On this last Saturday for 2023 we watch trains in southern Indiana and Western Kentucky, with a mix of power including CSX and Norfolk Southern along with the CSX Chessie Heritage Unit leading a Phosphate train thrown into the mix. Enjoy and please like, share, and subscribe, and thanks for watching!
Digital Photo Art – CSX Conrail Heritage Unit, CSXT 1976
Digital Photo Art – CSX Conrail Heritage Unit, CSXT 1976 leads M512 as it pulls north at Kelly, Kentucky on November 9th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on an overcast fall evening.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 210.
CSX I028’s mid-train DPU as headed down the viaduct into Howell Yard at Evansville, Indiana
Some days everything just comes together with light, skies, clouds, shadows, leading lines, and dramatic warm light! This day was on December 18th, 2023, as I was on the last leg of my trip to chase Pere Marquette 1225, where I captured this shot of CSX I028’s mid-train DPU as they headed down the viaduct into Howell Yard at Evansville, Indiana on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. The only thing that would have made it better is if it was a train coming out of Evansville, but I’ll take it!!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/240, ISO 130.
CSXT 5274 leads M501 heads south on the Earlington Cutoff
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…
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 6900 L285, GP 40-2, ex Chessie C&O 4392, with the faint outline of the Chessie Cat logo…
CSX 6900 L285, GP 40-2, ex Chessie C&O 4392, with the faint outline of the Chessie Cat logo on the front of the nose, makes its way back toward Madisonville, Ky on the MH&E Branch, as it approaches the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Central City, Ky. This unit has been also known as “Blank face” and “No logo nose” On December 6th, 2023.
From what I found online: for context, Chessie System was the combination of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and the Western Maryland Railway. The Hagerstown yard was once part of the WM, home to a major classification yard and locomotive repair facility. The name came from C&O, who took majority control over the B&O and WM. CSX dates to 1980 as a joint venture between Chessie and Seaboard System before formally merging in 1986.
6900 was indeed part of the former Chessie System (for the C&O specifically) and wore the same logo on her nose when she was built in 1980. However, this is not her old colors showing through. After some repair work in 2018/2019, 6900 lost her CSX decal, leaving a blank nose. In 2020, a crew in Ohio took it upon themselves to apply the Chessie logo as a nod to her heritage, however it was removed shortly after, leaving this faded “ghostly” image.
CSX L285 is on a return trip from making a pickup at HARSCO, BLACK BEAUTY Abrasives (Reed Minerals) at Drakesboro, Ky on the CSX MH&E Branch. CSX uses a short portion of this branch to service the plant, with it being its only customer on it. At Central City they switch onto the Paducah and Louisville Railway and return on the PAL to Madisonville, Ky.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 460mm, f/6, 1/800, ISO 320.
CSXT 1776 Spirit of Our Armed Forces locomotive leads CSX I025 on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, 2023
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.
December 9th, 2023 – Episode 49 Saturday edited video by Jim Pearson Photography
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!
Norfolk Southern 4117 casts a long shadow on the Green River in this top-down view…
Norfolk Southern 4117 casts a long shadow on the Green River in this top-down view, as it pulls a loaded coal train across the drawbridge at Rockport, Kentucky as it heads north on the Paducah and Louisville Railway on November 23d, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/400, ISO 100.
Canadian National 2858, 2981 and 3806 lead an empty phosphate train B420 at Mortons Gap, Ky
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.
CSXT 1776 Spirit of Our Armed Forces locomotive heading south on Veteran’s Day at Slaughters, Ky
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.
November 11th, 2023 – Episode 45 Edited Saturday Video by Jim Pearson Photography
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 north at Mortons Gap, Ky
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.
Paducah and Louisville Safety train at Dawson Springs, Ky
Paducah and Louisville Railway’s Salute the Troops locomotive sits in the fall forest just south of Dawson Springs, Kentucky as it prepares to start the return trip to West Yard in Madisonville, during an Operation Lifesaver event I was invited to join on October 25th, 2023. It was a great experience to ride on their Bluegrass State I and II along with the other officials and emergency responders.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 17mm, f/4.2, 1/500, ISO 64.
Union Pacific 5885 and 7661 leading a trainload of military equipment at Mortons Gap, Ky
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 at Mortons Gap, Ky
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 at Mortons Gap, Ky
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 at Nortonville, Ky
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 does a roll-by inspection at Slaughters, Ky
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 at Mortons Gap, Ky
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, Ky
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.