Norfolk Southern 4152 leads D375 as they depart Huntingburg, Indiana as it heads south on the NS Evansville Branch with a load of rolled steel for the AK Steel plant at Rockport, Indiana, on October 20th, 2022, on a beautiful fall afternoon. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

Norfolk Southern 4152 leads D375 as they depart Huntingburg, Indiana

Norfolk Southern 4152 leads D375 as they depart Huntingburg, Indiana as it heads south on the NS Evansville Branch with a load of rolled steel for the AK Steel plant at Rockport, Indiana, on October 20th, 2022, on a beautiful fall afternoon.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.

In my Saturday Infrared view, it seems we've taken a step back in time with this early dawn scene at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad at Durbin, WV on November 4th, 2022. The early morning crews prepare Heisler locomotive number 6, for the first day of Rail Heritage Photography Weekend hosted by the Cass Scenic RR Photographer's Specials, out of Cass, West Virginia. 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. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/125, ISO 2500. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #cassscenicrailway #durbinandgreenbriervalleyrr #steamtrains #infrared #infraredtrainphotography

In my Saturday Infrared view, it seems we’ve taken a step back in time…

In my Saturday Infrared view, it seems we’ve taken a step back in time with this early dawn scene at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad at Durbin, WV on November 4th, 2022. The early morning crews prepare Heisler locomotive number 6, for the first day of Rail Heritage Photography Weekend hosted by the Cass Scenic RR Photographer’s Specials, out of Cass, West Virginia.

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.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/125, ISO 2500.

CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit on November 30th, 2022, leads CSX I028 out of Slaughters, KY, on the Henderson Subdivision on November 30th, 2022. On April 30, 2019, CSX unveiled locomotives 911 and this one, 1776. The two locomotives were created to honor the first responders and veterans. Another special unit, CSX 3194, was unveiled on August 22, 2019, in honor of the law enforcement. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #indianarailroads #trainsfromtheair

CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit on November 30th, 2022 at Slaughters, Ky

CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit on November 30th, 2022, leads CSX I028 out of Slaughters, KY, on the Henderson Subdivision on November 30th, 2022.

On April 30, 2019, CSX unveiled locomotives 911 and this one, 1776. The two locomotives were created to honor the first responders and veterans. Another special unit, CSX 3194, was unveiled on August 22, 2019, in honor of the law enforcement.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 140.

Canadian National 2276 leads GLCNTH25, a loaded grain train, as they head north on the Indiana Railroad's Indianapolis Subdivision heading through the crossing just past Milepost 115, just north of Sullivan, Indiana on November 25th, 2022. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 1000. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #regionalrailroad

Canadian National 2276 leads GLCNTH25 at Sullivan, IN

Canadian National 2276 leads GLCNTH25, a loaded grain train, as they head north on the Indiana Railroad’s Indianapolis Subdivision heading through the crossing just past Milepost 115, just north of Sullivan, Indiana on November 25th, 2022.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 1000.

CSXT 6284 leads E164 (doubled up empty coal train) as it passes through the crossing in downtown Sebree, Kentucky, northbound on October 13th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100, -.7stops. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSX E164 northbound at Sebree, Kentucky

CSX E164 (doubled up empty coal train) as it passes through the crossing in downtown Sebree, Kentucky, northbound on October 13th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100, -.7stops.

Mower Lumber Company steam locomotive, Shay No. 2, heads through a grade crossing, outside Cass, West Virginia on November 4th, 2022, during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend at the Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022. According to the Cass website: Shay #2, a Pacific Coast Shay, was constructed in July of 1928 for the Mayo Lumber Company of Paldi, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. A Pacific Coast Shay is a souped-up model of the class C-70 3 truck Shay. The Pacific Coast features superheat, a firebox that is 13 inches longer, lower gear ratio, steel cab, cast steel trucks, and steel girder frame. A feature of the steel girder frame is the large opening for exposing staybolts. Also, the cylinders were designed so they attached only to the locomotive frame, rather than to the boiler shell as in other Shays. This allowed for easier access and maintenance. #2 is the only Shay of its kind in the east. Shay #2, originally a wood burner, spent its working commercial life with four companies in British Columbia including Lake Logging Company, Cowichan Lake B.C. and Western Forest Industries, Honeymoon Bay, B.C. Later converted to burn oil then rebuilt to burn bituminous coal at Cass, #2 is the only known Shay to have used all three types of fuel. The locomotive ended its career switching cars on Vancouver docks in 1970, making it one of the last commercially used Shays. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 11mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 180. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #cassscenicrailway #steamtrains

Mower Lumber Company steam locomotive, Shay No. 2, heads through a grade crossing, outside Cass, West Virginia

Mower Lumber Company steam locomotive, Shay No. 2, heads through a grade crossing, outside Cass, West Virginia on November 4th, 2022, during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend at the Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022.

