June 17, 2017 – A southbound CSX loaded autorack, with CSXT 9028 leading, passes under the old L&N coaling tower at Lebanon Junction, Ky as it heads south on the Mainline Subdivision.
Southbound CSX Autorack at Lebanon Junction, Ky
NS empty coal train waits for signal at PAL’s West Yard in Madisonville, Ky
A PAL crew on a NS empty coal train waits at Paducah & Louisville’s West Yard in Madisonville, Ky for a signal to take the Warrior Coal lead to make a pick-up.
CSX loaded coal train SB at Henderson, Ky
May 29, 2017 – A loaded CSX coal train with CSXT 5346 leading, passes CSX local J724, at the Henderson Depot in Henderson, Ky, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision.
CSX rail train tied down at Princeton, In
June 17, 2017 – Union Pacific 5359 heads up a CSX MOW rail train, as it sits tied down in the siding at the south end of Alliance siding in Princeton, Indiana at dusk on the CE&D subdivision.
Norfolk Southern climbs the grade at the east end of Huntingburg, Indiana
June 17, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 7226 pulls hard as it leads a manifest train up the grade at the east end of Huntingburg, Indiana on it’s way east on the NS Southern-East district.
CSXT 9028 heads up an autorack as it splits the signals at Lebanon Junction, Ky
June 17, 2017 – A southbound CSX loaded autorack, with CSXT 9028 leading, splits the signals at Lebanon Junction, Ky as it heads south on the Mainline Subdivision.
CSX hot intermodal Q028-15 northbound at Nortonville, Ky
June 15, 2017 – CSX hot intermodal Q028-15 makes its way north out of the north end of Romney at Nortonville, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. In the foreground you can see construction work for the new roadbed that will connect the sidings at Romney and Nortonville to create a two track main between the two points.
CSX N019-10 (Dotiki, KY-Bostwick, FL) rolls past closed Casky Inspection Yard at Hopkinsville, Ky
May 11, 2017 – CSX loaded coal train N019-10 (Dotiki, KY-Bostwick, FL) heads past the recently closed Casky Inspection Yard as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision to deliver it’s load to Seminole Electric’s Seminole Generating Station via Fitzgerald, GA
CSX Q515 at South end of Rankin, Ky
May 29, 2017 – A trio of Union Pacific units head up CSX Q515 as it waits for a northbound to take the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky before heading continuing south on the Henderson Subdivision.
Paducah and Louisville Railway’s UK engine 1998 at Paducah, Ky
May 30, 2017 – Paducah and Louisville Railway’s 1998 (GP-38-2) University of Kentucky engine passes a GATX 3309 parked at the rear of the National Railway Equipment (VMV Paducahbuilt), as 1998 returns to the yard after working local industries in the Paducah, Ky area.
CSX Coke train passes through the cut at Charleston, Ky
June 11, 2017 – A loaded CSX Coke train passes through the cut at Charleston, Ky as it heads south on the Paducah & Louisville Railway to Calvert City Loadout in Calvert City, Ky.
CSX W086-24 Hertzog Rock Train heads north at South Robards, Ky
May 29, 2017 – CSX W086-24 Hertzog Rock Train heads north at Robards, Ky as it rolls past a newly installed signal at the current south end of the siding at Old Knoblick Road. CSX is linking the sidings from Sebree, Ky to the north end of Robards, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision, which will then become a two track main. The new roadbed is in place and waiting for track crews to lay the new track.
CSX E050 meets N050 at South Slaughters, Ky
May 29, 2017 – On this beautiful spring day, empty northbound coal train, CSX E050 (Rose Lake, IL – Red Level, FL) meets its loaded counterpart, southbound loaded N050 (Red Level, FL – Rose Lake, IL) at the south end of the siding at Slaughters, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision.
CSX rail train C024-01 on the Morganfield Branch, Nebo, Ky
June 1, 2017 – CSX rail train C024-01 makes its way south along the Morganfield Branch after dropping rail in Providence, Ky.
CSX N050, a loaded coal train southbound, with UP Power, at Sebree, Ky
May 29, 2017 – Loaded coal train, CSX N050, with UP Power, makes its way along the siding, past a Herzog Rock train sitting on the main, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Sebree, Ky.
Paducah and Louisville Railway’s University of Louisville engine 3801 at Calvert City, Ky
May 30, 2017 – Paducah and Louisville Railway’s University of Louisville engine 3801 (GP38-2) picks up a set of tank cars from the siding at Calvert City, Ky.
CSX C024-01 rail train departs Providence, Ky
June 1, 2017 – CSX C024-01, with CSXT 7919 as power, pulls a rail train slowly through the curve in downtown Providence, Ky as it drops a section of rail along the CSX’s Morganfield Branch before heading back north to Madisonville, Ky.
Paducah and Louisville Railways #1998, University of Kentucky Wildcats engine at Paducah, Ky
May 30, 2017 – Paducah and Louisville Railways #1998, University of Kentucky Wildcats engine (GP38-2), heads up a set of light engines returning to the yard after working a local job in Paducah, Ky.
CSX intermodal Q026-31 with “Spirit of West Springfield” and L&N Logo engine at Madisonville, Ky
June 1, 2017 – CSX intermodal Q026-31 makes its way past the south end of Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Ky with CSXT Safety Engine 3099 “Spirit of West Springfield” and CSXT323, L&N Logo engine, as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision.
CSX C024-01 rail train at Providence, Ky
June 1, 2017 – CSX C024-01, with CSXT 7919 as power, pulls a rail train slowly through the curve in downtown Providence, Ky as it drops a section of rail along the CSX’s Morganfield Branch before heading back north to Madisonville, Ky.
The sun begins to set over CN’s P&I Subdivision at Paducah, Ky
May 30, 2017 – The sun begins to set over CN’s P&I (Paducah and Illinois) Subdivision as the rails glow looking west from the Central Avenue Crossing in Paducah, Ky.