June 1, 2016 CSX Q244-01 comes off the Texas Line onto the Henderson Subdivision at Henderson, Ky as it heads north with its autorack train. – Tech Info: 1/3200 | f/5.3 | ISO 450 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 185mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 1, 2016 CSXT 555 leads a set of light engines down the Vectren Lead at Abee, Indiana after leaving a string of coal hoppers, (upper left) at Vectren’s A. B. Brown Generating Station. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5 | ISO 280 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 150mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 3, 2016 CSX empty coal train E040-03 (Taft, FL – Evansville, IN) passes southbound loaded coal train N041-03 (Evansville, IN – Taft, FL) as it pulls into the south end of Casky Inspection Yard at Hopkinsville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/160 | f/6.3 | ISO 900 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 8, 2016 Paducah and Louisville Railways LSX1 prepares to depart from West Yard in Madisonville, Ky with its Norfolk Southern Train, in the early morning light, with a brand new Tier 4 ET44AC 3616 leading its coal train heading for Warrior Coal on it’s first revenue run. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/5.3 | ISO 2500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 230mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 10, 2016 CSX empty coal train E040-10 (Taft, FL – Evansville, IN) passes Q515 (Indianapolis, IN – Nashville, TN) at Nortonville, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/5.3 | ISO 450 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 2100mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 3, 2016 CSX Q028-03 meets Q029-03 at the south end of the siding at Slaughters, Ky as they both move their hot intermodal trains along the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2000 | f/5.6 | ISO 720 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 320mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 7, 2016 CSX X186-07, a empty intermodal with BNSF power, makes its way from Romney siding at Nortonville, Ky and heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/2.8 | ISO 280 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 36mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 6, 2016 CSX Q294-06 (Nashville, TN – Indianapolis, IN) prepares to pick up truck frames at Dana in Hopkinsville, Ky, with KCS 4162, 4006, 3961 and 3949 as power, at empty coal train E320-03 (Cross, SC – Evansville, IN (EVWR)passes it as they head north. – Tech Info: 1/3200 | f/7 | ISO 1250 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 320mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 7, 2016 CSX President’s Office Car Passenger Train P900-07, with CSXT 9999 and 9998 as power, pull a long string of passenger cars through through the S curve approaching Romney siding at Nortonville, Ky as they head south on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/2.8 | ISO 320 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 36mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 8, 2016 Paducah and Louisville Railway LSX1 prepares to load its Norfolk Southern Train at Warrior Coal in Madisonville, Ky with three brand new Tier 4 ET44AC’s. There were supposed to be four, but one died in Louisville and one of the DPUs also died in route to Madisonville from Louisville. NS is sending two other units to Madisonville to help bring the train back to Louisville this afternoon. The Tier 4 units will lead on each end, from what I’m told, on the return trip. “The ET44ACs are: 3616 (leading) 3621 (DIT) and 3623. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/5.3 | ISO 500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 240mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 7, 2016 CSX Office Car Special P900-07 with CSXT 9999 and 9998 as power, pull a long string of passenger cars through Hanson, Ky as they head south on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/2.8 | ISO 180 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 6, 2016 CSX Q294-06 (Nashville, TN – Indianapolis, IN) passes heads north at Casky Inspection Yard, with KCS 4162, 4006, 3961 and 3949 as power, at Hopkinsville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. The train left Nashville with a 10,000 foot load and stopped at Dana in Hopkinsville to pick up truck frames to make the train even longer. – Tech Info: 1/3200 | f/8 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 40mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 1, 2016 The crew of northbound CSX local J724-01 coming off the River Branch at right, moves the power from Q586, (6 engines with unit 900 leading) ahead of their train to the River Branch switch at Henderson, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision, as they work on combining the trains, as the Q586 crew ran out of time. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/2.8 | ISO 160 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 40mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 3, 2016 – The day’s light fading fast and a heavy downpour made for a dramatic, almost painting like, shot of empty Phosphate train CSX K804-02 (Chicago Clearing, IL (CN) – Mulberry, FL) as it passes though the north end of Casky as it heads south into Casky Inspection Yard at Hopkinsville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/6.3 | ISO 320 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 1, 2016 Savatrans Indian 6 pulls away from the Sitran Dock with a empty coal train with SVTX 1912 and 1982 leading, at Abee, Indiana after unloading its load of coal. The Chris Cline Group are owners of the company Savatrans which purchased three ES44AC locomotives that operate from Sugar Camp Mine in Akin, IL to Abee, IN near the Mount Vernon/West Franklin area.- Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/6.3 | ISO 1100 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 1, 2016 CSX local J724 heads north across the Ohio River on the Henderson Subdivision at Henderson, Ky after combining its train with Q586 when its crew ran out of time. – Tech Info: 1/3200 | f/2.8 | ISO 180 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 62mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 1, 2016 Savatrans Indian 6 up the Vectran Main away from the Sitran Dock with a empty coal train being pulled by SVTX 1912 and 1982 as power, near Mount Vernon, Indiana after unloading its load of coal. The Chris Cline Group are owners of the company Savatrans which purchased three ES44AC locomotives which operate from Sugar Camp Mine in Akin, IL to Abee, IN near the Mount Vernon/West Franklin area.- Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/6.3 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 550mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 30, 2016 – CSX Q586-30 (Nashville, TN – Evansville, IN) passes an old coal mine siding at Okema on the Earlington Cutoff as it makes its way north on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Ky with CSXT 457 leading the way. – Tech Info: 1/2000 | f/8 | ISO 900 | Lens: Nikon Sigma 150-600 @ 380mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 30, 2016 – The Conductor on CSX C016-30 throws the switch in the house track at Nortonville, Ky, on the Henderson Subdivision, as they prepare to tie their train down for the night. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/9 | ISO 900 | Lens: Nikon Sigma 150-600 with a 1.4 teleconverter @ 800mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 30, 2016 – CSX Q587 (Madisonville, KY – Nashville, TN) heads south out of Nortonville, Ky with what looks to be a brand new rebuilt GATX/GMTX switcher #163 in the lashup of six engines as they made their way down the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/7.6 | ISO 140 | Lens: Nikon Sigma 15-600 @ 300mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 30, 2016 – I’m sure it was just for my birthday when CSX sent Q587 south with what looks to be a brand new rebuilt GATX/GMTX switcher #163 in the lashup of six engines as they made their way into Crofton, Ky and on south down the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/2.8 | ISO 140 | Lens: Nikon 18mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.