Historical Marker
Historic Railroad
Historical marker location:
Paducah, Kentucky
( 1500 Ky. Ave., Paducah)
The Illinois Central is successor to Paducah's original railroad, the New Orleans and Ohio, which on July 4, 1854, ran its first train. The most prominent railroad landmark in Paducah is company's large shops, on a 110-acre site, begun in 1925, finished two years later. Since then Paducah Shop has been principal Illinois Central locomotive facility.