A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south across Red River Trestle at Adams, Tennessee, on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

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

CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, heads south across Red River Trestle, Adams, TN

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south across Red River Trestle at Adams, Tennessee, on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

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

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south as it passes under US 41 at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.

CSX B647 with KCS Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and NS 9649 leading at Mortons Gap, Ky

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south as it passes under US 41 at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.

A Loram Badger Ditcher Machine, DC-2, heads north past Arklow at Madisonville, Kentucky, as W055-13, on April 12th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. 

According to their website: Loram’s Badger Ditcher is a self-propelled ditch cleaner that can move 1,000 tons of material every hour, excavating at up to 22 feet from the center of the track. The Loram ditch cleaner creates a properly sloped ditch that intercepts and diverts water away from the track. The ditcher’s high-speed, high-performance ditching wheel digs in and picks up mud and water. As the wheel digs the ditch, water begins to flow.

The Badger Ditcher helps manage, remedy, and prevent the damaging effects from a host of penetrating water sources, including direct precipitation, groundwater migration, springs and trapped water, saturation, and seepage. Ditch maintenance best practices using the Badger Ditcher lets railroads improve vital drainage for the subgrade, lower the water table, control run-off, and promote free flow from the ballast section that can extend the effective duration of undercutting and ballast cleaning cycles.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 150.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #csxt #dronephoto #trainsfromadrone #trending #csxhendersonsubdivision #trainsfromadrone

Loram Badger Ditcher Machine, DC-2, northbound at Madisonville, Kentucky

A Loram Badger Ditcher Machine, DC-2, heads north past Arklow at Madisonville, Kentucky, as W055-13, on April 12th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

According to their website: Loram’s Badger Ditcher is a self-propelled ditch cleaner that can move 1,000 tons of material every hour, excavating at up to 22 feet from the center of the track. The Loram ditch cleaner creates a properly sloped ditch that intercepts and diverts water away from the track. The ditcher’s high-speed, high-performance ditching wheel digs in and picks up mud and water. As the wheel digs the ditch, water begins to flow.

The Badger Ditcher helps manage, remedy, and prevent the damaging effects from a host of penetrating water sources, including direct precipitation, groundwater migration, springs and trapped water, saturation, and seepage. Ditch maintenance best practices using the Badger Ditcher lets railroads improve vital drainage for the subgrade, lower the water table, control run-off, and promote free flow from the ballast section that can extend the effective duration of undercutting and ballast cleaning cycles.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 150.

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 on main 1 heads south through the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, on April 12th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Hookers Point - Tampa, FL, as needed.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @150mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 160.

#railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography

CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 southbound at Nortonville, Ky

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 on main 1 heads south through the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, on April 12th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Hookers Point – Tampa, FL, as needed.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @150mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 160.

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south across the Sulfur Fork Creek Trestle at Springfield, Tennessee, on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

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

CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 southbound at Springfield, Tennessee

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south across the Sulfur Fork Creek Trestle at Springfield, Tennessee, on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

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

April 21, 2024, As many of you know I've been working on a landscapes photo challenge I've titled 7-Minutes till Sunset, but I fudged on this one and it was shot at 10 minutes till Sunset. - During this challenge have been photographing a landscape daily from the air at 7 minutes till sunset, but today I was planning on shooting Gum Lick Trestle, just north of Kelly, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on April 21st, 2024.

However, I was blessed with two trains here at sunset today and this is the one closest to my 7 minute mark, which was shot about 3 minutes early, as loaded grain train CSX G413 heads south across it. I really didn't expect a train at this spot at sunset, let along two about 15 minutes apart! The first train was a northbound empty coal train which I'll post later in the week as it was about 30 minutes before sunset.

I threw up a prayer on my way to Gum Lick from my home in Richland letting the good Lord know it'd be nice if I had a train on the trestle at Sunset, I think he provided nicely even though I didn't expect an answer so breathtakingly, as this line sees very few trains at this time of the day through here! You just never know.

Exposure was for the sun and then I brought up the mid-tones and shadows in the RAW file processing.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

G413 southbound at Gum Lick Trestle at Sunset, Kelly, Ky

April 21, 2024, As many of you know I’ve been working on a landscapes photo challenge I’ve titled 7-Minutes till Sunset, but I fudged on this one and it was shot at 10 minutes till Sunset. – During this challenge have been photographing a landscape daily from the air at 7 minutes till sunset, but today I was planning on shooting Gum Lick Trestle, just north of Kelly, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on April 21st, 2024.

However, I was blessed with two trains here at sunset today and this is the one closest to my 7 minute mark, which was shot about 3 minutes early, as loaded grain train CSX G413 heads south across it. I really didn’t expect a train at this spot at sunset, let along two about 15 minutes apart! The first train was a northbound empty coal train which I’ll post later in the week as it was about 30 minutes before sunset.

I threw up a prayer on my way to Gum Lick from my home in Richland letting the good Lord know it’d be nice if I had a train on the trestle at Sunset, I think he provided nicely even though I didn’t expect an answer so breathtakingly, as this line sees very few trains at this time of the day through here! You just never know.

Exposure was for the sun and then I brought up the mid-tones and shadows in the RAW file processing.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 on main 1 meets Casky Yard local L391 headed north, on April 12th, 2024, at Nortonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Hookers Point - Tampa, FL, as needed.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 380.

CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 heads southbound at Nortonville, Ky

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 on main 1 meets Casky Yard local L391 headed north, on April 12th, 2024, at Nortonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Hookers Point – Tampa, FL, as needed.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 380.

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south as it approaches Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

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

CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567 southbound at Hopkinsville, Ky

A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south as it approaches Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.

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

April 20th, 2024 – Episode 68 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography

This week we chase the CSX Chessie Heritage unit south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Sebree, Mortons Gap, and Hopkinsville, Ky as it moves south. We also catch I025 southbound at Nortonville and a northbound empty coal at Mortons Gap, Ky. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!

CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 10th, 2024. The long string of Autoracks behind the power on this train are filled with Tesla’s bound for Florida, where I’m told, they will head to overseas markets.

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

CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Gap, Kentucky

CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 10th, 2024. The long string of Autoracks behind the power on this train are filled with Tesla’s bound for Florida, where I’m told, they will head to overseas markets.

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

KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 at Rankin, Ky

KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky

KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.

KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky

KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.

The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave as empty ethanol train B622 pulls out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.

The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave at Rankin, Ky

The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave as empty ethanol train B622 pulls out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.

The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 as he prepares to conduct a roll-by inspection, as he waits for it to pass so his train, B622 can pull out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky behind the intermodal and continue their move north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, 150-600mm @600, f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 80.

The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 at Rankin, Ky

The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 as he prepares to conduct a roll-by inspection, as he waits for it to pass so his train, B622 can pull out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky behind the intermodal and continue their move north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, 150-600mm @600, f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 80.

CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502, Radnor Yard - Nashville, TN - Clearing Yard - Chicago, IL, as heads north across Gum Lick, just north of Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024, with an mixed freight train, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 150.

CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502 north across Gum Lick Trestle, Kelly, Ky

CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502, Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN – Clearing Yard – Chicago, IL, as heads north across Gum Lick, just north of Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024, with an mixed freight train, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 150.