Eastern Kentucky Railway


The Eastern Kentucky Railway (reporting mark EK) was a railroad in northeastern Kentucky, USA. It served mainly mine traffic, running north from Webbville through Grayson to Riverton (now part of Greenup) on the Ohio River and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

Read more about Eastern Kentucky Railway:  History, Tracing The Route, Station Listing

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