Intermodal Train – Page 2 – Jim Pearson Photography

Saturday Infrared Photo, CSXT 5351 leads intermodal train I128 northbound at Hopkinsville, Ky

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, CSXT 5351 leads intermodal train, I128, past the old Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad Depot. on the Henderson Subdivision as they head north on February 21st, 2024.

According to Wikipedia: “The L&N Railroad Depot in the Hopkinsville Commercial Historic District of Hopkinsville, Kentucky is a historic railroad station on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1892.

The year 1832 saw the first of many attempts to woo a railroad to Hopkinsville. This first attempt was to connect Hopkinsville to Eddyville, Kentucky. In 1868 Hopkinsville finally obtained a railroad station, operated by the Evansville, Henderson, & Nashville Railroad. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad acquired the railroad in 1879.

The Hopkinsville depot is a single-story frame building with a slate roof. It has six rooms: A Ladies Waiting room (the room closest to the street), a General Waiting Room, a Colored Waiting Room, a baggage room (the furthest room from the street), a ticket office (the only room which connected to all three waiting rooms), and a ladies’ restroom. Immediately outside were warehouses for freight, usually tobacco.

Its last long-distance (passenger) train was the Louisville and Nashville’s Georgian, last operating in 1968.

During its operating years, the Hopkinsville depot was a popular layover spot for those traveling by train. It was the only Louisville & Nashville station between Evansville, Indiana and Nashville, Tennessee where it was legal to drink alcohol. Hopkinsville got the nickname “Hop town” due to train passengers asking the conductors when they would arrive at Hopkinsville, so they could “hop off and get a drink”.

The Hopkinsville L&N Railroad Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1975. CSX, which bought out the Louisville & Nashville, still run trains on the tracks next to the depot, but do not stop.”

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/5.6, 1/340, ISO 400.

March 3rd, 2024 – Episode 61 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography

This week we catch a three way meet at Kelly, Ky and the CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869, northbound on CSX I026 at Mortons Gap, Ky, all from the air. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!

CSXT 763 leads intermodal I128 as it emerges from the Red River Cut at Adams, Tennessee

CSXT 763 leads intermodal I128 as it emerges from the Red River Cut at Adams, Tennessee as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 27th, 2024. The overpass in the distance is hwy 41, a great spot to photograph trains from. Yesterday’s photo was shot from the bridge with my drone.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 170.

CSXT 3288 leads hot intermodal I025 as it passes through the Red River Cut at Adams, Tennessee

CSXT 3288 leads hot intermodal I025 as it passes through the Red River Cut at Adams, Tennessee as it heads south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 27th, 2024. There’s 13 autoracks behind the power that contain Tesla’s bound for Florida, which run on this intermodal pretty much daily. From what I understand they are bound to overseas markets and come from California.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 300.

CSX I128 climbs up the grade at middle Kelly, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision

CSX I128 climbs up the grade at middle Kelly on a wet, dreary day, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision, on February 22nd, 2024. The long 600mm lens makes the tracks look worse than they are.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1250, ISO 2500.

CSX I128 approaches middle Courtland in a light, foggy rain at Courtland, TN

CSX I128 approaches middle Courtland in a light, foggy rain, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision, on February 22nd, 2024. The long 600mm lens makes the tracks look worse than they are.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1250, ISO 1250.

CSX 3105 leads I025 as they pass under the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Madisonville, Ky

CSX 3105 leads I025 as they pass under the Paducah and Louisville Railway at the location known as Monarch on February 14^th, 2024, as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110.

NS 9927, CPKC 4614, and CSXT 4072 on B207 meets hot intermodal CSX I025 at Slaughters, Ky

NS 9927, CPKC 4614, and CSXT 4072 on B207, a northbound loaded Phosphate train, meets hot intermodal CSX I025 at the north end of the siding at Slaughters, Ky on February 15th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 110.

CSXT 5492 leads I128 as it passes over the North Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky

CSXT 5492 leads I128 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 north on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 200.

CSXT 3326 leads I025, one of the daily hot intermodals on the CSX Henderson Subdivision…

CSXT 3326 leads I025, one of the daily hot intermodals on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, as it splits the signals at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky, on February 1st, 2024, as it heads south to Jacksonville, Florida.

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

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX intermodal I128…

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX intermodal I128 just after cresting the hill at Mortons Junction as it heads north on January 17th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 75mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 400.

CSXT 5249 and CSX Baltimore and Ohio Heritage Unit at Madisonville, Kentucky

CSXT 5249 and CSX Baltimore and Ohio Heritage Unit CSXT 1827 lead CSX hot intermodal I026 as they cross over Center Street at downtown Madisonville, Kentucky as they head north to Chicago, Illinois on September 8th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 100.

CSX I028 heads northbound through Trenton, Kentucky

An early morning CSX I028 heads northbound through Trenton, Kentucky on August 24^th, 2023, as it passes the WF Ware grain facility.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/5000, ISO 240.

CSX Intermodal I029 southbound at Adams, Tennessee

CSX I029 crosses over the bridge at Red River at Adams, Tennessee, as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision, on May 10th^th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120.

Infrared photo CSX I028 northbound at Kelly, Ky

Infrared photo CSX I028 as it rounds the banked curve at the north end of Kelly, Ky as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023. I028 is one of 4 hot intermodals that travel up and down the Henderson Subdivision and this on travels between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL.

Tech Info: Fuji XT1 converted to 720nm, Nikon 18-250 @ 129mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, +.7 Exposure Comp.

CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Ky

Hot intermodal CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Kentucky as the coal trains conductor performs a roll-by inspection of the intermodal on April 8th, 2023, as they pass the Tyson Foods Grain facility. This intermodal runs with autoracks loaded with Teslas, bound for Florida.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100.

CSX I018 meets W001 at the north end of Latham, Hopkinsville, Ky

CSX Intermodal, I028, passes Geometry train CSX W001 sitting in the siding at the north end of Latham at Hopkinsville, Ky on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision in a light rain. CSX W001 backed out onto the main after I028 passed and continued their inspection south.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 450mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 1000.

Digital Art Photo – On track 1 CSX I025 passes CSX Geometry train W001 at Nortonville, Ky

Digital Art Photo – On track 1 CSX I025 passes CSX Geometry train W001 at Nortonville, Ky as W001 waits on track 2 as the intermodal heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 5th, 2023.

Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens zoomed 3x, f/1.8, 1/188sec , ISO 25, in 4K video Mode.

CSX I028 heads northbound from Robards, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision

CSXT 3229 and 720 head up I028 “elephant style” as they pass through the signals and farmland at the north end of the siding at Kelly, Kentucky on April 4^th, 2023, as they head northbound on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 120.

CSXT 3154 peeks over the rise as CSX I025 heads south at Madisonville, Ky

The nose of CSXT 3154 peeks over the rise as CSX I025 passes through the Hospital Drive crossing, approaching the Main Street overpass at Madisonville, Ky, on March 24th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This image was made as the train was about one half mile away from where I was standing, with a 440mm lens. The compression from the lens makes the train look much closer than what it was.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 440mm, f/6, 1/1000, ISO 800.

CSX I025 meets M648 at the north end of Kelly, Ky

A southbound CSX I025, with a string of autoracks carrying Tesla’s, passes through the North end of Kelly, Ky as it meets M648 waiting in the siding for them to pass through on June 8th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.