In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSX intermodal I128 as it climbs the hill out of Mortons Junction as it heads north on January 17th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 220mm, f/5.6, 1/600, ISO 400.
This week we catch trains from the ground and the air, including several meets on the Paducah and Louisville Railway and the CSX Henderson Subdivision. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
NS 9927, CPKC 4614, and CSXT 4072 lead a northbound loaded Phosphate train across the Ohio River from Henderson, Ky on February 15th, 2024, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 exits Rock Tunnel as it heads to Osier, Colorado, during a photo charter by Dak Dillon Photography on October 20th, 2023.
According to their website: the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. At 64-miles in length, it is the longest, the highest and most authentic steam railroad in North America, traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rocky Mountain West.
Owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, the train crosses state borders 11 times, zigzagging along canyon walls, burrowing through two tunnels, and steaming over 137-foot Cascade Trestle. All trains steam along through deep forests of aspens and evergreens, across high plains filled with wildflowers, and through a rocky gorge of remarkable geologic formations. Deer, antelope, elk, fox, eagles and even bear are frequently spotted on this family friendly, off-the grid adventure.
Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, RAW, Wide Lens, f/2.2, 1/950, ISO 50.
CSXT 5492 leads I128 as it passes over the North Fork Little River, next to the old power station at Hopkinsville, Ky on February 5th, 2024, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 200.
Paducah and Louisville Railway locomotive 4504 leads a Louisville Gas and Electric loaded coal train as it heads north, crossing over the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Monarch, at Madisonville, Kentucky on February 7th, 2024, bound for the power plant outside of Louisville, Ky.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 290.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 in rounds a curve on its way to Osier, Colorado, during a photo charter by Dak Dillon Photography on October 20th, 2023.
According to their website: the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. At 64-miles in length, it is the longest, the highest and most authentic steam railroad in North America, traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rocky Mountain West.
Owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, the train crosses state borders 11 times, zigzagging along canyon walls, burrowing through two tunnels, and steaming over 137-foot Cascade Trestle. All trains steam along through deep forests of aspens and evergreens, across high plains filled with wildflowers, and through a rocky gorge of remarkable geologic formations. Deer, antelope, elk, fox, eagles and even bear are frequently spotted on this family friendly, off-the grid adventure.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 185mm, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 80.
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge steam locomotive D&RGW 473 leads a passenger train as it heads to Durango, Colorado from Goblin Fire (480.5) with snow covered Pigeon and Turret Peaks in the background, on October 16th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 mi (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and was also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1968.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 40mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 64.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 passes over Ferguson’s Trestle at MP 285.87 at sunrise as it heads to Osier, Colorado, during a photo charter by Dak Dillon Photography on October 20th, 2023.
According to their website: the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. At 64-miles in length, it is the longest, the highest and most authentic steam railroad in North America, traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rocky Mountain West.
Owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, the train crosses state borders 11 times, zigzagging along canyon walls, burrowing through two tunnels, and steaming over 137-foot Cascade Trestle. All trains steam along through deep forests of aspens and evergreens, across high plains filled with wildflowers, and through a rocky gorge of remarkable geologic formations. Deer, antelope, elk, fox, eagles and even bear are frequently spotted on this family friendly, off-the grid adventure.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 70mm, f/3.2, 1/1000, ISO 80.
Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky locomotive 2012 leads a Louisville Gas and Electric loaded coal train as it heads north approaching Rockport, Kentucky on February 1st, 2024, after loading at Warrior Coal loop, outside of Nebo, Ky.
The engine was specially painted to honor the school’s NCAA basketball wins.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 280.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 in rounds a curve as the engineer keeps a watchful eye ahead, on its way to Osier, Colorado, during a photo charter by Dak Dillon Photography on October 20th, 2023.
According to their website: the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark. At 64-miles in length, it is the longest, the highest and most authentic steam railroad in North America, traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rocky Mountain West.
Owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, the train crosses state borders 11 times, zigzagging along canyon walls, burrowing through two tunnels, and steaming over 137-foot Cascade Trestle. All trains steam along through deep forests of aspens and evergreens, across high plains filled with wildflowers, and through a rocky gorge of remarkable geologic formations. Deer, antelope, elk, fox, eagles and even bear are frequently spotted on this family friendly, off-the grid adventure.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 185mm, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 80.
CSXT 3177 leads loaded coal train C319 as it passes over the North Fork Little River, next to the old power station at Hopkinsville, Ky on February 5th, 2024, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110.
Northbound CSX 3244 leads loaded military train S279 meets loaded grain train G239 at the north end of the siding at Trenton, Kentucky, on February 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, as they wait to deliver their military loads to the Ft. Campbell lead at Hopkinsville, Ky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 120.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSST 3279 leading M513 south as it sits at Romney waiting to meet CSX I128 at Nortonville, Ky, on January 17th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 440mm, f/6.3, 1/240, ISO 400.
This week we catch the NB the Paducah and Louisville Railway LGE Coal Train departing from Madisonville, CSX I025 at Kelly, Ky from the ground and the air, loaded CSX C319 coal train SB at Crofton Cut, CSX I028 NB at Hopkinsville, Ky, and military train CSX S279 NB from Guthrie and Trenton, Ky! Enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
I took a ride along the Thai-Burma Railway (Death Railway) – by special diesel railcar 171 back around 1988 where I rode on nearly 50 miles (77 kilometers) of the original 258-mile (415-kilometer) long Thai-Burma Railway. The roundtrip train trip from Kanchanaburi Station, across the River Kwai Bridge to Nam Tok Station took about two hours and crossed though some of the most scenic territory in all of Thailand. My trip, however, took a bit longer as I got off at Nam Tok to photograph scenes such as this one of trains.
During WW II, Japan constructed this meter-gauge railway line from Ban Pong, Thailand to Thanbyuzayat, Burma. The line passing through the scenic Three Pagodas Pass runs for 250 miles. This is now known as the Death Railway.
The railway line was meant to transport cargo daily to India, to back up their planned attack on India. The construction was done using POWs and Asian slave laborers in unfavorable conditions. The work started in October 1942 and was completed in a year. Due to the difficult terrain, thousands of laborers lost their lives. It is believed that one life was lost for each sleeper laid in the track.
At the nearby Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, around 7,000 POWs, who sacrificed their lives in the railway construction, are buried. Another 2,000 are laid to rest at the Chungkai Cemetery.
This line has the River Kwai Bridge which became famous all over the world, when it was featured in movies and books. The cliff-hugging tracks and the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and valleys were well captured in the David Lean movie.
I plan on publishing scans from images that I’ve shot in the past on Saturday’s at 5pm CST so check back then to see more images from around the world from my past travels!
Fuji 6×17, Fuji 105mm lens, other exposure information wasn’t recorded back then.
During my trip to Colorado in 2023 to chase steam we stayed in Alamosa for the Cumbres and Toltec portion of the trip. On October 18th, 2023, I captured this view of BUGX (ex-BNSF) power and coaches sitting in the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad (SL&RG) yard there.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/1250, ISO 160.
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge steam locomotive D&RGW 476 pulls out of Silverton, Colorado on the early morning of October 17th, 2023, as D&RGW 476 waits to follow it. They were running on the line as a K-28 100th Anniversary Special between Silverton and Durango, Colorado for another day of running a photo charter special.
According to Wikipedia: The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 mi (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and was also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1968.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.
CSX 3177 leads loaded coal train, C319, as they head south through Crofton Cut, on February 5th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, with their train, just north of Crofton, Kentucky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/640, ISO 220.
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge steam locomotive D&RGW 473 leads a K-28 100th Anniversary Special with D&RGW 476 as a mid-train helper through the Repeating Curves at MP 472.2, along the Animas River, between Durango and Silverton, Colorado, on October 16th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 mi (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and was also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1968.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 250.
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge steam locomotive D&RGW 473 pulls a K-28 100th Anniversary Special with D&RGW 476 as a mid-train helper through the Repeating Curves at MP 472.2, along the Animas River, between Durango and Silverton, Colorado, on October 16th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 mi (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and was also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1968.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm, f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 160.