CSXT 2765 leads the power on CSX L385 as it comes off the East Diamond Spur onto the CSX Henderson Subdivision cutoff at Madisonville, Ky, as a MOW track crew waits for him to clear the signals. L385 is returning engines light to Atkinson Yard at Madisonville after working on drop-offs along the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Central City and Drakesboro, Ky, on April 10th, 2024.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/800, ISO 320.
CSXT 1973, Chessie System Heritage Unit, leads CSX M647 as it the Hopkinsville Elevator Company complex at Skyline Drive in Hopkinsville, Ky, as it continues south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 30th, 2024. The Henderson Subdivision has seen a lot of CSX Heritage units the last week or so and hopefully there’ll be more in the future so I can capture and share them with you! I’ll be posting some videos of these moves in future Saturday Edited Videos so keep an eye out for them!
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 Coastline 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, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
This week’s trains are on the CSX Henderson Subdivision and were shot with my new Canon XA60 4K video Camera. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
The CSX Seaboard System Heritage unit 1982 leads hot intermodal, CSX I025, as they as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision on March 4th, 2024, at Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
According to Wikipedia: The Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark SBD) was a US Class I railroad that operated from 1982 to 1986.
Since the late 1960s, Seaboard Coast Line Industries had operated the Seaboard Coast Line and its sister railroads, notably the Louisville & Nashville and Clinchfield, as the “Family Lines System”. In 1980, SCLI merged with the Chessie System to create the holding company CSX Corporation; two years later, CSX merged with the Family Lines railroads to create the Seaboard System Railroad.
In 1986, Seaboard renamed itself CSX Transportation, which absorbed the Chessie System’s two major railroads the following year.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
CSXT 906 heads up a trio of power on hot intermodal I026 headed north on a freezing cold day as it approaches the north end of the siding at Kelly, Kentucky, on January 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 200.
They say what you do on New Year’s Day you’ll do all year long and so good friend and fellow railfan, Ryan Scott and I hit the road in southern Indiana this morning at 7am and headed north to Vincennes, Indiana to see if we couldn’t catch anything moving.
This shot is of CSX L364 heading east over the Wabash River on the CSX Illinois Subdivision, after they dropped off some grain cars at Bridgeport, Illinois on January 1st, 2024. I’ve been trying for several years to catch something crossing over the river here and today was the day!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 120.
A Paducah and Louisville Local works on dropping off a string of 9 old locomotives at CSX’s Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Kentucky on October 8th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. All the units went south a few days later via CSX. Not sure where they were delivered to. Unfortunately, I never got a good shot where I could identify all the locomotives.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive 463 leads an early morning freight past the Lava water tank as it heads west at sunrise, out of Antonito, Colorado, during a photo charter by Dak Dillon Photography on October 19th, 2023.
According to their website: the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. At 64-miles in length, it is the longest, the highest and most authentic steam railroad in North America, traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rocky Mountain West.
Owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, the train crosses state borders 11 times, zigzagging along canyon walls, burrowing through two tunnels, and steaming over 137-foot Cascade Trestle. All trains steam along through deep forests of aspens and evergreens, across high plains filled with wildflowers, and through a rocky gorge of remarkable geologic formations. Deer, antelope, elk, fox, eagles and even bear are frequently spotted on this family friendly, off-the grid adventure.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 42mm, f/3.2, 1/4000, ISO 64.
July 8th, 2023 – Saturday Edited Video Episode 27 by Jim Pearson Photography – In this week’s edited video catch CSX I026 and I025 as they both are led by CSX new heritage unit, Seaboard System 1982 at Mortons Gap, Sebree and Trenton, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. Next week my video will be from my 16-day cross country trip! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching! Have a Blessed Day everyone. 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!!
In this week’s edited video catch trains in Western Kentucky and northern Tennessee! We’ll see trains at Mortons Gap, Ky, Dawson Springs, Ky, Ridgetop, TN, Courtland, TN and Calvert City, Ky. These videos feature the CSX Law Enforcement Unit, the Paducah and Louisville Railway and BNSF loaded coal and other interesting CSX moves. Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching! Have a Blessed Day everyone. 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!!