According to the Cass website: Shay #2, a Pacific Coast Shay, was constructed in July of 1928 for the Mayo Lumber Company of Paldi, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. A Pacific Coast Shay is a souped-up model of the class C-70 3 truck Shay. The Pacific Coast features superheat, a firebox that is 13 inches longer, lower gear ratio, steel cab, cast steel trucks, and steel girder frame. A feature of the steel girder frame is the large opening for exposing staybolts.

Also, the cylinders were designed so they attached only to the locomotive frame, rather than to the boiler shell as in other Shays. This allowed for easier access and maintenance. #2 is the only Shay of its kind in the east. Shay #2, originally a wood burner, spent its working commercial life with four companies in British Columbia including Lake Logging Company, Cowichan Lake B.C. and Western Forest Industries, Honeymoon Bay, B.C. Later converted to burn oil then rebuilt to burn bituminous coal at Cass, #2 is the only known Shay to have used all three types of fuel. The locomotive ended its career switching cars on Vancouver docks in 1970, making it one of the last commercially used Shays.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 11mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 180.

Hoosier Southern (HOS ) 468 leads the daily local as it heads south to perform interchange work from Norfolk Southern Railway at Lincoln City, Indiana on October 20th, 2022. The railroad originally consisted of a 22.3-mile line between the Indiana communities of Cannelton and Santa Claus that the Port Authority purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1991. The line had been unused since the mid-1980s and Norfolk Southern was considering abandonment prior to the Port Authority's (PCPA) purchase. PCPA's goal in obtaining and putting the Hoosier Southern line back into service was (and is) to attract new industry to Perry County. When Waupaca Foundry announced plans to build a facility just north of Tell City in 1995, the Port Authority undertook construction of a spur to that site. In 1996, an additional 2.4 miles of trackage between Santa Claus and Lincoln City was added to the HOS system. This trackage was also purchased from Norfolk Southern. Combined with the Tell City River Port on the Ohio River at Tell City, the Hoosier Southern provides multimodal transportation to serve the needs of businesses in both Perry and Spencer counties. Though the Hoosier Southern is no longer part of the Norfolk Southern system, it interchanges with the NS system at Lincoln City. NS gives HOS customers a direct connection to much of the eastern United States, with lines to such centers of commerce as Kansas City, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 190mm, f/5.3, 1/2000, ISO 1250. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #shortlinerailroad #indiananortheasternrailroad

Hoosier Southern 468 leads the daily local at Lincoln City, Indiana

Hoosier Southern (HOS ) 468 leads the daily local as it heads south to perform interchange work from Norfolk Southern Railway at Lincoln City, Indiana on October 20th, 2022.

The railroad originally consisted of a 22.3-mile line between the Indiana communities of Cannelton and Santa Claus that the Port Authority purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1991. The line had been unused since the mid-1980s and Norfolk Southern was considering abandonment prior to the Port Authority’s (PCPA) purchase.

PCPA’s goal in obtaining and putting the Hoosier Southern line back into service was (and is) to attract new industry to Perry County. When Waupaca Foundry announced plans to build a facility just north of Tell City in 1995, the Port Authority undertook construction of a spur to that site. In 1996, an additional 2.4 miles of trackage between Santa Claus and Lincoln City was added to the HOS system. This trackage was also purchased from Norfolk Southern.

Combined with the Tell City River Port on the Ohio River at Tell City, the Hoosier Southern provides multimodal transportation to serve the needs of businesses in both Perry and Spencer counties.

Though the Hoosier Southern is no longer part of the Norfolk Southern system, it interchanges with the NS system at Lincoln City. NS gives HOS customers a direct connection to much of the eastern United States, with lines to such centers of commerce as Kansas City, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 190mm, f/5.3, 1/2000, ISO 1250.

Indiana Southern railroad locomotive 3387 leads the morning local across the marshlands as it heads to the Algers, Winslow and Western Railway (AWW) yard (now belongs to Norfolk Southern Railway) at Oakland City, Indiana to do its interchange work on October 20th, 2022. According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Southern Railroad (reporting mark ISRR) is a short line or Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Indiana. It began operations in 1992 as a RailTex property,[1] and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000. RailAmerica was itself acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in December 2012. The Algers, Winslow and Western Railway (reporting mark AWW) was a Class III short-line railroad that served the surface mining operations in Pike County, Indiana. It operated approximately 19 miles of track which reached from the coal mines west of Cato south to those at Enos Corner and ran close to the Norfolk Southern Railway and Indiana Southern Railroad. It was acquired in March 2007 by Norfolk Southern, but still operating under the original company's name. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1500, ISO 130. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #csxce&dsubdivison #indianasouthernrailroad #indianarailroads #trainsfromtheair

Indiana Southern railroad locomotive 3387 heads to the AWW Yard at Oakland City, IN

Indiana Southern railroad locomotive 3387 leads the morning local across the marshlands as it heads to the Algers, Winslow and Western Railway (AWW) yard (now belongs to Norfolk Southern Railway) at Oakland City, Indiana to do its interchange work on October 20th, 2022.

According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Southern Railroad (reporting mark ISRR) is a short line or Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Indiana. It began operations in 1992 as a RailTex property,[1] and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000. RailAmerica was itself acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in December 2012.

The Algers, Winslow and Western Railway (reporting mark AWW) was a Class III short-line railroad that served the surface mining operations in Pike County, Indiana. It operated approximately 19 miles of track which reached from the coal mines west of Cato south to those at Enos Corner and ran close to the Norfolk Southern Railway and Indiana Southern Railroad. It was acquired in March 2007 by Norfolk Southern, but still operating under the original company’s name.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1500, ISO 130.

In today’s Infrared view we find CSXT 542 leading Intermodal I028 as it approaches the north Main Street Overpass at Madisonville, KY on October 10th, 2022, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #trainphotographer

CSXT 542 leading Intermodal I028 north at Madisonville, Kentucky in Infrared

In today’s Infrared view we find CSXT 542 leading Intermodal I028 as it approaches the north Main Street Overpass at Madisonville, KY on October 10th, 2022, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 200.

Cass Scenic Railway Shay locomotive number 11, (C-90-3) moves through a cloud of its own smoke as it runs through the forest during the Rail Heritage Photography Weekend photo shoot at Cass, West Virginia on November 5th, 2022. According to Wikipedia: Cass Scenic Railroad, is an 11-mile (18 km) long heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. The park also includes the former company town of Cass and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob, the highest point on Back Allegheny Mountain. Founded in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company (now WestRock), Cass was built as a company town to serve the needs of the men who worked in the nearby mountains cutting spruce and hemlock for the West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company, a subsidiary of WVP&P. At one time, the sawmill at Cass was the largest double-band sawmill in the world. It processed an estimated 1.25 billion board feet (104,000,000 cu ft; 2,950,000 m3) of lumber during its lifetime. In 1901 work started on the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railroad, which climbs Back Allegheny Mountain. The railroad eventually reached a meadow area, now known as Whittaker Station, where a logging camp was established for the immigrants who were building the railroad. The railroad soon reached the top of Gobblers Knob, and then a location on top of the mountain known as 'Spruce'. The railroad built a small town at that location, complete with a company store, houses, a hotel, and a doctor's office. Work soon commenced on logging the red spruce trees, which grew in the higher elevations. Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, f/2.8, 1/75, ISO 64. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #cassscenicrailway #steamtrains

Cass Scenic Railway Shay locomotive number 11 at Cass, West Virginia

Cass Scenic Railway Shay locomotive number 11, (C-90-3) moves through a cloud of its own smoke as it runs through the forest during the Rail Heritage Photography Weekend photo shoot at Cass, West Virginia on November 5th, 2022.

According to Wikipedia: Cass Scenic Railroad, is an 11-mile (18 km) long heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. The park also includes the former company town of Cass and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob, the highest point on Back Allegheny Mountain.

Founded in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company (now WestRock), Cass was built as a company town to serve the needs of the men who worked in the nearby mountains cutting spruce and hemlock for the West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company, a subsidiary of WVP&P. At one time, the sawmill at Cass was the largest double-band sawmill in the world. It processed an estimated 1.25 billion board feet (104,000,000 cu ft; 2,950,000 m3) of lumber during its lifetime. In 1901 work started on the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railroad, which climbs Back Allegheny Mountain.

The railroad eventually reached a meadow area, now known as Whittaker Station, where a logging camp was established for the immigrants who were building the railroad. The railroad soon reached the top of Gobblers Knob, and then a location on top of the mountain known as ‘Spruce’. The railroad built a small town at that location, complete with a company store, houses, a hotel, and a doctor’s office. Work soon commenced on logging the red spruce trees, which grew in the higher elevations.

Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, f/2.8, 1/75, ISO 64.

Canadian National 2276 leads LGCN25, a loaded grain train, as they head north on the Indiana Railroad’s Indianapolis Subdivision approaching Milepost 115, just north of Sullivan, Indiana on November 25th, 2022. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 1000. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #regionalrailroad

Canadian National 2276 leads LGCN25 Northbound at Sullivan, Indiana

Canadian National 2276 leads GLCNTH25, a loaded grain train, as they head north on the Indiana Railroad’s Indianapolis Subdivision approaching Milepost 115, just north of Sullivan, Indiana on November 25th, 2022.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 1000.

Cass Scenic Railway Shay locomotive number 11, (C-90-3) climbs uphill through a S curve in forest during the Rail Heritage Photography Weekend photo shoot at Cass, West Virginia on November 5th, 2022. According to Wikipedia: Cass Scenic Railroad, is an 11-mile (18 km) long heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. The park also includes the former company town of Cass and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob, the highest point on Back Allegheny Mountain. Founded in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company (now WestRock), Cass was built as a company town to serve the needs of the men who worked in the nearby mountains cutting spruce and hemlock for the West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company, a subsidiary of WVP&P. At one time, the sawmill at Cass was the largest double-band sawmill in the world. It processed an estimated 1.25 billion board feet (104,000,000 cu ft; 2,950,000 m3) of lumber during its lifetime. In 1901 work started on the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railroad, which climbs Back Allegheny Mountain. The railroad eventually reached a meadow area, now known as Whittaker Station, where a logging camp was established for the immigrants who were building the railroad. The railroad soon reached the top of Gobblers Knob, and then a location on top of the mountain known as 'Spruce'. The railroad built a small town at that location, complete with a company store, houses, a hotel, and a doctor's office. Work soon commenced on logging the red spruce trees, which grew in the higher elevations. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #cassscenicrailway #steamtrains

Cass Scenic Railway Shay locomotive number 11, (C-90-3) climbs uphill at Cass, WV

Cass Scenic Railway Shay locomotive number 11, (C-90-3) climbs uphill through a S curve in forest during the Rail Heritage Photography Weekend photo shoot at Cass, West Virginia on November 5th, 2022.

According to Wikipedia: Cass Scenic Railroad, is an 11-mile (18 km) long heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. The park also includes the former company town of Cass and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob, the highest point on Back Allegheny Mountain.

Founded in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company (now WestRock), Cass was built as a company town to serve the needs of the men who worked in the nearby mountains cutting spruce and hemlock for the West Virginia Spruce Lumber Company, a subsidiary of WVP&P. At one time, the sawmill at Cass was the largest double-band sawmill in the world. It processed an estimated 1.25 billion board feet (104,000,000 cu ft; 2,950,000 m3) of lumber during its lifetime. In 1901 work started on the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railroad, which climbs Back Allegheny Mountain.

The railroad eventually reached a meadow area, now known as Whittaker Station, where a logging camp was established for the immigrants who were building the railroad. The railroad soon reached the top of Gobblers Knob, and then a location on top of the mountain known as ‘Spruce’. The railroad built a small town at that location, complete with a company store, houses, a hotel, and a doctor’s office. Work soon commenced on logging the red spruce trees, which grew in the higher elevations.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140.

BNSF 9073 leads B207, a loaded phosphate train headed for Cicero, IL (BNSF) from Mulberry, FL, as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through Mortons Gap, Kentucky on November 17th, 2022. Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens, f/1.8, 1/222, ISO 64. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #iphonephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #bnsfrailway #bnsf #kentuckytrains #csxhendersonsubdivison

BNSF 9073 leads B207 northbound through Mortons Gap, Kentucky

BNSF 9073 leads B207, a loaded phosphate train headed for Cicero, IL (BNSF) from Mulberry, FL, as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through Mortons Gap, Kentucky on November 17th, 2022.

Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens, f/1.8, 1/222, ISO 64.

I was really doubtful I’d catch CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit, as it led CSX I028 out of Hopkinsville, KY, as I didn't get notice it was coming until I finally got out of bed and that was 45 minutes after I got the message. It was passing through Hopkinsville, KY and I live about 30 minutes from there, so I figured I had missed it as they don't usually let Intermodal sit around for very long. Well, I was sitting here in my home office working on pictures, responding to comments and listening to the scanner when I heard I028 was coming into Madisonville, KY and it was about an hour after it left Hopkinsville, Ky! I decided to head out and see if I could catch it somewhere north of Madisonville. I threw up a little prayer for some help on catching it (yes, I do that) and I heard the dispatcher tell them that they would be taking the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky to wait on three, yes three southbounds! This is one of the photos I captured of CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit, as it waits in the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Kentucky, for the three southbound trains to pass on the Henderson Subdivision on November 30th, 2022. I found out they were doing major track work at the south end of the siding at Breton, Kentucky, which is about 7 miles north of Slaughters and trains through there were restricted to 10mph, which caused a major bottleneck. They waited at Slaughters in the siding for about an hour for B795, M513 and hot intermodal I025 to pass before he got his turn to head north. There were also about 4 other trains behind I028 waiting to move as well! Quite a bottleneck for the railroad, turned out to be a haven for photos and videos for future posts! Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #indianarailroads #trainsfromtheair

CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit, as it led CSX I028 waits at the NE of Slaughters, Kentucky

I was really doubtful I’d catch CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit on November 30th, 2022, as it led CSX I028 out of Hopkinsville, KY, as I didn’t get notice it was coming until I finally got out of bed and that was 45 minutes after I got the message. It was passing through Hopkinsville, KY and I live about 30 minutes from there, so I figured I had missed it as they don’t usually let Intermodal sit around for very long.

Well, I was sitting here in my home office working on pictures, responding to comments and listening to the scanner when I heard I028 was coming into Madisonville, KY and it was about an hour after it left Hopkinsville, Ky! I decided to head out and see if I could catch it somewhere north of Madisonville.

I threw up a little prayer for some help on catching it (yes, I do that) and I heard the dispatcher tell them that they would be taking the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky to wait on three, yes three southbounds!

This is one of the photos I captured of CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit, as it waits in the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Kentucky, for the three southbound trains to pass on the Henderson Subdivision on November 30th, 2022.

I found out they were doing major track work at the south end of the siding at Breton, Kentucky, which is about 7 miles north of Slaughters and trains through there were restricted to 10mph, which caused a major bottleneck. They waited at Slaughters in the siding for about an hour for B795, M513 and hot intermodal I025 to pass before he got his turn to head north. There were also about 4 other trains behind I028 waiting to move as well! Quite a bottleneck for the railroad, turned out to be a haven for photos and videos for future posts!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 200.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #indianarailroads #trainsfromtheair

The Indiana Railroad (INRD), "Honoring First Responders" locomotive 4002, leads the railroads Santa Train on December 3rd, 2022, as they pass over the White River at Elliston, Indiana. The Saturday run of the train made stops between Bloomington and Jasonville, IN to allow the kids in various towns along the way to come on board and have a brief visit with Santa Claus. At this location they just left Bloomfield and are heading for their next stop at Linton, IN. The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road's Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham. INRD also owns a former Milwaukee Road line from Terre Haute, Indiana, to Burns City, Indiana (site of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center), with trackage rights extending to Chicago, Illinois. INRD no longer serves Louisville, Kentucky, and the Port of Indiana on the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, Indiana, through a haulage agreement with the Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC). Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #inrd #IndianaRailroad #RegionalRailroad #trainsfromtheair

The Indiana Railroad Santa Train heads over the White River at Ellison, Indiana

The Indiana Railroad (INRD), “Honoring First Responders” locomotive 4002, leads the railroads Santa Train on December 3rd, 2022, as they pass over the White River at Ellison, Indiana. The Saturday run of the train made stops between Bloomington and Jasonville, IN to allow the kids in various towns along the way to come on board and have a brief visit with Santa Claus. At this location they just left Bloomfield and are heading for their next stop at Linton, IN.

The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road’s Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.

INRD also owns a former Milwaukee Road line from Terre Haute, Indiana, to Burns City, Indiana (site of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center), with trackage rights extending to Chicago, Illinois. INRD no longer serves Louisville, Kentucky, and the Port of Indiana on the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, Indiana, through a haulage agreement with the Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.

Indiana Railroad 9007 and 9012 lead a local across the Wabash River from Palestine, Illinois as they head south on the Indianapolis Subdivision on November 25th, 2022. The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road's Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham. INRD also owns a former Milwaukee Road line from Terre Haute, Indiana, to Burns City, Indiana (site of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center), with trackage rights extending to Chicago, Illinois. INRD no longer serves Louisville, Kentucky, and the Port of Indiana on the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, Indiana, through a haulage agreement with the Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC). Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 130. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #indianatrains #indianarailroad

Indiana Railroad 9007 and 9012 lead a local across the Wabash River from Palestine, Illinois

Indiana Railroad 9007 and 9012 (SD90MACs) lead a local across the Wabash River from Palestine, Illinois as they head south on the Indianapolis Subdivision on November 25th, 2022.

The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km).

This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road’s Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham. INRD also owns a former Milwaukee Road line from Terre Haute, Indiana, to Burns City, Indiana (site of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center), with trackage rights extending to Chicago, Illinois.

INRD no longer serves Louisville, Kentucky, and the Port of Indiana on the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, Indiana, through a haulage agreement with the Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 130.

Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 passes through the northern Indiana countryside during one of many runs on September 24th, 2022, on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, between Angola and Palmer Lake, Indiana.Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 backs up through the northern Indiana countryside during one of many runs on September 24th, 2022, on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, between Angola and Pleasant Lake, Indiana. It was pulling the American History Train between the two cities during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience at Pleasant Lake from Angola. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more. According to Wikipedia: Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class “S-2” 2-8-4 “Berkshire” type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the “Nickel Plate Road”. No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 200.

Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 passes through the northern Indiana countryside

Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 passes through the northern Indiana countryside during one of many runs on September 24th, 2022, on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, between Angola and Palmer Lake, Indiana.Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 backs up through the northern Indiana countryside during one of many runs on September 24th, 2022, on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, between Angola and Pleasant Lake, Indiana.

It was pulling the American History Train between the two cities during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience at Pleasant Lake from Angola. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more.

According to Wikipedia: Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class “S-2” 2-8-4 “Berkshire” type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the “Nickel Plate Road”.

No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 200.

BNSF 9073 leads B207, a loaded phosphate train headed for Cicero, IL (BNSF) from Mulberry, FL, as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through Mortons Gap, Kentucky on November 17th, 2022. Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens, f/1.8, 1/222, ISO 64. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #iphonephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #bnsfrailway #bnsf #kentuckytrains #csxhendersonsubdivison

BNSF 9073 leads B207 northbound at Mortons Gap, KY

BNSF 9073 leads B207, a loaded phosphate train headed for Cicero, IL (BNSF) from Mulberry, FL, as it heads north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through Mortons Gap, Kentucky on November 17th, 2022.

Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens, f/1.8, 1/222, ISO 64.

Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, backs into the station at Durban, West Virginia on November 4th, 2022, during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022. Heisler No. 6 was built in 1929 and is a Class C-90 locomotive with 3 trucks. 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. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trainsfromtheair

Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6 at Durbin, WV

Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, backs into the station at Durban, West Virginia on November 4th, 2022, during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022. Heisler No. 6 was built in 1929 and is a Class C-90 locomotive with 3 trucks.

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.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 110.

CSXT 7905 pulls G115 through downtown Thurmond, West Virginia as it heads east with a grain train on the New River Subdivision on November 3rd, 2022. According to Wikipedia: Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with several businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Most of Thurmond is owned by the National Park Service for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Thurmond is the least-populous municipality in West Virginia. During the June 14, 2005, city elections six of the city's seven residents sought elected office. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSXT 7905 pulls G115 through downtown Thurmond, West Virginia

CSXT 7905 pulls G115 through downtown Thurmond, West Virginia as it heads east with a grain train on the New River Subdivision on November 3rd, 2022.

According to Wikipedia: Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with several businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

Most of Thurmond is owned by the National Park Service for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

Thurmond is the least-populous municipality in West Virginia. During the June 14, 2005, city elections six of the city’s seven residents sought elected office.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140.