Today was a day of choices!! I had planned on chasing the Paducah and Louisville LGE coal train that had the UK 4522 locomotive leading as it went north from the mine to Louisville, but as I was waiting for it to depart with fellow railfan Barry Delaney I got word about a high and wide move on the CSX Henderson Subdivision! For me it was an easy choice really as the LGE train runs a lot, but we only get high and wide moves with a caboose once in a while!

It was a slow and steady move at 25mph as CSXT 5499 led W995 as it made its way through the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load.

These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and only 10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles.

Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, Ky, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100, September 13, 2021.