Paducah and Louisville engine 4510

December 20, 2014 - Paducah and Louisville engine 4510

December 20, 2014 – Paducah and Louisville engine 4510 leads a loaded coal drag down CSX’s Morganfield Branch as it slows to a stop just before Trident on CSX’s Henderson Sub where it waited for a signal to cross. It’s been a little over a month since having my right knee replaced and it feels good to be back behind the wheel driving and able to do some rail fanning

ex-CSX 4522 SD70MAC at Richland, Ky

December 12, 2014 ex-CSX 4522

December 12, 2014 – Thanks to good friends Ross and Wade Workman I was able to get a good enough heads up on this local headed up by ex-CSX 4522 SD70MAC, where I could get trackside from my house here in Richland, Ky. This is my first official trackside photo since I had my knee replaced on the 17th of November. It felt good! I caught PAL 4522 (ex-CSX) as it passed through the defect defect detector headed north at Richland, Ky.

CSX engine 358 on Morganfield Branch

November 17 2014 - CSX engine 358

November 17 2014 – CSX engine 358 pulls an empty coal train along CSX’s Morganfield Branch approaching Noel Avenue Crossing at Madisonville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. It was our first snow of the year. The train is making it’s way along the Morganfield Branch headed to Warrior Coal to pickup load.

CSX engine 358 at Trident

November 17 2014 - CSX engine 358-2

November 17 2014 – CSX engine 358 pulls an empty coal train across Trident at Madisonville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. It was our first snow of the year. The train is making it’s way along the Morganfield Branch headed to Warrior Coal to pickup load. Sorry I’ve not posted much his week but a few hours after this shot I had surgery to have my right knee replaced. All went well, but I’ll not be posting from trackside with current images till I’m back on my feet. I do plan on posting some archive images however, so stay tuned! Also, thanks to all my railfan friends for the kind thoughts, words and payers!