CSX K442 pulls north from the siding at Rankin, Kentucky CSX K442 starts to pull away from the north end of the siding at Rankin, Kentucky as it makes its way south on the Henderson Subdivision on May 7th, 2021 with Canadian Pacific 9736 leading an empty ethanol train with Progress Rail 7205 (SD70ACe-T4), trailing behind. According to Wikipedia: Progress Rail Locomotives, doing business as Electro-Motive Diesel is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products, and diesel engines for the rail industry. The company is owned by Caterpillar through its subsidiary Progress Rail. Electro-Motive Diesel traces its roots to the Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, a designer and marketer of gasoline-electric self-propelled rail cars founded in 1922 and later renamed Electro-Motive Company. In 1930, General Motors purchased Electro-Motive Company and the Winton Engine Co. and in 1941 expanded EMDs realm to locomotive engine manufacturing as Electro-Motive Division. In 2005, GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners, which formed Electro-Motive Diesel to facilitate the purchase. In 2010, Progress Rail completed the purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel from Greenbriar, Berkshire, and others. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, f/8.5, 1/1000, ISO 720.

CSX K442 pulls north from the siding at Rankin, Kentucky

CSX K442 starts to pull away from the north end of the siding at Rankin, Kentucky as it makes its way south on the Henderson Subdivision on May 7th, 2021 with Canadian Pacific 9736 leading an empty ethanol train with Progress Rail 7205 (SD70ACe-T4), trailing behind.

According to Wikipedia: Progress Rail Locomotives, doing business as Electro-Motive Diesel is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products, and diesel engines for the rail industry.

The company is owned by Caterpillar through its subsidiary Progress Rail. Electro-Motive Diesel traces its roots to the Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, a designer and marketer of gasoline-electric self-propelled rail cars founded in 1922 and later renamed Electro-Motive Company.

In 1930, General Motors purchased Electro-Motive Company and the Winton Engine Co. and in 1941 expanded EMDs realm to locomotive engine manufacturing as Electro-Motive Division.

In 2005, GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners, which formed Electro-Motive Diesel to facilitate the purchase. In 2010, Progress Rail completed the purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel from Greenbriar, Berkshire, and others.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, f/8.5, 1/1000, ISO 720.

CSX Q513 Southbound passing the North Christian Veteran's Memorial Park at Crofton, Ky. Music City Star NRTX 121 (Ex Amtrak F40PH 398) trails on CSX Q513-22 as it passes the North Christian Veteran’s Memorial Park at Crofton, Ky on its way back south to Nashville, Tennessee, on the Henderson Subdivision, sporting a fresh coat of paint on May 23, 2021. According to Wikipedia: The Music City Star is a commuter rail service running between Nashville and Lebanon, Tennessee. The service uses the existing track of the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. The line stops at seven stations: Riverfront, Donelson, Hermitage, Mt. Juliet, Martha, Hamilton Springs, and Lebanon. The operation covers 32 miles of rail line. Service began on September 18, 2006 and is owned by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100.

CSX Q513 Southbound passing the North Christian Veteran’s Memorial Park at Crofton, Ky.

Music City Star NRTX 121 (Ex Amtrak F40PH 398) trails on CSX Q513-22 as it passes the North Christian Veteran’s Memorial Park at Crofton, Ky on its way back south to Nashville, Tennessee, on the Henderson Subdivision, sporting a fresh coat of paint on May 23, 2021.

According to Wikipedia: The Music City Star is a commuter rail service running between Nashville and Lebanon, Tennessee. The service uses the existing track of the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. The line stops at seven stations: Riverfront, Donelson, Hermitage, Mt. Juliet, Martha, Hamilton Springs, and Lebanon. The operation covers 32 miles of rail line. Service began on September 18, 2006 and is owned by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100.