I had a lady call me the other day and ask me if a stock certificate for the Kentucky North and South Railroad in or near Covington KY was still good. The date was 1906 and she is an heir.

I have never heard of it and it is not listed in Ghost Railroad's of KY. I was thinking that it may be a line that was either proposed and not built or obsorbed into either the C&O, L&N or Southern.

Any help is apreciated. She said that she would photo copy the stock certificate and send me a copy. I may then have more information to share.

JD Johnson, Morehead and North Fork Railroad Historian

Possibly a proposal that was never built? i have an ancestral stock certificate in the "Syracuse and Chenango Valley RR" somewhere.

dave

James,

I don't know if this railroad or portions of it were ever built, but some historical material can be found by going to books.google.com and searching for "Kentucky North & South Railroad". Google has digitized the 1907 Annual Report of the Railroad Commisioners of Kentucky, which makes reference to this proposed line.


Alan Maples

Alan,

Thanks for your help. I kind of figured that this may have been a proposed railroad which may or may not have ever been built.

Just out of curiousity, have you moved your new toy home yet?

JD Johnson, Morehead and North Fork Railroad Historian