Kentucky Railroads – Page 5 – Jim Pearson Photography

RJ Corman engines set outside the engine house at Guthrie, Ky

RJ Corman engines set outside the engine house at Guthrie, Ky as their crew prepares to head out for their daily local run to the Clarksville, TN area on February 22nd, 2024, on the RJC Memphis Line.

This train is referred to as the Cumberland City turn and departs from Guthrie, Ky weekdays, usually in the morning, runs the Memphis Line to Cumberland City, TN and then returns after working industries like this one along the way.

The Memphis Line currently covers just over 113 track miles between Bowling Green, Ky and Cumberland City, TN, servicing 47 customers along the line. It interchanges with CSX on average six days a week at Bowling Green and Guthrie, Ky. The yard office for this line is located at Guthrie.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 110.

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.

February 24th, 2024 – Episode 60 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography

This week we catch trains from the ground and air on the CSX Henderson Subdivision and the NS Southern East District. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!

CSX 5353 leads loaded ethanol train B795 as it sits in the siding at the south end of Slaughters, Kentucky

CSX 5353 leads loaded ethanol train B795 as it sits in the siding at the south end of Slaughters, Kentucky, on February 15th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, waiting on a meet with an empty coal train headed north.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130.

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.

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.

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX intermodal I128 at Mortons Gap, Ky

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX intermodal I128 as it climbs the hill out of 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 @ 220mm, f/5.6, 1/600, ISO 400.

February 17th, 2024 – Episode 58 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography

This week we catch trains from the ground and the air, including several meets on the Paducah and Louisville Railway and the CSX Henderson Subdivision. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!

NS 9927, CPKC 4614, and CSXT 4072 lead a northbound loaded Phosphate train…

NS 9927, CPKC 4614, and CSXT 4072 lead a northbound loaded Phosphate train across the Ohio River from Henderson, Ky on February 15th, 2024, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.

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.

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.

Northbound CSX 3244 leads loaded military train S279 meets loaded grain train G239 at the north end of the siding at Trenton, Kentucky, on October 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, as they wait to deliver their military loads to the Ft. Campbell lead at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 120.

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Northbound CSX 3244 leads loaded military train S279 at Trenton, Kentucky

Northbound CSX 3244 leads loaded military train S279 meets loaded grain train G239 at the north end of the siding at Trenton, Kentucky, on February 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, as they wait to deliver their military loads to the Ft. Campbell lead at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 120.

Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSST 3279 leading M513 south

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSST 3279 leading M513 south as it sits at Romney waiting to meet CSX I128 at Nortonville, Ky, on January 17th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 440mm, f/6.3, 1/240, ISO 400.

CSX 3244 leads loaded military train, S279, as they pass the signals at the north end of the yard in Guthrie, Kentucky, on October 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, bound for Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 160.

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CSX 3244 leads loaded military train, S279 north at Guthrie, Ky

CSX 3244 leads loaded military train, S279, as they pass the signals at the north end of the yard in Guthrie, Kentucky, on February 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, bound for Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 160.

The conductor on CSX X513 does a roll-by inspection on a northbound empty coal train at Romney, Nortonville, Ky

The conductor on CSX X513 does a roll-by inspection on a northbound empty coal train at Romney, Nortonville, Ky, with the CSX Operation Lifesaver locomotive CSXT 4568 leading, on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023.

According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the company’s rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 100.

Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) locomotive 4120, ex UP 4120 south at Richland, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) locomotive 4120, ex UP 4120, pulls the daily local back south toward Princeton, Ky as it pulls through Richland, Ky, on January 31st, 2024. The unit is one of several Union Pacific engines that PAL recently acquired and unit they get their time in the paint shop, sport the PAL logo on the nose and side. With the paint over the UP herald, it looks like the engines have a mustache to me.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/500, ISO 90.

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.

Paducah and Louisville Railway crews conduct a train swap at Caneyville, Ky

Paducah and Louisville (PAL) crews on the Louisville Gas and Electric Paducah and Louisville (PAL) empty and loaded coal trains meet at Caneyville, Kentucky, and exchange trains on February 1st, 2024. The Louisville crew will take 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 will take the empty train back south for another load of coal from Warrior Coal Mine.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 100.

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX local L391 at Mortons Gap, Ky

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX local L391 as it heads north through Mortons Gap, Ky, on January 17th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/5.6, 1/600, ISO 400.