August 4, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville Railway’s 4503 and 4518 head across Barkley Dam with a loaded coal train at Lake City, Ky on it’s way south to the load out facility at Calvert City, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, Lens: Tamron 150-600 @ 280mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 4, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville Railway’s 4503 leads a loaded coal train past the north end of the siding at Dawson Springs, Ky as it heads south to Calvert City, Ky to the loadout facility there. – Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/6.3, ISO 900, Lens: Tamron 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 4, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville Railway’s 4503 leads a loaded coal train around the curve heading into Gilbertsville, Ky as it heads south to Calvert City, Ky to the loadout facility there. – Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/6, ISO 720, Lens: Tamron 150-600 @ 380mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 27, 2015 – CSX X283-26, an autorack headed up by BNSF 6625 and 7397, make their was south at the north end of Casky in Hopkinsville, Ky as they head down the Henderson Subdivision under stormy skies. – Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/2.8, ISO 200, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 28, 2015 – United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 move a military train across country from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX’s Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky where it was interchanged with CSX who took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision as train W861-28. – Tech Info: 1/1600sec, f/5.6, ISO 140, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 220mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 28, 2015 – United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 pass the C.E. Southall General Merchandise store at the Fidelio Road Crossing in Fidelia, Ky, as they move a loaded military train from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX’s Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky where they interchanged with CSX who took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision. The store was originally built in 1903 with the construction of the Tennessee Central Railroad and it closed in 1962. Ft. Campbell eventually took over the rail line. – Tech Info: 1/1600sec, f/7, ISO 180, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 28, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville’s University of Kentucky engines 2012 and 4522 lead a loaded coal train as it as it heads east past the the PeeVee Spur on CSX’s Morganfield Branch in Madisonville, Ky. The second UK engine, 4522 came out of the Paducah NRE paint shop about a month ago and the lettering and graphics on the side of the engine is different than 2012. The other two photos show the loaded train headed down the Warrior Coal lead, heading toward Paducah and Louisville’s West Yard in Madisonville. In the third photo you can see the new lettering and graphics on 4522. – Tech Info: Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW
July 28, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville’s University of Kentucky engines 2012 and 4522 lead a loaded coal train as it backs down the PeeVee Spur in Madisonville, Ky, to P&L’s Warrior Lead in preparation for the train to head north this evening to Louisville. – Tech Info: 1/1000sec, f/7, ISO 180, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 70mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 28, 2015 – United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 approach the Lovers Lane overpass as they head for CSX’s Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky to interchange their military train with CSX who took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1600sec, f/10, ISO 560, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 26mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. ?#?jimstrainphotos?
July 28, 2015 – United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 approach Locust Grove Road, just off of highway 41A at Hopkinsville, Ky, as they move a loaded military train from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX’s Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville to be interchanged with CSX who took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision as train W861-28. – Tech Info: 1/1600sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 145mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW
July 28, 2015 – CSX W861-28 heads down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana, after coming over the Ohio River bridge at Henderson, Ky, as it moves it’s military cargo train north on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision with stormy skies overhead. – Tech Info: 1/500sec, f/4, ISO 360, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 40mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 28, 2015 – CSX W861-28 heads down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana, after coming over the Ohio River bridge at Henderson, Ky, as it moves it’s military cargo train north on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision with stormy skies overhead. – Tech Info: 1/500sec, f/4, ISO 900, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW