Newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100.
Digital Art Photo – CSXT 7905 leads grain train G115 as it passes the Good Shepard Church at East Bank, West Virginia as it heads north on the Kanawha Subdivision on a beautiful fall afternoon on November 3rd, 2022.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 130.
Newly painted and refurbished Canadian Pacific 5798 sits tied down in the Paducah and Louisville Railway Yard in Louisville, Kentucky on April 15th, 2023. The markings under the cab window are SD40-2 DRF-30. Not sure where it was rebuilt and what was done to it however, with the recent merger between the CP and KCS, the road name on this newly painted unit is now incorrect!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec, ISO 130.
Louisville and Indiana Railroad locomotives 2004 and 2006 sit, tied down in their yard at Jeffersonville, Indiana, on Saturday, April 15th, 2023, as the railroad wasn’t working on the day of my recent visit here.
According to Wikipedia: The Louisville and Indiana Railroad is a Class III railroad that operates freight service between Indianapolis, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, with a major yard and maintenance shop in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It is owned by Anacostia Rail Holdings. The 106-mile line was purchased from Conrail in March 1994.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 110.
After a 1.5 hour wait, I caught Burlington Northern Santa Fe 6739 as it led Norfolk Southern 167, as it passes through the cut at Tunnel Hill on the NS Southern East District just north of Depauw, Indiana, as it makes its way east to Louisville, Ky on April 15th, 2023. This cut was made close to the old existing tunnel where the trains used to run.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec, ISO 200.
Infrared photo CSX I028 as it rounds the banked curve at the north end of Kelly, Ky as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023. I028 is one of 4 hot intermodals that travel up and down the Henderson Subdivision and this on travels between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL.
Tech Info: Fuji XT1 converted to 720nm, Nikon 18-250 @ 129mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, +.7 Exposure Comp.
April 29th, 2023 – Episode 17, from Jim Pearson Photography – In this weeks edited video we catch rail action around Fulton, Kentucky on the Canadian Nationals Fulton and Bluford Subdivisions! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
Hot intermodal CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Kentucky as the coal trains conductor performs a roll-by inspection of the intermodal on April 8th, 2023, as they pass the Tyson Foods Grain facility. This intermodal runs with autoracks loaded with Teslas, bound for Florida.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100.
CSX M647 passes through the crossing in downtown Mortons Gap, Ky with CSXT 254 leading the way, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 6th, 2023.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 250mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400.
CSX Intermodal, I028, passes Geometry train CSX W001 sitting in the siding at the north end of Latham at Hopkinsville, Ky on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision in a light rain. CSX W001 backed out onto the main after I028 passed and continued their inspection south.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 450mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 1000.
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Digital Art Photo – On track 1 CSX I025 passes CSX Geometry train W001 at Nortonville, Ky as W001 waits on track 2 as the intermodal heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 5th, 2023.
Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens zoomed 3x, f/1.8, 1/188sec , ISO 25, in 4K video Mode.
Empty coal train CSX E302 passes the Hopkinsville Elevator Company on Skyline Drive as they make their way north on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Hopkinsville, Ky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 320, ISO 110.
The power on Norfolk Southern 167 pulls away from its consist as they prepare to make a pickup at the yard in Princeton, Indiana on April 8th, 2023, before they continue their move east on the NS East/West District.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 460mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 280.
Canadian National 3018 leads a empty coal train as it waits in the yard at Fulton, Ky for a crew, CN Fulton Subdivision, on March 25th, 2023.
Im told that on average 10-15 trains a day pass through Fulton, Ky where the CN Cairo, CN Fulton Subdivisions and the West Tennessee Railroad all come together. Also, Amtrak has a depot here and is a flag stop for the City of New Orleans.
The first railroad deed was sold in 1857, and construction reached Pontotoc in 1859. At that time Fulton was referred to as the “end of the line” by the United States Government and all mail was addressed to this extent. In 1896, the Illinois Central Railroad owned the two railroad lines that crossed Fulton, which saw 30 passenger trains a day and 3,000 freight cars that picked up or delivered cargo. The freight cars would usually have bananas that would stop in Fulton to be re-iced and then shipped to the rest of the country. Through this process, Fulton became known as the “Banana Capital of the World”.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 230.
This weeks Saturday Infrared photo is of intermodal, CSX I028 as it crests the grade at Mortons Junction on April 12th, 2023, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Kentucky.
CSX I028 is one of four hot intermodals that run along the Henderson Subdivision and its counterpart, I029 runs between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL, outside of Chicago, IL. The other two intermodals on the line are I025 and I026, which run between Jacksonville, FL and Bedford Park, IL daily.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 18-25 @250mm, f/6.3, 1/500, ISO 400.
April 22nd, 2023 – Episode 16 from Jim Pearson Photography – In this weeks edited video we catch rail action between Sebree and Mortons Gap, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, then Richland and Princeton, Ky on the Paducah and Louisville Railway! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
Paducah and Louisville Railway 1998, painted in University of Kentucky colors to honor their 1998 NCAA win, passes under the US 70 West overpass with a ballast train as they head south at Richland, Kentucky on April 7th, 2023.
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, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 150.
CSXT 4540 and 3231 lead CSX S988, a combined Windmill parts and coal train, as they head north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through downtown Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 6th, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180.
CSXT 5398 leads Geometry Train W001 through the signals at the south end of Kelly siding at they inspect their way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Kelly, Ky on April 5th, 2023.
A track geometry train is a track inspection train on a rail transport system used to test several parameters of the track geometry without obstructing normal railroad operations. Some of the parameters generally measured include position, curvature, alignment of the track, smoothness, and the cross level of the two rails. The cars use a variety of sensors, measuring systems, and data management systems to create a profile of the track being inspected.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180.
DIGITAL PHOTO ART – Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, leads a freight train past an old barn at Hosterman, West Virginia during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend on November 4th, 2022. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022.
According to Wikipedia: The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad (reporting mark DGVR) is a heritage and freight railroad in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. It operates the West Virginia State Rail Authority-owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad (reporting mark WVC), as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Virginia.
Beginning in 2015, DGVR began operating the historic geared steam-powered Cass Scenic Railroad, which was previously operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources as part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 200.