Coal Trains – Page 3 – Jim Pearson Photography

After doing a train swap at Caneyville, Ky the conductor on the northbound Paducah and Louisville…

After doing a train swap at Caneyville, Ky the conductor on the northbound Paducah and Louisville (PAL) Louisville Gas and Electric coal train prepares to throw the switch at the north end of the siding, to continue their move north on February 1st, 2024.

The Louisville crew is taking the loaded train back to their home territory north on the PAL to deliver their load to Louisville Gas and Electric power plant, outside of Louisville, Ky. The Madisonville crew is taking the empty train back south (in the distance) for another load of coal from Warrior Coal Mine.

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Paducah and Louisville Railway’s University of Louisville locomotive 2013 northbound at Madisonville, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway’s University of Louisville locomotive 2013 leads a loaded Louisville Gas and Electric coal train north as it passes over the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Monarch on March 7^th, 2024, at Madisonville, Kentucky as signs of spring are starting to show in the foliage.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/800, ISO 210.

CSX 3177 leads loaded coal train, C319 out of Nortonville, Ky

CSX 3177 leads loaded coal train, C319, as they head south out of Nortonville, Ky, on February 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, with their train, just north of Crofton, Kentucky.

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Paducah and Louisville Railway local WW1, running engines light northbound at Madisonville, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway local WW1, running engines light northbound, passes a loaded Louisville Gas and Electric (LGE) coal train siting on the Warrior Mine lead, as WW1 heads to Atkison Yard at Madisonville, Ky and Central City, Ky to do their interchange work on February 29th, 2024. The LGE train will get a crew in about another hour and then head north to the power plant outside of Louisville, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 260.

Norfolk Southern 4013 prepares to move south from the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard at Madisonville, Ky

Norfolk Southern 4013 prepares to move south from the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard at Madisonville, Ky on the evening of March 2nd, 2024, as it heads to the Warrior Coal loop at Nebo, Ky to pick up another load of coal.

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Southbound CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 , CSX I025, meets E904 at Nortonville, Kentucky

Southbound CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 leads hot intermodal, CSX I025, as it meets northbound empty coal train E904 at Nortonville, Kentucky, on the Henderson Subdivision on February 29th, 2024.

According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad.

Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes today’s CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds.

The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes.

Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network.

The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 170.

CSX 459 leads empty coal train E300 across the Ohio River from Henderson, Ky

CSX 459 leads empty coal train E300 across the Ohio River from Henderson, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision on February 17th, 2024. This train runs from Stilesboro, GA to Evansville, IN where it is passed off to the Evansville Western Railway for loading in southern Illinois.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/5000, ISO 220.

CSX 519 heads up a loaded coal train C319 as it heads south up the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana

CSX 519 heads up a loaded coal train C319 as it heads south up the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana on February 17^th, 2024, toward the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision after an overnight dusting of snow.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.

Paducah and Louisville Railway locomotive 4504 leads LGE coal train NB at Madisonville, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway locomotive 4504 leads a Louisville Gas and Electric loaded coal train as it heads north, crossing over the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Monarch, at Madisonville, Kentucky on February 7th, 2024, bound for the power plant outside of Louisville, Ky.

According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 290.

PAL Louisville Gas and Electric loaded coal train as it heads north approaching Rockport, Kentucky

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky locomotive 2012 leads a Louisville Gas and Electric loaded coal train as it heads north approaching Rockport, Kentucky on February 1st, 2024, after loading at Warrior Coal loop, outside of Nebo, Ky.

The engine was specially painted to honor the school’s NCAA basketball wins.

According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 280.

CSXT 3177 leads loaded coal train C319 as it passes over the North Fork Little River

CSXT 3177 leads loaded coal train C319 as it passes over the North Fork Little River, next to the old power station at Hopkinsville, Ky on February 5th, 2024, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110.

CSX 3177 leads loaded coal train, C319, as they head south through Crofton Cut, on October 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, with their train, just north of Crofton, Kentucky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/640, ISO 220.

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CSX 3177 leads loaded coal train C319 south through Crofton Cut, Crofton, Ky

CSX 3177 leads loaded coal train, C319, as they head south through Crofton Cut, on February 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, with their train, just north of Crofton, Kentucky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/640, ISO 220.

