CSX 5353 leads loaded ethanol train B795 as it sits in the siding at the south end of Slaughters, Kentucky, on February 15th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision, waiting on a meet with an empty coal train headed north.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 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 @ 70mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 64.
Norfolk Southern 4561 creeps through Hatfield Junction as they pass Maintenance of Way at the crossover at 10mph as they head west with NS 168, just outside of Oakland City, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on February 17th, 2024.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 360mm, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 100.
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CSX 519 heads up a loaded coal train C319 as it heads south up the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana on February 17th, 2024, toward the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision after an overnight dusting of snow.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 pulls out of 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, Tele Lens, f/1.8, 1/2825, ISO 80.
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CSX 3105 leads I025 as they pass under the Paducah and Louisville Railway at the location known as Monarch on February 14th, 2024, as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Ky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110.
NS 9927, CPKC 4614, and CSXT 4072 on B207, a northbound loaded Phosphate train, meets hot intermodal CSX I025 at the north end of the siding at Slaughters, Ky on February 15th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 110.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam locomotive D&RGW 168 takes on water at 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, 1/3700, ISO 100.
Norfolk Southern 4073 and 8057 lead NS 125 east at Hatfield Junction, as they head east on February 17th, 2024, on the NS Southern East District, just east of Oakland City, Indiana.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/4000, ISO 110.
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 PRLX (Progress Rail Leasing) 4685 and 4687, both ex-CSX SD70 units, 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 220.
![Santa Fe Railway 142 leads four war bonnets as they pull east through Tehachapi Loop with a “Piggyback” trailer train sometime in the late 1980’s, as they head for Tehachapi, California, and points east on the UP Mojave Subdivision, through the Tehachapi Pass.
When I lived in southern California between 1981-1995, not counting a break where I lived in the Philippines for about 1.5 years, I spent a lot of time in these mountains and Cajon Pass, around the San Bernardino mountains! Over the coming year I’ll be scanning images from these and other locations and sharing them on Saturday evenings.
According to Wikipedia: The Tehachapi Loop is a 3,779-foot-long (0.72 mi; 1.15 km) spiral,[1] 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.[1][2] Any train that is more than 3,800 feet (1,200 m) long—about 56 boxcars—passes over itself going around the loop
Fuji 6x17, Fuji 105mm lens, other exposure information wasn’t recorded back then.
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Santa Fe Railway 142 leads four war bonnets as they pull east through Tehachapi Loop with a “Piggyback” trailer train sometime in the early to mid 1990’s, as they head for Tehachapi, California, and points east on the UP Mojave Subdivision, through the Tehachapi Pass.
When I lived in southern California between 1981-1995, not counting a break where I lived in the Philippines for about 1.5 years, I spent a lot of time in these mountains and Cajon Pass, around the San Bernardino mountains! Over the coming year I’ll be scanning images from these and other locations and sharing them on Saturday evenings.
According to Wikipedia: The Tehachapi Loop is a 3,779-foot-long (0.72 mi; 1.15 km) spiral,[1] 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.[1][2] Any train that is more than 3,800 feet (1,200 m) long—about 56 boxcars—passes over itself going around the loop
Fuji 6×17, Fuji 105mm lens, other exposure information wasn’t recorded back then.
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.