In this week’s video we catch trains from Kentucky and West Virginia at a variety of locations and railroads along with some interesting moves! Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and enjoy the trains!! Please like, share, subscribe and thanks for watching! Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to Subscribe and Ring the Notification Bell so you won’t miss any of my future videos! Have a blessed day everyone!!
CSXT 911, Honoring our First Responders locomotive, leads empty coal train E305 at Breton, Ky
CSXT 911, Honoring our First Responders locomotive, leads empty coal train E305 as they pass through the curve at Breton, Kentucky on their way north on June 5th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
There used to be a siding at this location, but it was decommissioned a few months ago as it was too short to be of use these days. As you can tell, crews have started pulling up the rail.
CSXT 911 is painted in vibrant red with white and gold striped accents along with the logo of program partners First Responders Children’s Foundation and Operation Gratitude. It also features generic police, fire and emergency medical services logos.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.
June 7th, 2025 – Episode 127 – Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
In this week’s video we catch trains from the ground and the air between Mortons Gap and Kelly, Ky all over the span of about 2 1/2 hours on Saturday May 31st, 2025. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and enjoy the trains!! Please like, share, subscribe and thanks for watching! Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to Subscribe and Ring the Notification Bell so you won’t miss any of my future videos! Have a blessed day everyone!!
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for a southbound signal, just short of John Rivers Road crossing…
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for a southbound signal, just short of John Rivers Road crossing at Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky, as it leads 5 new Brightline Cars bound for Florida on May 27th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for southbound M513 to clear…
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for southbound M513 to clear just short of John Rivers Road crossing at Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky, as it leads 5 new Brightline Cars bound for Florida on May 27th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 120.
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for a southbound signal at Casky Yard, Hopkinsville, Ky
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for a southbound signal, just short of John Rivers Road crossing at Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky, as it leads 5 new Brightline Cars bound for Florida on May 27th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm, f/6, 1/1600, ISO 450.
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for a southbound signal at Hopkinsville, Ky
CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for a southbound signal, just short of John Rivers Road crossing at Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky, as it leads 5 new Brightline Cars bound for Florida on May 27th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 120.
CSX M512 heads north as it meets southbound M503 with the Operation Lifesaver Engine 4568 leading
CSX M512 heads north as it meets southbound M503 with the Operation Lifesaver Engine 4568 leading, at the south end of Slaughters, Kentucky on April 30th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
M512 was hauling three wrecked locomotives, CSXT 3469, 3299 and 245, on flats behind the head end power. From what I understand the units were from the signal suspension head on wreck in Folkston, GA last year. CSXT 245 was on the rock train and the other two were on I032.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
CSX M512 heads north at Kelly, Kentucky on April 30th, 2025
CSX M512 heads north at Kelly, Kentucky on April 30th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
The train was hauling three wrecked locomotives, CSXT 3469, 3299 and 245, on flats behind the head end power. From what I understand the units were from the signal suspension head on wreck in Folkston, GA last year. CSXT 245 was on the rock train and the other two were on I032.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 330.
Canadian National 8941 heads up B229 as they head north through downtown Madisonville, Kentucky
Canadian National 8941 heads up B229 as they head north through downtown Madisonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on May 12th, 2025.
This is a still frame grab I did from a video I shot of the train making its way north and I must say I’m really pleased with the results of doing this frame grab. Not that I’ll be doing this as a norm, but there’s times when I want to shoot both, and this gives me a way to accomplish this by just shooting 4k video.
Tech Info: iPhone 16pro Frame Grab from 4K Video.
CSXT 4568, 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver locomotive southbound at Slaughters, Ky
CSXT 4568, 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver locomotive, pulls south from the siding at the south end of Slaughters, Ky on April 30th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new Operation Lifesaver rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the company’s rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
CSXT 5473 leads CSX M513 as it heads south over the Red River at Adams, Tennessee
CSXT 5473 leads CSX M513 as it heads south over the Red River at Adams, Tennessee on May 9th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
This train had Indiana Railroad 9012 and 9007 dead in tow as the trailing units. I’m told both engines were on their way to Memphis, Tennessee where they will be scrapped. Both units are SD90MACs.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 170.
CSX M512 heads north hauling three wrecked locomotives, CSXT 3469, 3299 and 245, at Romney, Nortonville, Ky
CSX M512 heads north as it meets a southbound loaded coal train at Romney, Nortonville, Kentucky on April 30th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
The train was hauling three wrecked locomotives, CSXT 3469, 3299 and 245, on flats behind the head end power. From what I understand the units were from the signal suspension head on wreck in Folkston, GA last year. CSXT 245 was on the rock train and the other two were on I032.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 330.
May 10th, 2025 – Episode 123 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
In this week’s video we catch trains between Kelly and Slaughters, Kentucky including an unusual move of three damaged CSX engines on flats heading north and the Operation LifeSaver engine leading a southbound, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
CSXT 3118 leads B621, a loaded ethanol train heads south at Crofton, Ky
CSXT 3118 leads B621, a loaded ethanol train, as they pull into the siding at the north end of Crofton, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on April 23, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 110.
CSXT 7227 leads M648 northbound at Kelly, Ky
CSXT 7227 leads M648 as it heads north at Kelly, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on April 23, 2025, passing a large stack of recently replaced ties.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
CSXT 3264 leads hot intermodal I026 as they head north under the north Main Street overpass at Madisonville, Ky
CSXT 3264 leads hot intermodal I026 as they head north under the north Main Street overpass at Madisonville, Ky at dusk, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on April 23, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 100.
CSXT 3118 leads B621, a loaded ethanol train, as they head south over Old Madisonville Road
CSXT 3118 leads B621, a loaded ethanol train, as they head south over Old Madisonville Road, just north of Crofton, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on April 23, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 160.
Southbound CSX Intermodal I025 passes a loaded grain train at Nortonville, Ky
Southbound CSX Intermodal I025 gets a friendly wave from the conductor of a loaded grain train as he prepares to conduct a roll-by inspection on I025 at Nortonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 15th, 2025.
Tech Info: Nikon Z6ii, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 280.
Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX hot intermodal I025 as it crests the grade at the north end of Crofton, Kentucky
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX hot intermodal I025 as it crests the grade at the north end of Crofton, Kentucky as it heads south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on April 15th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @16mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
April 26th, 2025 – Episode 121 – Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
April 26th, 2025 – Episode 121 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography In this week’s video we’re watching trains at Howell Yards in Evansville, IN, Slaughters, Hanson and Kelly, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and enjoy the trains!! Please like, share, subscribe and thanks for watching!