Steam Train At Tombstone Junction - Cumberland Falls, Kentucky VERY RARE Video

[@thebeardedrailfan]

Thanks for posting this. I can just barely remember riding this in 90 or 91. I remember sitting in the cab and blowing the whistle and hiding the toy train my mom bought me under the seat during the train robbery.

[@thecarolinianrailfan8339]

R.I.P. Tombstone Junction. :(

[@ryanwarren7600]

I went here as a kid, and rode this train. They had wild west gunfights in the streets you could watch and hear and smell the gunfire! Its such a shame Tombstone Junction is gone. I would pay anything to take my kids there.

[@vtxrider1800c]

Thanks for the info! My footage is from the early 70's and has Tanya Tucker in it when she first started. I will try to post it if I can. I believe it has the Train Robbery as well.

[@RedRider763]

Did you ever post it

[@AppalachianCryptidDoge]

I remember this place from when I was very young. I recently went off-roading there, not much left but the parking lot and building foundations. I was surprised that the 2 hotels close to the site were closed down and pretty much vandalized and destroyed as well. Wish I had brought a camera with me.

[@boilerwash1]

(mad) Martigan Locke I went to the site a couple of weeks ago. Theres a video of the places condition as of this year on my channel. Only thing still standing is the old "Pa's Cabin" building and thats about to cave in on itself.

[@boilerwash1]

@vtxrider1800c Locomotive #77 is under restoration at the Big South Fork Scenic Railroad in Stearns, KY. The coaches were scrapped on site when the park fully closed in 1991.

[@marifromky]

oh that's so good to know! thank you!! (hate that about the coaches though)

[@carlosphillips8447]

I was gonna ask if it’s still around thank you

[@vincentberkan605]

Weren't the coaches former B&O Cabooses?

[@bethnbobby]

I rode on this old train many times when i was a youngster :)

[@marifromky]

i think we all did LOL

[@nathanbarger3449]

Geezz no wonder old #77 was completely worn out by the time T.J. shut down in 1991.

[@vtxrider1800c]

Does anyone know what happened to it? I rode it as well back in the 70's.

[@Thej611]

Jeez. That grade i ridiculous!!!! Btw, when was this filmed?

[@boilerwash1]

+Justin Newhall 1989

[@Thej611]

Ah ok. Thank you

[@boilerwash1]

Fire burned down the park and the economy at the time didn't warrant rebuilding.

[@marifromky]

a series of two fires burned it down

[@railguy365]

Did you film this? If you did, you must be a very lucky man since it is a very rare video.

[@boilerwash1]

No, I would have been 4 at the time. The VHS copy of this was given to me by the guy the ran as #77's engineer the last few years she ran at Tombstone.

[@vincentberkan605]

Were the curves really that sharp?

[@marifromky]

yup.

[@vincentberkan605]

damn

[@RailPreserver2K]

The k&t will see steam once again :)

[@boilerwash1]

Don't hold your breath.

[@boilerwash1]

@TheBeersCold For video of the train robbery watch my latest post on my channel.

[@JaiahHazelnutBrown]

I think they had enough water.

[@marifromky]

right!?