The Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railroad was a 19th-century railway company in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
It was formed from the failed Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railway in 1879, gave up its predecessor's hope of reaching Westport or beyond, and simply continued service along the existing 3 ft (914 mm)[1] narrow gauge railway line between Fulton Street and Harrods Creek until the company's 1881 purchase by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
At night, the line was employed for freight service by a lime kiln, bourbon distillery, two quarries, and nearby farms.
[2] In 1904, the L&N sold the 8 miles (13 km) between Zorn Avenue and Prospect to the Louisville Railway Company, which electrified the rail and ran hourly commuter shuttles.
The LHC&W's rights-of-way continued to be employed by the L&N for freight service, however, and presently make up part of the class-I CSX Transportation system.