This week’s Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX X513 headed south off the cutoff at Mortons Junction, onto the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023 with the 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver Locomotive 4569 leading..

According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the company’s rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-250mm @113mm, f/5, 1/500, ISO 400.