also operates the Evansville Western Railway and the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad.
External links
* [http://www.palrr.com/ PAL official web site]
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