The Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad ran between Frankfort, KY and Paris, KY. Although incorporated in 1871 as the Paris, Georgetown, and Frankfort Railroad, construction did not begin until 1888. The name of the railroad had been changed to the Kentucky Midland by then and the line was completed in 1890. As with many railroads built during this time in KY, convict labor was used for the bulk of the work.
Due to the many distilleries along the route, the railroad was nicknamed ‘The Whiskey Route’. Another nickname was ‘Forty Miles and Forty Bridges’ due to the numerous water crossings between the 2 towns. Prohibition virtually forced the railroad to stop operations and the increased use of cars and trucks to transport people and goods finally caused the railroad to abandon the Paris-Georgetown line in 1967. It was abandoned from Georgetown to Elsinore in 1970. Finally, in 1987, all operations ceased in the Frankfort area.
This site has been completely obliterated by construction of the road, factory, and subdivision. I know where it ran along Main Street extended and I know where it crossed I-75, but the rest is gone. When they built the bypass in the 90's, I wish I would have had the foresight to walk the route. This is just a park and grab in a typical place, nothing to see here.