The RINEY-B RAILROAD
If you have a railroad that runs between Richmond, Irvine, Nicholasville and Beattyville, Kentucky and you said the initials of each town: R-I-N and B," you would come up with the nickname of the railroad that ran east and west through Jessamine County.
As the Riney-B, also called the "Three Forks Railroad," entered Nicholasville from the West, it would cross the Southern Railroad tracks just before stopping at the main depot located near today's City Hall. From here its next three stops would be in the fourth district: Perry Station, Lavenia's Platform, and Logana.
About a mile after leaving Logana, the train entered a 253 foot long tunnel near Tap's Cliff. From there it crossed two high trestles, a 560 foot long span over Neal's branch, and a 770 foot span over Marble Creek, before making its last Jessamine County stop at Camp Daniel Boone.
Shortly after leaving Camp Daniel Boone, the train would enter Madison County at Valley View, traversing the river just west of the Valley View ferry crossing. Today, only the railroad bridge's steel piers remain, while the still-operating Valley View Ferry celebrated its bicentennial in 1985.