CSX intermodal, I128, passes under the US 41 bridge as it heads north at Mortons Gap, Ky on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 140.
CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 southbound at Nortonville, Ky
A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 on main 1 heads south through the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, on April 12th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Hookers Point – Tampa, FL, as needed.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @150mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 160.
CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 southbound at Springfield, Tennessee
A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south across the Sulfur Fork Creek Trestle at Springfield, Tennessee, on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
G413 southbound at Gum Lick Trestle at Sunset, Kelly, Ky
April 21, 2024, As many of you know I’ve been working on a landscapes photo challenge I’ve titled 7-Minutes till Sunset, but I fudged on this one and it was shot at 10 minutes till Sunset. – During this challenge have been photographing a landscape daily from the air at 7 minutes till sunset, but today I was planning on shooting Gum Lick Trestle, just north of Kelly, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on April 21st, 2024.
However, I was blessed with two trains here at sunset today and this is the one closest to my 7 minute mark, which was shot about 3 minutes early, as loaded grain train CSX G413 heads south across it. I really didn’t expect a train at this spot at sunset, let along two about 15 minutes apart! The first train was a northbound empty coal train which I’ll post later in the week as it was about 30 minutes before sunset.
I threw up a prayer on my way to Gum Lick from my home in Richland letting the good Lord know it’d be nice if I had a train on the trestle at Sunset, I think he provided nicely even though I didn’t expect an answer so breathtakingly, as this line sees very few trains at this time of the day through here! You just never know.
Exposure was for the sun and then I brought up the mid-tones and shadows in the RAW file processing.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 heads southbound at Nortonville, Ky
A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B621 with Norfolk Southern 4025, 3603 and CSXT 5481 on main 1 meets Casky Yard local L391 headed north, on April 12th, 2024, at Nortonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Hookers Point – Tampa, FL, as needed.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 380.
CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567 southbound at Hopkinsville, Ky
A loaded southbound ethanol train, CSX B647 with Kansas City Southern Gray Ghost 4567, KCS 4162 and Norfolk Southern 9649 leading, heads south as it approaches Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 15th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
The Henderson Subdivision sees foreign power quite often and this train is one example of it. This train runs from Bensenville, IL (CPKC) to Lawrenceville, GA, as needed.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
Santa Fe 5262 heads through the Tehachapi Mountains in northern California
Santa Fe 5262 heads through the Tehachapi Mountains with a mixed freight on their way west along the UP Mojave Subdivision, California, in April of 1995.
According to Wikipedia: The Tehachapi Mountains are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States. The range extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northwestern Los Angeles County and form part of the boundary between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
The Mojave Subdivision refers to a series of railway lines in California. The primary route crosses the Tehachapi Pass and features the Tehachapi Loop, connecting Bakersfield to the Mojave Desert. East of Mojave, the line splits with the Union Pacific Railroad portion continuing south to Palmdale and Colton over the Cajon Pass and the BNSF Railway owned segment running east to Barstow. Both companies generally share trackage rights across the lines.
Tech Notes: Nikon F3 Film Camera, Nikon 300mm lens, f/stop and shutter speed not recorded
Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSXT 5469 as it leads M647 at Trenton, Ky
In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSXT 5469 as it leads M647 into the siding at Trenton, Kentucky to wait on hot intermodal I026 headed north, on April 15th, 2004, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision.
April 20th, 2024 – Episode 68 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
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.