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Louisville locomotive 2013 pulls off the Warrior Lead…

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Louisville locomotive 2013 pulls a loaded Louisville Gas and Electric (LGE) coal train off the Warrior lead as they start their move north to the LGE power plant, just outside Louisville, Ky, on January 24th, 2024.

This engine is specially painted to honor the school’s NCAA basketball wins.

According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 200.

February 3rd, 2024 – Episode 57 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson

Photography This Saturday we spend time on the Paducah and Louisville Railway where we catch trains from the ground and from the air! In the video I’ll take you along for some PAL, NS and a bit of ex-UP action between Princeton and Caneyville, Ky. Enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching! Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to Subscribe and Ring the Notification Bell so you won’t miss any of my future videos! Have a blessed day everyone!!

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky locomotive 2012 at Rosine, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky locomotive 2012 leads a Louisville Gas and Electric loaded coal train as it heads north through Rosine, Kentucky on February 1st, 2024, after loading at Warrior Coal loop, outside of Nebo, Ky.

The engine was specially painted to honor the school’s NCAA basketball wins.

According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 400.

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Louisville Locomotive 2013 and 4503 at Warrior Coal Loop

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Louisville Locomotive 2013 and 4503 pull their empty coal train under the coaling temple at the Warrior Coal Mine loop, outside of Nebo, Kentucky as they start to load another train bound for the Louisville Gas & Electric power plant, outside of Louisville, Ky on January 15th, 2024.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.

Empty coal train E319, Cross, SC Evansville, IN (EVWR) to Sugar Creek Mine…

Empty coal train E319, Cross, SC Evansville, IN (EVWR) to Sugar Creek Mine, heads north at East Diamond on January 15th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision. The track to the left is the connector between CSX and the Paducah and Louisville Railway. It’s called East Diamond because it used to be the connector also to the East Diamond Coal loadout, when doesn’t exist any longer.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 150.

CSX Heritage series locomotive 1973, the Chessie System unit at Madisonville, Kentucky

CSX Heritage series locomotive 1973, the Chessie System unit, pulls a empty coal train at Trident in Madisonville, Kentucky onto the Morganfield Branch as they head for the Warrior Coal Loop, outside of Nebo, Kentucky on August 13th, 2023, where it will load their train CSX R592.

According to Wikipedia: The three railroads that would make up the Chessie System had been closely related since the 1960s. C&O had acquired controlling interest in B&O in 1962, and the two had jointly controlled WM since 1967.

Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT). Trains operated under the Chessie name from 1973 to 1987.

On November 1, 1980, Chessie System merged with Seaboard Coast Line Industries to form CSX Corporation. Initially, the three Chessie System railroads continued to operate separately, even after Seaboard’s six Family Lines System railroads were merged into the Seaboard System Railroad on December 29, 1982. That began to change in 1983, when the WM was merged into the B&O. The Chessie image continued to be applied to new and re-painted equipment until July 1, 1986, when CSXT introduced its own paint scheme. In April 1987, the B&O was merged into the C&O. In August 1987, C&O merged into CSX Transportation, a 1986 renaming of the Seaboard System Railroad, and the Chessie System name was retired.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 130.

A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR, loads at Bear Run Mine, Dugger, Indiana

A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (Empty Hiawatha to Bear Run) loads at Bear Run Mine, at Dugger, Indiana, on August 26th, 2023. The short load of 14 cars is destined to a customer somewhere in Wisconsin.

According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Roads Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.

The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company’s executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 180.

CSX E904 heads north trough Mortons Gap, Kentucky

CSXT 4565 leads an empty coal train E904 as it heads north trough Mortons Gap, Kentucky on August 14th, 2023, along the Henderson Subdivision. E904 runs between Pennroyal, SC and Evansville, IN where it’s handed off to the Evansville Western Railway for loading at Sugar Camp Mine in Illinois.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 230.

A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (East Hiawatha to Bear Run) arrives at Bear Run, Dugger, IN

A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (East Hiawatha to Bear Run) arrives at Bear Run Mine to pickup a load of coal as it passes a loaded Indiana Southern coal train thats tied down on the inner track of the coal loop, at Dugger, Indiana, on the morning of August 26th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Roads Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.

The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company’s executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Indiana Southern Railroad (reporting mark ISRR) is a short line or Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Indiana. It began operations in 1992 as a RailTex property and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000. RailAmerica was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in December 2012.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 340.