CSXT 5274 leads M501 (Barr Yard – Chicago, IL to Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN) heads south on the Earlington Cutoff, that runs around downtown Earlington and Madisonville, KY on a cold winters evening, as it heads for Nashville, TN on the Henderson Subdivision, December 27th, 2022.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 120.
CSXT 3161 heads up CSX I028 as it spits the signals at the south end of the siding at Latham as it makes its way north through the freshly fallen snow at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision in the 5-degree weather from December 23rd, 2022.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 310mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 110.
CSX I026 rolls down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at sunset, December 18th, 2023, on its way north to Evansville, Indiana for a crew change, before heading north to Bedford Park, IL.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 170.
CSXT 1776 Spirit of Our Armed Forces locomotive leads CSX I025 on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, 2023, as it made its way south at Nortonville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
According to a press release from CSXT, ES44AH locomotive No. 1776, dubbed “The Spirit of Our Armed Forces,” was unveiled 0n April 30, 2019, at the railroad’s Huntington Heavy Repair shops in West Virginia.
No. 1776, renumbered from No. 3112, wears a combination standard CSX scheme on its cab and a highly detailed digital camouflage paint scheme on its long hood which adorns CSX’s new “Pride in Service” logo. The seals of the five-armed services branches are spread across the rear of the engine’s radiators, and logos for several support organizations for veterans and veterans’ families also appear on the locomotive. A screen-printed American flag covers the side cab windows.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.
This week I spent five hours on the CSX Henderson Subdivision between Mortons Gap and Kelly, Kentucky where we followed loaded grain train G305 as it met a variety of trains along the way, in addition to a few others! Enjoy and please like, share and subscribe, and thanks for watching!
CSX Conrail Heritage Unit, CSXT 1976 leads M512 as it heads out of Earlington, Kentucky on November 9th, 2023, northbound on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on an overcast fall evening.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 130.
This week we catch CSX 1776, Honoring Our Veterans locomotive leading I025 south at Nortonville, empty coal, E302 north at Madisonville loaded coal C738, north at Mortons Gap, Paducah and Louisville Railway local north at West Yard, Madisonville, a UP Coke train south after turning it’s engine at PAL West Yard and finally Norfolk Southern loaded coal northbound over the drawbridge at Rockport, Kentucky. Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! 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!!
This week we catch, mostly from the air, empty Phosphate train B240, with 3 CN leaders, in the siding for southbound loaded grain train G231 to pass at Crofton, Kentucky. Then we watch a northbound intermodal, I028, as it heads through the north end of Kelly, Kentucky. Both trains are on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
Canadian National 2858, 2981 and 3806 lead an empty phosphate train B420, as it takes the cutoff at Mortons Junction, as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on November 7th, 2023, at Mortons Gap, Kentucky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 130.
It sure was nice of CSX to send CSXT 1776 Spirit of Our Armed Forces locomotive heading south on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, 2023. Here I captured it as it passed the signals at the north end of the siding at Slaughters, as it made its way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
According to a press release from CSXT, ES44AH locomotive No. 1776, dubbed “The Spirit of Our Armed Forces,” was unveiled 0n April 30, 2019 at the railroad’s Huntington Heavy Repair shops in West Virginia.
No. 1776, renumbered from No. 3112, wears a combination standard CSX scheme on its cab and a highly detailed digital camouflage paint scheme on its long hood which adorns CSX’s new “Pride in Service” logo. The seals of the five-armed services branches are spread across the rear of the engine’s radiators, and logos for several support organizations for veterans and veterans’ families also appear on the locomotive. A screen-printed American flag covers the side cab windows.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
In this video we catch trains between Crofton and Richland, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision and the Paducah and Louisville Railway. Enjoy and please Like! Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
CSXT 3353 leads hot intermodal I026 as it heads north through Mortons Junction on November 1st, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision in full fall splendor!
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 480mm, f/6, 1/500, ISO 500.
CSX S257, with Union Pacific 5885 and 7661 leading a trainload of military equipment, takes the cutoff at Mortons Junction as they head north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on a beautiful fall evening on October 23rd, 2023, at Mortons Gap, Kentucky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 120.
The conductor on loaded coal train C302 does a roll-by inspection of a northbound I028, as they wait on the on the cutoff at Mortons Junction on September 14th, 2023, for the hot intermodal to clear the main, so they can continue their run south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 130.
In this weeks Saturday Infrared photo, we find CSXT 3173 leading hot intermodal I028 as it passes through downtown Mortons Gap, Ky as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on September 30th, 2023.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 110mm, f/5.6, 1/680, ISO 400.
Digital Photo Art – CSXT 7855 leads military train W862 north on July 7th, 2014, through Romney at Nortonville, Ky, several years before they double tracked this stretch on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @48mm, f/5.6, 1/1600, ISO 320.
The conductor on G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1850 leading his loaded grain train, conducts a roll-by inspection on hot intermodal I028 at the south end of the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision.
According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network.
The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroad’s iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with todays CSX colors and markings on the cab end.
Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nations heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX.
The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nations economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/60, ISO 360.
The conductor on loaded coal train C302 does a roll-by inspection of a northbound I028, as they wait on the on the cutoff at Mortons Junction on September 14th, 2023, for the hot intermodal to clear the main, so they can continue their run south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 130.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we find CSX 5341 climbing the grade at the south end of Crofton, Kentucky as it leads Local L391 south along the CSX Henderson Subdivision on September 30th, 2023.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 300mm, f/5.6, 1/600, ISO 400.
This week we see trains between Abee, IN and Amqui, TN! We catch the Evansville Western Local returning to Mt. Vernon, IN after working at CSX Howell Yard in Evansville, IN. Then we head south catching rail train W016 at Mortons Gap, Ky, again at Hanson, Ky where they met M513, then I018 at Trenton, Ky, M648 at Ridgetop, TN and lastly I025 at Amqui, TN! Enjoy and please Like! Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
When you look at this photo there’s a few interesting and new things about it! First notice the engine number is CSXT 512 and it’s leading M512-12 as it heads north at Mortons Gap, Ky on October 12th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision! Now, what is the odds you’d have all the 12s?
The other new thing is the camera I used to shoot this picture. I have upgraded my Nikon D800 to the Nikon D810! There is not a big difference between the two cameras, but the D800 had some issues and was starting to show its age. I bought it new back in 2012 when they first came out and have made 240,000 exposures on it since then, so I think I got my moneys worth out of it! I really loved the camera, and it served me well, but it was time for an upgrade. I did purchase the D810 used, but it is in like new condition and only has just over 6,000 exposures on it. It is a much faster camera, but the sensor and everything is pretty much the same as the D800 so there is no real learning curve here.
Im leaving tomorrow for a weeklong trip on two steam photo charters, the first at the Durango & Silverton in Colorado and the second at Chama, NM and this new D810 will be put to work capturing steam!! If you happen to be attending either of these charters, look me up! Id love to meet you in person!
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 300mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 220.