RJ Corman 5361 leads Z545, a train loaded with aluminum ingots towards Louisville, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 18th, 2023, as it passes through the countryside at Shelbyville, Ky. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still “Alcan” even though Novelis bought them out.
The Berea plant is one of the worlds largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.
Evansville Western Railway 3838 and 3839 leads the Mount Vernon to Evansville local out of ADM Milling at Mount Vernon, Indiana as they head south to Evansville, IN, on May 22nd, 2023.
The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
In this week’s edited video if from all around the tri-state area of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois! We visit LaGrange, Ky for some street running, Frankfort, Ky for the RJ Corman ALCAN train, and Louisville for RJ Corman Sand train, then Mt. Vernon, Indiana for the Evansville Western Railway Operation Lifesaver train and finally we catch the SAVATRAS empty coal headed north at Englefield, Illinois! Enjoy and please Like 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!!
RJ Corman 5361 leads a train loaded with aluminum ingots as they pull onto the bridge over the Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 17th, 2023. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still Alcan even though Novelis bought them out.
The Berea plant is one of the worlds largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website.
Digital Art Photo- CSX Honoring our Law Enforcement Unit, CSXT 3194, leads a loaded coal train into the loop at the Calvert City Terminal to deliver a load of coal at Calvert City, Ky on May 8th, 2023.
Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm), f/1.8, 1/2251sec, ISO 50, in 4K video Mode.
Canadian National 3018 leads a empty coal train as it waits in the yard at Fulton, Ky for a crew, CN Fulton Subdivision, on March 25th, 2023.
Im told that on average 10-15 trains a day pass through Fulton, Ky where the CN Cairo, CN Fulton Subdivisions and the West Tennessee Railroad all come together. Also, Amtrak has a depot here and is a flag stop for the City of New Orleans.
The first railroad deed was sold in 1857, and construction reached Pontotoc in 1859. At that time Fulton was referred to as the “end of the line” by the United States Government and all mail was addressed to this extent. In 1896, the Illinois Central Railroad owned the two railroad lines that crossed Fulton, which saw 30 passenger trains a day and 3,000 freight cars that picked up or delivered cargo. The freight cars would usually have bananas that would stop in Fulton to be re-iced and then shipped to the rest of the country. Through this process, Fulton became known as the “Banana Capital of the World”.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 230.
This weeks Saturday Infrared photo is of intermodal, CSX I028 as it crests the grade at Mortons Junction on April 12th, 2023, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Kentucky.
CSX I028 is one of four hot intermodals that run along the Henderson Subdivision and its counterpart, I029 runs between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL, outside of Chicago, IL. The other two intermodals on the line are I025 and I026, which run between Jacksonville, FL and Bedford Park, IL daily.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 18-25 @250mm, f/6.3, 1/500, ISO 400.
Nevada Northern Railway fireman Will Ebbert, as he shovels coal in the tender of locomotive 81, as they head toward Hi Line Junction, outside Ely, Nevada on February 13th, 2022.
Nevada Northern No. 81 is a “Consolidation” type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway.
According to Wikipedia: The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/3.5, 1/320, ISO 500.
Mortons Gap, Kentucky, Initial Contact, Ricky Bivins, he has contacts for the community and lives right by the mainline. His number is: 270-875-7838, Ricky is a past president of the West Kentucky Chapter of the NRHS.
This location is where the Henderson Cutoff that runs around Earlington and Madisonville, Ky come back together and allows a view of all traffic on the Henderson Subdivision. Also known as Mortons Junction.
Crofton, Kentucky, Contact, Mayor Danny Lacy, 270-985-0695, This is our suggestion for a location. The mayor here is familiar with the West Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and is railfan friendly. He is also working towards a grant to open a railfan park with a caboose here in the city and while I didn’t get a shot of the pole from the east side of the track you can see edges of the parking lot from the views where he hopes the railpark will go. He’s been made aware that someone may call about the possibility of putting a VR camera there.
This location has a siding where many trains meet and is a nice long straight stretch in both directions. I think he’d be open to installing a pole anywhere you’d like it.
