This week we chase the CSX Chessie Heritage unit south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Sebree, Mortons Gap, and Hopkinsville, Ky as it moves south. We also catch I025 southbound at Nortonville and a northbound empty coal at Mortons Gap, Ky. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
CSX M502 as it approaches the south end of Rankin, Ky
CSXT 49 leads CSX M502 as it approaches the south end of Rankin, Ky, as they head north on April 8th, 2024, along the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.
CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Gap, Kentucky
CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 10th, 2024. The long string of Autoracks behind the power on this train are filled with Tesla’s bound for Florida, where I’m told, they will head to overseas markets.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 at Rankin, Ky
KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky
KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
CSXT 7259 leads loaded grain train G351 south at Breton, Ky
CSXT 7259 leads loaded grain train G351 as they pass the deactivated siding at Breton, Ky, as they head south on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky
KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave at Rankin, Ky
The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave as empty ethanol train B622 pulls out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 at Rankin, Ky
The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 as he prepares to conduct a roll-by inspection, as he waits for it to pass so his train, B622 can pull out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky behind the intermodal and continue their move north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, 150-600mm @600, f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 80.
CSXT 2765 leads the power on CSX L385 as it comes off the East Diamond Spur at Madisonville, Ky
CSXT 2765 leads the power on CSX L385 as it comes off the East Diamond Spur onto the CSX Henderson Subdivision cutoff at Madisonville, Ky, as a MOW track crew waits for him to clear the signals. L385 is returning engines light to Atkinson Yard at Madisonville after working on drop-offs along the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Central City and Drakesboro, Ky, on April 10th, 2024.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/800, ISO 320.
CSX 7014 leads M502 as they round the curve at Romney, Nortonville, Ky
CSX 7014 leads M502 as they round the curve at Romney, just south of Nortonville, Kentucky as they head north on April 6th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 230.
Denver and Rio Grande Western steam locomotives 473 and 493 pull past Granite Point, just outside of Rockwood, Co
Denver and Rio Grande Western steam locomotives 473 and 493 head up a daily passenger train as they pull past Granite Point, just outside of Rockwood, Colorado, as they head to Silverton, CO, on October 15th, 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: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.
CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502 north across Gum Lick Trestle, Kelly, Ky
CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502, Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN – Clearing Yard – Chicago, IL, as heads north across Gum Lick, just north of Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024, with an mixed freight train, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 150.
Santa Fe 4035 passes through tunnel 9 under their train above in the Tehachapi Loop…
Santa Fe 4035 passes through tunnel 9 under their train above in the Tehachapi Loop as they begin to pull through the loop on their way west on the UP Mojave Subdivision in April of 1995.
According to Wikipedia: The Tehachapi Loop is a 3,779-foot-long (0.72 mi; 1.15 km) spiral, or helix, on the Union Pacific Railroad Mojave Subdivision through Tehachapi Pass, of the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. The line connects Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley to Mojave in the Mojave Desert.
Rising at a steady two-percent grade, the track gains 77 feet (23 m) in elevation and makes a 1,210-foot-diameter (370 m) circle. Any train that is more than 3,800 feet (1,200 m) long—about 56 boxcars—passes over itself going around the loop. At the bottom of the loop, the track passes through Tunnel 9, the ninth tunnel built as the railroad was extended from Bakersfield, CA.
The line averages about 36 freight trains each day. Passenger trains such as Amtrak’s San Joaquin are banned from the loop, although the Coast Starlight can use it as a detour. Its frequent trains and scenic setting make the Tehachapi Loop popular with railfans. In 1998, it was named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. It is also designated as California Historical Landmark #508.
Tech Notes: Nikon F3 Film Camera, Nikon 70-300mm lens at 300mm, f/stop and shutter speed not recorded
Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX 3329 and 108 leading a northbound M512 at Crofton, Ky
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX 3329 and 108 leading a northbound M512 as they approach the north end of the siding at Crofton, Ky on April 6th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24mm @ 10mm, f/5.6, 1/340, ISO 400.
April 13th, 2024 – Episode 67 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
Photography This week’s trains are all on the CSX Henderson Subdivision and include a wide variety of trains including the CSX Family Lines Heritage Unit and a CSX Geometry train move. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
CSXT 787 leads CSX loaded coal train C319 south at Kelly, Ky
CSXT 787 leads CSX loaded coal train C319, Evansville, IN (EVWR) – Cross, SC, southbound as it passes the signals at the north end of Kelly, Ky, on April 6th, 2024, with, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
CSX M512 northbound at Crofton, Kentucky
CSXT 3329 leads CSX M512, Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN – Clearing Yard – Chicago, IL, passes the signals at the north end of Crofton, Ky, on April 6th, 2024, with a mixed freight train, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
CSX I128 heads north as it takes the siding at the south end at Rankin, Ky during the 2024 Eclipse
CSX I128 heads north as it takes the siding at the south end at Rankin, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision, as sunlight begins to reappear on the area during the April 8th, 2024, total eclipse event at 2:04pm CST.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/180, ISO 480.
Denver and Rio Grande Western double header steam locomotives 473 and 493 pull north out of Durango, CO
Denver and Rio Grande Western double header steam locomotives 473 and 493 pull north out of Durango with a daily passenger train, bound for Silverton, Colorado on October 15th, 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: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 140.
CSX B212 heads south past the siding at Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024
CSX B212 heads south past the siding at Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024, with an empty Phosphate train (Bensenville, IL (CPKC) – Mulberry, FL), on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 160.