August 17, 2019 - Norfolk Southern WYX1 craws downgrade on the Warrior Lead is it departs Warrior Coal with a loaded coal train bound for the Paducah and Louisville Railway and points north.

Norfolk Southern WYX1 craws downgrade…

August 17, 2019 – Norfolk Southern WYX1 craws downgrade on the Warrior Lead is it departs Warrior Coal with a loaded coal train bound for the Paducah and Louisville Railway and points north.

August 17, 2019 - CSXT 972 leads a load of 75 coal cars on J800-16 as they round the curve coming out of Providence, Ky on the Morganfield Branch. This one of the last trains to pickup a load of coal from Dotki Mine in Clay, Ky since it ceased operations on August 14th, 2019. 

The mine has been in operation since 1969 and I'm told that about 2-3 more trains will pickup there with supposedly the last train out of the mine on Thursday, 22nd of August, 2019. Any remaining coal will leave by truck. I expect, though I've not been told, that the trains that used to get coal from Dotki, will now get it from Warrior Coal in Nebo, Ky, which means increased traffic on the Paducah and Louisville line perhaps. We shall see...

CSXT 972 leads a load of 75 coal cars on J800-16…

August 17, 2019 – CSXT 972 leads a load of 75 coal cars on J800-16 as they round the curve coming out of Providence, Ky on the Morganfield Branch. This one of the last trains to pickup a load of coal from Dotki Mine in Clay, Ky since it ceased operations on August 14th, 2019.

WEB-06.07.19 CSX R901 with BNSDF 9136 SB at Madisonville, Ky

CSX R901, a rerouted BNSF loaded coal train…

June 7, 2019 – CSX R901, a rerouted BNSF loaded coal train bening lead by 9136, passes through downtown Madisonville, Ky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision (HD). BNSF rerouted several coal trains on the HD during the month of June due to flooding in the midwest.

WEB-05.15.19 CSXT 33 leaving AB Brown Power Plant, Mt. Vernon, IN

CSXT 33 heads up an empty coal train…

May 15, 2019 – CSXT 33 heads up an empty coal train as it heads down the Vectren lead from the A.B.Brown Power Plant, outside of Evansville, Indiana. The A. B. Brown Generating Station is a four-unit, 700 megawatt power plant, located on the northern bank of Ohio River, 8 miles east of Mount Vernon, Indiana and 5 miles southwest of Evansville, Indiana just west of the Posey-Vanderburgh County Line and is serviced by CSX via the Evansville Western Railway.

February 16, 2019 - The crew from loaded coal train CSX N307 pulls away from at Nortonville, Ky as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision with their tote train. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

February 16, 2019 – The crew from loaded coal…

February 16, 2019 – The crew from loaded coal train CSX N307 pulls away from at Nortonville, Ky as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision with their tote train. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

February 2, 2019 - BNSF 9767 brings up the rear as the DUP on a empty coal train, after unloading at Calvert City Terminal at Calvert City, Ky. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #bnsfrailway

February 2, 2019 – BNSF 9767 brings up the rear…

February 2, 2019 – BNSF 9767 brings up the rear as the DUP on a empty coal train, after unloading at Calvert City Terminal at Calvert City, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #bnsfrailway

February 2, 2019 - Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads away southbound over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up…

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads away southbound over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 - Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads south over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up…

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads south over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

January 9, 2019 - The head end of Evansville Western Railway's EVW5 (with 4501 and LTEX 8708 leading) catches to the rear end of its loaded coal train (EVWR 2103, 2108 and LTEX 8740 as DPUs) as it makes its way around the loop at the Mount Vernon Terminal at Mount Vernon, Indiana, delivering a load. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #evwr #evansvillewesternrailway

January 9, 2019 – The head end of Evansville Western Railway’s EVW5…

January 9, 2019 – The head end of Evansville Western Railway’s EVW5 (with 4501 and LTEX 8708 leading) catches to the rear end of its loaded coal train (EVWR 2103, 2108 and LTEX 8740 as DPUs) as it makes its way around the loop at the Mount Vernon Terminal at Mount Vernon, Indiana, delivering a load. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #evwr #evansvillewesternrailway

December 3, 2018 - It's a quiet, late fall afternoon, as empty coal train CSX J801-03 slowly makes its way through the woods on the Pee Vee Spur, off CSX’s Morganfield Branch at Madisonville, Ky, as it heads to Warrior Coal to pickup a load under stormy skies. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

December 3, 2018 – It’s a quiet, late fall afternoon…

December 3, 2018 – It’s a quiet, late fall afternoon, as empty coal train CSX J801-03 slowly makes its way through the woods on the Pee Vee Spur, off CSX’s Morganfield Branch at Madisonville, Ky, as it heads to Warrior Coal to pickup a load under stormy skies. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

November 21, 2018 - BNSF 6504 leads an empty coal train as it heads north across the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard at Paducah, Ky. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #bnsfrailroad

November 21, 2018 – BNSF 6504 leads an empty coal train…

November 21, 2018 – BNSF 6504 leads an empty coal train as it heads north across the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard at Paducah, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #bnsfrailroad

October 17, 2018 - Union Pacific 6609 leads a loaded coal train around the curve approaching MP 211.5 as it heads north along the Paducah and Louisville Railway, headed for the Calvert City Terminal, at Calvert City, Ky in the glow of the late afternoon sun. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #fujixt1 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

October 17, 2018 – Union Pacific 6609 leads…

October 17, 2018 – Union Pacific 6609 leads a loaded coal train around the curve approaching MP 211.5 as it heads north along the Paducah and Louisville Railway, headed for the Calvert City Terminal, at Calvert City, Ky in the glow of the late afternoon sun. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #fujixt1 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

October 17, 2018 – BNSF Railway 8762…

October 17, 2018 – BNSF Railway 8762 heads up a coal train at the south end of Paducah and Louisville Railways yard at Paducah, Kentucky as it waits for a crew in the warm evening light. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #fujixt1 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #palrailway

October 17, 2018 – A set of 7 Paducah and Louisville Railway locomotives…

October 17, 2018 – A set of 7 Paducah and Louisville Railway locomotives sit on the outside track at Calvert City Terminal after dropping off their load of coal at Calvert City, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

October 17, 2018 – A patched Union Pacific 6378 (AC44CW), former SP 311 (AC44CW)…

October 17, 2018 – A patched Union Pacific 6378 (AC44CW), former SP 311 (AC44CW), brings up the rear as the DPU of a UP loaded coal train as it enters the loop at Calvert City Terminal in Calvert City, Ky to deliver a load of coal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad