August 21, 2015 – A Paducah and Louisville Railway local with 3811 as it’s lead engine pulls out of the P&L yard at Paducah, Ky. – Tech Info all photos: 1/1000sec, f/13, ISO 1250, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 240mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW
August 21, 2015 – Paducah & Louisville Railway’s 2107 heads south approaching the yard at Princeton, Ky as it heads up a load of military equipment. – Tech Info: 1/1000sec, f/9, ISO 100, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
September 6, 2015 – A Paducah & Louisville Railway local was headed up by U of L locomotive 2013 and had GMTX lease unit 3305, which is leased to Louis Dreyfus Commodities, as part of it’s consist at West Yard in Madisonville, Ky. The train was on it’s way to do interchange work at CSX’s Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky
August 17, 2015 – CSX Q647-16 with three lease units as power, CEFX 2814, HLCX 6313 and CEFX 3119, head south through the siding at Hanson, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info all photos: 1/2500sec, f/7, ISO 1600, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 250mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 21, 2015 – CSX engine 649 pulls its loaded coal train south on the Paducah & Louisville Railway at Princeton, Ky as it heads for Calvert City, Ky. Tech Info: 1/1000sec, f/6.3, ISO 125, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 110mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 31, 2015 – CSX’s engine 651 heads up work train W083, a southbound ballast train, on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap. Ky. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 1600, Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 31, 2015 – CSX’s engine 701, a ES44AH, heads up a string of four engines as they lead CSX Q026 northbound on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap. Ky. I couldn’t resist including the selfie! Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 1400, Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, passes through Horse Branch, Ky on the Paducah & Louisville Railway as it heads north with a loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 2000, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 20, 2015 – Northbound Empty CSX hopper train approaches the Crofton Cut as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Crofton, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 280, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 280mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 20, 2015 A empty CSX gain train pulls out if the siding at the north end of Crofton, Ky as engine 5492 leads the train north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/2500sec, f/5.6, ISO 250, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 70mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 21, 2015 Paducah and Louisville Railways 2107 heads northbound pulling a southbound military train, at Calvert City, Ky with Natchez Railways 2602 as its third unit. ?- Tech Info: 1/1000sec, f/13, ISO 720, Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 31, 2015 – Loaded coal train CSX N208 at the north end of Earlington, Ky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 1800, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 270mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 31, 2015 – CSX Q645 heads into Mortons Gap, Ky with Metra’s Fox River Grove FP40 engine 174 as it’s third unit, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 2200, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, round a curve at McHenry, ky as it heads north on the Paducah & Louisville Railway with a loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 2800, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, passes an old trackside building at Rosine, Ky on the Paducah & Louisville Railway as it heads north with a loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 560, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 31mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – A glint of sunlight reflects off Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, as it heads north just outside Rockport, Ky on the Paducah & Louisville Railway with it’s loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 4000, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, blows through the crossing at Coon Hollow Road, outside Caneyville, Ky on the Paducah & Louisville Railway as it heads north with a loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 1000, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, blows through the crossing at Coon Hollow Road, outside Caneyville, Ky on the Paducah & Louisville Railway as it heads north with a loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 1000, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian, approaches the south end of the siding at Caneyvilly, Ky on the Paducah & Louisville Railway as it heads north with a loaded coal train. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 1400, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 28, 2015 – I owe Adam Wells and Bill Grady a big shout out for the heads up with today’s picture of Norfolk Southern’s Heritage unit 1069, The Virginian as it heads north across the trestle at Big Clifty, Ky. I almost didn’t give case because as many of you know I broke my left elbow, Monday and had surgery to repair it on Wednesday! I must say it’s amazing how much i find that I use my left, almost as much as my right. I did have to adapt my shooting style as my D800 with the battery grip is Heavy! However I persevered and good several nice shots between Central City and Big Clifty, Ky which I’ll post over the next few days. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/13, ISO 800, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 17, 2015 – CSX C022, with HLCX lease unit 8137 & CSX 8570, pull a lone hopper car south on the Henderson Subdivision at Hanson, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/2500sec, f/7, ISO 1600, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 9, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville Railways UK locomotive 4522 leads the LG2 loaded coal train north, just outside Bremen, Ky with UL 2013 and PAL 4510 in trail, as they head north to Caneyville, Ky, where they met up with the southbound LG1. Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5, ISO 1600, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 150mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.