Paducah and Louisville Railway 2104 leads a southbound local as they pass PAL 2012 in the siding with a empty coal train at West Yard, Madisonville, Ky, on a cold, snowy winter day.
Tech Info: Nikon 810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 70mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 100.
Paducah and Louisville Railway 4121 heads up a coal train as they load the tail end of their train at the Warrior Coal Loop outside of Nebo, Kentucky on January 10th, 2025, during a heavy snowfall.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.
It’s not very often that I catch a train that has two interesting moves at the same time, but March 26th, 2021 was one of those days when I caught CSX Q513 heading south on the Henderson Subdivision!
Up front behind the first engine was a GMTX 192 switcher (ex-Kansas City Southern Unit) passing through Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Ky, which I’m told is headed for St. Marys Railroad Company, located in St. Marys, Georgia.
On the rear of the train was Mid-America Railcar Leasing (MRLX) 1226, which appears to be an ex-Amtrak baggage car that I’m also told is headed for the Georgia coastal railway at St. Marys, Georgia. I’m also told that it will be converted to a gift shop for their excursion trains. Here it’s passing through the crossing at the north end of the siding at Kelly, Ky, behind the DPU on the rear of the train as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision.
St. Marys Railroad (reporting marks SM) is a standard gauge, Class III, common carrier railroad based out of St. Marys, Georgia. Interchange is made with the First Coast Railroad in Kingsland, Georgia and gives customers easy access to Jacksonville, Florida railroads CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway and Florida East Coast Railway.
Mid America Railcar Leasing is a limited liability company that leases private passenger railroad cars, most of which can be pulled on the end of Amtrak trains.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/800 & 1/1250, ISO 100.
It’s not very often that I catch a train that has two interesting moves at the same time, but March 26th, 2021 was one of those days when I caught CSX Q513 heading south on the Henderson Subdivision!
Up front behind the first engine was a GMTX 192 switcher (ex-Kansas City Southern Unit) passing through Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Ky, which I’m told is headed for St. Marys Railroad Company, located in St. Marys, Georgia.
On the rear of the train was Mid-America Railcar Leasing (MRLX) 1226, which appears to be an ex-Amtrak baggage car that I’m also told is headed for the Georgia coastal railway at St. Marys, Georgia. I’m also told that it will be converted to a gift shop for their excursion trains. Here it’s passing through the crossing at the north end of the siding at Kelly, Ky, behind the DPU on the rear of the train as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision.
St. Marys Railroad (reporting marks SM) is a standard gauge, Class III, common carrier railroad based out of St. Marys, Georgia. Interchange is made with the First Coast Railroad in Kingsland, Georgia and gives customers easy access to Jacksonville, Florida railroads CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway and Florida East Coast Railway.
Mid America Railcar Leasing is a limited liability company that leases private passenger railroad cars, most of which can be pulled on the end of Amtrak trains.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/800 & 1/1250, ISO 100.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, CSXT 3261 leads intermodal train, I128, around the curve at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky, on the Henderson Subdivision as they head north on March 3rd, 2024.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 110mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 400.
Everett Railroad #11 sits just outside the station at Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania as it takes on water for the next leg of a Historic Transport Preservation, Inc, Steam Special on November 6th, 2021.
According to their website: Steam locomotive number 11 was constructed in 1920 by the Cooke Works of the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in Paterson, New Jersey. It is a “2‑6‑0” or “Mogul” type and was one of 54 engines of four different wheel arrangements built between 1920 and 1925 intended for export to Cuba and use in that country’s sugar cane fields.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 220.
Strasburg Railroad caboose #12 brings up the rear of a mixed freight as steam locomotive Norfolk & Western 475 leads their train west into the setting sun at Strasburg, Pennsylvania on November 7th, 2021.
According to Wikipedia: Strasburg Railroad (Norfolk and Western) No. 475 is a 4-8-0 “Mastodon” type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Railroad outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1906, it was part of the Norfolk and Western’s first order of M class numbered 375-499. Today, No. 475 is the only operating 4-8-0 type in North America and the Strasburg Rail Road’s oldest operating steam locomotive.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/8000, ISO 400.
The last passenger train of the day departs eastbound at dusk after, pulling in reverse out of the depot at the Strasburg Railroad the last light of the day begins to fade. The cold November air produces a spectacular show of steam trailing along the train on November 6th, 2021, at Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Once they reach their turn around point down the line, they will reverse the locomotive at Leaman Place Junction in Paradise, PA, by running around the train and then make a normal pull back to the station.
According to Wikipedia: Strasburg Railroad (Norfolk and Western) No. 475 is a 4-8-0 “Mastodon” type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Railroad outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1906, it was part of the Norfolk and Western’s first order of M class numbered 375-499. Today, No. 475 is the only operating 4-8-0 type in North America and the Strasburg Rail Road’s oldest operating steam locomotive.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/15 sec, ISO 200.
