Watch on Soap2day. Purchased from Conrail in early 1994, the Louisville & Indiana Railroad began operations a few short months later along a 106-mile stretch of track between Louisville and Indianapolis. You'll catch a variety of motive power, old and new, in this 2-DVD set showcasing the LIRC hard at work for its major customers, including Carter Lumber, Consolidated Grain and Barge Company, Genpak Plastics, Voss Industries, and many other industrial leaders.