Lexington

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Abandoned NC&STL Railway
Route Between Memphis, Jackson & Bruceton
and Perryville Branch

Lexington Station (Midland City) - Milepost 118.9
(Milepost 0.0 on Perryville Branch)

On February 23, 1935, there was a collision between a passenger train and a mixed train located 146 feet in northeast of Lexington Depot (approx. milepost 118.9), which resulted in injury of five passengers, one conductor, one fireman and one porter. See detail at U.S. Department Of Transportation, Investigations Of Railroad Accidents 1911 - 1993.

Lexington Depot in September 6, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

Depot and section house at Lexington in September 5, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

Baggage wagon at Lexington depot in September 5, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL GP-7 #752 City of Memphis passing Lexington depot in
September 6, 1954. Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL GP-7 #750 working in the yard near Lexington depot in
December 23, 1954. Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL GP-7 #751 on northbound City of Memphis at Highway 104
crossing in December 24, 1954. Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL observation car leaving Lexington in December 24, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL tender car #90333 in December 23, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL steam crane #90077 in December 23, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL tender car #90326 in December 23, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL tender car #90312 in September 6, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

Outhouse at Lexington
in September 6, 1954.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

Whistle post in north of Lexington.
Unknown date.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

NC&STL caboose #6 in June 19, 1958.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

L&N GP-7 near Lexington depot in November 18, 1968.
Jim Ozment Collection at SmugMug.

1902 Map of Tennessee, Western Part showing on the Perryville Branch.

Map of NC&STL Railway (former Tennessee Midland Railroad Company) on the
Perryville Branch (Published by Tennessee Official Highway Map, January 1, 1998)

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1913 NC&STL track diagram (updated circa 1930's). See legend for the abbreviations and symbols.

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Topo map of Lexington on July 1, 1985 by TerraServer-USA.

This webpage designed by Eric C. Fleet. If you have materials that you would like to contribute, contact me at ericfleet@ncstl.com.