Louisville and Nashville 152
[4][5] The locomotive is currently owned and being restored back to operating condition by the Kentucky Railway Museum.The crew perished in the accident, but the 152 was given a second chance, being rebuilt in the railroad's South Louisville Shops shortly thereafter.[6] When more powerful locomotives were purchased by the L&N in the 1920s, the Pacifics were assigned to the Gulf Coast, a geographically flatter area.[8] On April 26, 1986, the locomotive had entered excursion service, pulling seven railcars with a total of 365 passengers.[5] In October of 1987, 152 was leased to Norfolk Southern for use on excursions for their steam program, operating a total of three trips.152 pulled tourist trains over the museums former Louisville and Nashville Lebanon Branch from New Haven to Boston, Kentucky along with being featured on the ABC News film Out of New York and the BBC documentary made in Cooperation with The Discovery Channel Take Me to Chicago.Museum staff expressed skepticism that it will be able to return for future use without major work for which funding was not available at the time.