September 1st, 2024, the engineer on Steam locomotive Nickel Plate 765 keeps his eye on the track ahead as they depart the station in Pleasant Lake, Indiana and head to Angola, Indiana for their first load of passengers during Indiana Rail Experience’s Rolling Victory Weekend.
According to their website: Rolling Victory was a three-day living history event celebrating American military, railroad, and home front history featuring vintage train rides, World War II reenactors, battles, a big band orchestra, and an immersive and educational experience for all ages in Pleasant Lake, Indiana.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 185mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 140.
September 1st, 2024, Steam locomotive Nickel Plate 765 rounds a curve as they head into downtown Angola, Indiana with their last load of passengers during Indiana Rail Experience’s Rolling Victory Weekend.
According to their website: Rolling Victory was a three-day living history event celebrating American military, railroad, and home front history featuring vintage train rides, World War II reenactors, battles, a big band orchestra, and an immersive and educational experience for all ages in Pleasant Lake, Indiana.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 11mm, f/4, 1/1000, ISO 220.
September 1st, 2024, Steam locomotive Nickel Plate 765 leads the Victory Train as they pull into the station at Pleasant Lake, Indiana as they prepare to pull their passenger train to Angola, Indiana to pick up their first load of passengers during Indiana Rail Experience’s Rolling Victory Weekend.
According to their website: Rolling Victory was a three-day living history event celebrating American military, railroad, and home front history featuring vintage train rides, World War II reenactors, battles, a big band orchestra, and an immersive and educational experience for all ages in Pleasant Lake, Indiana.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 55mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 200.
Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 9788 leads a tank train as it heads through the Tehachapi mountains out of Mojave, California, in this film scan from a Kodachrome slide that was shot sometime in the early 1990’s.
According to Wikipedia: The Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. The last incarnation of the Southern Pacific, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the Southern Pacific system. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad.
Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded
Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 9768 leads a tank train as it heads through the Mormon Rocks area in the Cajon Pass in southern California, in this film scan from a Kodachrome slide that was shot sometime in the early 1990’s.
According to Wikipedia: The Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. The last incarnation of the Southern Pacific, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the Southern Pacific system. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad.
Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded
![Film Wednesday – Five Santa Fe Warbonnet units lead a loaded intermodal as it approaches one of the many tunnels in the Tehachapi mountains of California that was shot sometime in the mid 1990’s.
According to Wikipedia: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at various times, it operated an airline, the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway, and the Santa Fe Railroad tugboats.[2] Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The AT&SF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film The Harvey Girls (1946).
The railroad officially ceased independent operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.
Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded
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Film Wednesday – Five Santa Fe Warbonnet units lead a loaded intermodal as it approaches one of the many tunnels in the Tehachapi mountains of California that was shot sometime in the mid 1990’s.
According to Wikipedia: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at various times, it operated an airline, the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway, and the Santa Fe Railroad tugboats.[2] Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The AT&SF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer’s “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe”, written for the film The Harvey Girls (1946).
The railroad officially ceased independent operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.
Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded
CSXT 3228 leads hot intermodal I026 as they head north over the Red River bridge on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Adams, TN, on January 9th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Classic 3 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 170.
CSXT 5213 leads hot intermodal I025 as they head south over the Sulfur Creek bridge at Springfield, TN, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on their way to their final destination of Jacksonville, FL from Chicago, IL, on January 9th, 2025.
This train usually runs with some autoracks that carry Tesla automobiles for the overseas market, so I’m told.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Classic 3 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 150.
The engineer on East Broad Top steam locomotive 16 keeps a watchful eye ahead as they pull their train through the crossing next to the depot at Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania in preparation for another trip, on October 6th, 2024 in the early morning fog.
According to the East Broad Top Website: Locomotive #16 was built in 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Entering the age of modern steam in 1916, the EBT received its first of three large Mikados. Unlike the previous three smaller locomotives, 16 came with superheaters, piston valves, and Southern valve gear. One story mentions #16 pulled 60 empty hoppers from Mt. Union to Rockhill in one train, literally clearing out the yard. #16 underwent an overhaul in 1955 and made only a handful of trips in early 1956 before the railroad shut down an overhaul when the EBT shut down. On February 1, 2023, the locomotive returned to service.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 24mm, f/2.8, 1/50, ISO 90.
CSX B210 heads north from Oak Hill, just south of Mortons Gap, Ky with CN 2786, an ex-CitiRail unit leading two more CitiRail and a CN unit leading their empty Phosphate train, as they head north on January 8th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 100.
CSX B210 pulls onto the main at Oak Hill, just south of Mortons Gap, Ky with CN 2786, an ex-CitiRail unit leads with two more CitiRail and a CN unit leading their empty Phosphate train north on January 8th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 departs the station at Port Clinton, Pennsylvania on October 6th, 2024,during its first day of the year of pulling Fall Foliage Excursions.
According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124.
The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s.
In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm, f/5.6, 1640, ISO 200.