A Moment in Kentucky History: The Riney B Railroad

WEKU | By wendy barnett

Published October 17, 2019 at 5:53 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about The Riney B Railroad, the railroad that runs through Richmond, Irvine, Nicholasville, and Beattyville.

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