Paducah and Louisville Railway
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| Reporting marks | PAL |
| Locale | Illinois and Kentucky |
| Dates of operation | 1986 – present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Paducah, Kentucky |
The Paducah and Louisville Railway (AAR reporting marks PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky.
The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Railroad in August, 1986. The 223-mile main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with a branch line from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky and another from Louisville to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT). In Louisville, the line interchanges with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Norfolk Southern (NS). Class III line connections are at Princeton with the Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR) and at Louisville with the Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC).
The parent company of the PAL, Four Rivers Transportation, Inc., also operates the Evansville Western Railway and the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad.
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| Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States (Class I railroad, Class III railroad) |
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ARR, BPRR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, IAIS, ICE, IHB, ISG, LIRR, MMA, MRL, PAL, PAR, PW, TMTC, TM, WE, WSOR |
| Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States |
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BOCT, BLE, CC, CMNW, CRN, DMIR, GWWR, IMRL, MAA, MGA, MNS, OKKT, SI, WC |
