July 20, 2016 CSX local J759-20, approaches Memphis Junction at Bowling Green, Ky as it heads north on the Mainline Subdivision with its short train. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 2200 | Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 18, 2016 Norfolk Southern empty coal train, with 8015 leading, sits on the main at Paducah and Louisville Railways West Yard at Madisonville, Ky. They were waiting for a MOW worker to finish working on the Pee Vee Spur switch so they could head to Warrior coal to pickup their load. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/5.3 | ISO 560 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 220mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 18, 2016 CSX Geometry Train W001-18 heads north on the Henderson Subdivision after passing Monarch (where the Paducah and Louisville Railway passes over the CSX) at Madisonville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/4.5 | ISO 1000 | Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 13, 2016 A Paducah and Louisville Railway local heads under the Ky 70 West bridge as it heads south at Richland, Ky with PAL 2131 leading. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/6 | ISO 1000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 420mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 9, 2016 – LORAM Railgrinder action at Rankin, Ky
July 9, 2016 LORAM Railgrinder RGS-9 arrives at the south end of Rankin Siding at Rankin, Ky to begin it’s night of grinding switches and crossings on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/40 | f/1.4 | ISO 2000 | Lens: Nikon 50mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 9, 2016 LORAM Railgrinder RGS-9 waits in the siding at the north end of Robards, Ky as southbound loaded coal train CSX N040-05 passes it on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 3 seconds | f/2.8 | ISO 125 | Lens: Nikon 18mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 30, 2016 LORAM ballast cleaner SBC-2402 sits in the house track, as they perform maintenance before they start work on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision at Kelly, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/6400 | f/2.8 | ISO 280 -1 f/stop | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 26mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 1, 2016 Autorack CSX Q241-30 (Detroit, MI – Louisville, KY) heads south on the Short Line (LCL Subdivision) at Crestwood, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/20 | ISO 1100 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 250mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 1, 2016 A CSX autorack works on loading automobiles at CSX’s Osborn Yard in Louisville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/5.3 | ISO 500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 210mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 1, 2016 A northbound CSX mixed freight passes the signals as it approaches Verona, Ky as it moves north on The Shortline (LCL Subdivison). – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/8 | ISO 720 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 6, 2016 Steam rises above the roadbed after a summer rain on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision at Nortonville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/2000 | f/5.3 | ISO 400 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 185mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 6, 2016 Norfolk Southern Tier4 engine 3616 heads up a loaded coal train as it heads north on the Paducah and Louisville Railway cutting its way through steam rising from the roadbed after a summer rain outside Bremen, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/320 | f/6.3 | ISO 500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 29, 2016 Engineer on RJ Corman’s 3813 drops a car manifest to a waiting crewman on the ground after arriving at CSX’s Guthrie Yard in Guthrie, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/6400 | f/5 | ISO 640 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 150mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 28, 2016 CSX daily manifest train Q645-27 (Chicago, IL (Barr Yard) – Nashville, TN) heads under the highway 41 bridge at Mortons Gap, Ky as it makes its way south on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2000 | f/2.8 | ISO 720 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 1, 2016 Autorack CSX Q241-30 (Detroit, MI – Louisville, KY) creeps past another waiting autorack in the siding at La Grange, Ky as they head south to Louisville, Ky on the Short Line (LCL Subdivision). – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/20 | ISO 1400 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 400mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 1, 2016 Autorack CSX Q241-30 (Detroit, MI – Louisville, KY) makes its way through downtown La Grange, Ky (one of the few places in the state that has street running) as it heads south to Louisville, Ky on the Short Line (LCL Subdivision). – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/20 | ISO 900 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 165mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 1, 2016 The crew of Autorack CSX Q241-30 (Detroit, MI – Louisville, KY) climb off their train at the approach to CSX’s Osborn Yard in Louisville, Ky on the Short Line (LCL Subdivision) as they prepare to tie their train down after arriving at their destination. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/5 | ISO 900 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 150mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 29, 2016 CSX Q688 (Birmingham, AL – Indianapolis, IN) with three oversized loads which appeared to be perhaps transformers, pass through the north end of Romney siding at Nortonville, Ky heading north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/11 | ISO 400 -1 f/stop | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 31mm (Horz) and 26mm (Vertical) with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 29, 2016 CSX Q688 (Birmingham, AL – Indianapolis, IN) with three oversized loads which appeared to be perhaps transformers, rolls past LORAM ballast cleaner SBC-2402 in the house track at Kelly, Ky, as 688 heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/6400 | f/2.8 | ISO 280 -1 f/stop | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 29, 2016 CSX Q597 (Chicago, IL (BRC) – Nashville, TN) heads south just outside of Adams, Tennessee as it makes its way down the Henderson Subdivision with a string of 8 engines. The train was over 10,000 ft long and only the first three units were powered. – Tech Info: 1/6400 | f/2.8 | ISO 160 -.7 stops | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.