Historical Marker
Kentucky Railway Museum
Historical marker location:
Louisville, Kentucky
( Ormsby Station, on Dorsey Lane at LaGrange Rd., Louisville)
Officially designated Kentucky Railway Museum by Act of General Assembly. Began, 1954, on River Rd. Search for new location started after 1964 flood; moved here, 1977. Exhibits of rail relics given by many regional railroads and industries. One engine, L & N No. 152, pulled Theodore Roosevelt's campaign train; listed on National Register of Historic Places.