Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
8 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc
DBA
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Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
200 Clark Street, Paducah, KY 42003-1701
Phone
(270) 444-4317
Power units
11
Drivers
43
First on record
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Last MCS-150 filing
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Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 8 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
12.5%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 8 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
ssmith@palrr.com — company domain
Domain age
palrr.com registered 1998-08-13 (28 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Mimecast)
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: KY 01/2024 · KY 12/2016 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| May 30, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 24, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 14, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Oct 29, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 17, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 28, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Feb 13, 2024 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 8 of 8 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Paducah & Louisville leadership change puts Reck on deck for retirement - Progressive Railroading
Progressive Railroading · 1/17/2022
West Kentucky Regional Job Fair set for Aug. 23 | News - WPSD Local 6
WPSD Local 6 · 8/22/2022
ASLRRA Members Honored for Safety Performance - Railway Age
Railway Age · 11/10/2023
Short lines made big splash with federal CRISI grants - Progressive Railroading
Progressive Railroading · 10/2/2023
Short lines built some positive traffic momentum in Q1 - RailPrime - Progressive Railroading
Progressive Railroading · 5/12/2026
CP to sell 92-mile line to Indiana Rail Road (11/9/2005) - Progressive Railroading
Progressive Railroading · 11/9/2025
Rail News - P&L's Reck to step down as CEO, Garrett named successor. For Railroad Career Professionals - Progressive Railroading
Progressive Railroading · 12/28/2021
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