April 27, 2016 – CSX Z462-27 (Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, Louisville Gas & Electric) loaded coal train heads east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch as it prepares to pass the PeeVee Spur at Madisonville, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 640 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 320mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 30, 2016 – The sun sets on the Paducah & Louisville Railway line at Madisonville, Ky an afternoon of rain showers. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/2.8 | ISO 3600 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 30, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway LG2 (Louisville Gas & Electric coal train) travels north, approaching the highway 70 overpass at Bremen, Ky, with engines, UofL 2013, UK 2012 and UK 4522 as power. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/2.8 | ISO 2000 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 30, 2016 – CSX K893-29 pulls out of the siding at the south end of Nortonville, Ky with BNSF 7162 leading the way, as it passes under the highway 62 overpass heading south on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/800 | f/6 | ISO 1400 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 370mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 29, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway LG2 (Louisville Gas & Electric coal train) travels through the countryside heading east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch as CSX Z462-29, approaching Nebo, Ky, with engines, UofL 2013, UK 2012 and UK 4522 as power. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/5.3 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 lens @ 220mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 29, 2016 – CSX hot intermodal Q028 passes W876-26, with a loaded military train, at the north end of the siding at Slaughters, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.3 | ISO 1000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 240mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 29, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway LG2 (Louisville Gas & Electric coal train) travels east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch as CSX Z462-29, approaching Schmetzer road crossing, west of Nebo, Ky with engines, UofL 2013, UK 2012 and UK 4522 as power. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/4 | ISO 1250| Lens: Sigma 24-70 lens @ 52mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, (Louisville Gas & Electric) chases a heavy storm north with a loaded coal train at McHenry, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/2.8 | ISO 3600 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, (Louisville Gas & Electric) heads north through the rain with a loaded coal train at Beaver Dam, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/5.3 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 250mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – CSX Z462-27 (Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, Louisville Gas & Electric) loaded coal train heads east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch approaching Nebo, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power, after picking up a load of coal at Dotki Mine in Clay, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5 | ISO 250 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 46mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – CSX Z462-27 (Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, Louisville Gas & Electric) loaded coal train heads east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch at Providence, KY with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power, after picking up a load of coal at Dotki Mine in Clay, Ky.. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/5 | ISO 450 | Lens: Nikon 18mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 26, 2016 – CSX loaded coal train N302-25 heads south at Nortonville, Ky after passing another loaded coal train in the siding that was undergoing a crew change on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 360 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 210mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 19, 2016 – CSX Q647 prepares to crossover Trident at Madisonville, Ky as it makes its way south on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/8.5 | ISO 1600 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 22, 2016 – CSX Q124 heads north out of Slaughters, KY on the Henderson Subdivision with a loaded intermodal train. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/7 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 240mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
Here’s a map I setup on Google that shows most of my favorite spots to railfan on the Henderson Subdivision. Click view larger map in upper right corner (looks like a box) for better view and legend.
April 19, 2016 – CSXT 8738 waits on track 1 at the south end of Casky with its loaded intermodal during a crew change, before heading on south, on the Henderson Subdivision at Hopkinsville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/7 | ISO 900 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 210mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 19, 2016 – CSXT 612 leads a northbound intermodal up the yard track at the north end of Pembroke as it pulls into the yard at Casky for fuel and a crew change before heading on north at Hopkinsville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision.. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/8.5 | ISO 1400 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 with a 1.4 teleconverter @ 750mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 13, 2016 – CSXT 8574 rounds a curve as it heads south at Princeton, IN with a manifest train toward Evansville, IN. – Tech Info: 1/2000 | f/6 | ISO 1250 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 14, 2016 – A northbound CSX intermodal passes the signals at MP 270.7 in Earlington, Ky as it makes its way up the Henderson Subdivision. First shot taken using my new TC-1401 1.4x Teleconverter. I really think I’m going to like this both for trains and nature! – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/9 | ISO 1100 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 with a 1.4 teleconverter @ 850mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
A collection of photographs I shot during the Pennyrile Forest’s Spring Photography Weekend in Dawson Springs, Ky.
April 13, 2016 – CSX Q294 (Nashville, TN – Indianapolis, IN), with a multi-color nose and no it wasn’t added in photoshop, rounds St. James curve as it approaches Haubstadt, Indiana as it heads north out of Evansville, Indiana. – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO 160 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 46mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.