CSXT 6402 heads up the power at Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Kentucky as they work the yard job in the early morning fog on New Year's Day on January 1st, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. The old saying is what you do on the first day of the new year determines what you’ll do all year long and so I made sure to get trackside today where I caught this action and a couple of videos that will be in next Saturday’s edited video post! Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/730, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSXT 6402 heads up the power at Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Ky on New Years Day

CSXT 6402 heads up the power at Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Kentucky as they work the yard job in the early morning fog on New Year’s Day on January 1st, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision.

The old saying is what you do on the first day of the new year determines what you’ll do all year long and so I made sure to get trackside today where I caught this action and a couple of videos that will be in next Saturday’s edited video post!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/730, ISO 120.

CSXT 5274 leads M501 (Barr Yard - Chicago, IL to Radnor Yard - Nashville, TN) heads south on the Earlington Cutoff, that runs around downtown Earlington and Madisonville, KY on a cold winters evening, as it heads for Nashville, TN on the Henderson Subdivision, December 27th, 2022. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trainsfromtheair

CSXT 5274 leads M501 south on the Earlington Cuttoff at Mortons Gap, Ky

CSXT 5274 leads M501 (Barr Yard – Chicago, IL to Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN) heads south on the Earlington Cutoff, that runs around downtown Earlington and Madisonville, KY on a cold winters evening, as it heads for Nashville, TN on the Henderson Subdivision, December 27th, 2022.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 120.

CSXT 352 heads up CSX G421, a loaded grain train, as passes through Mortons Junction through the freshly fallen snow and extremely frigid weather at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision, in the 5-degree weather on December 23rd, 2022. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/8000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSX G421 loaded grain train southbound through Mortons Gap, Kentucky

CSXT 352 heads up CSX G421, a loaded grain train, as passes through Mortons Junction through the freshly fallen snow and extremely frigid weather at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision, in the 5-degree weather on December 23rd, 2022.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/8000, ISO 110.

CSXT 3161 heads up CSX I028 as it spits the signals at the south end of the siding at Latham as it makes its way north through the freshly fallen snow at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision in the 5-degree weather! This is the scene I posted a Waiting on a Train photo from last Friday, December 23rd, 2022. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 310mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #csxhendersonsubdivision #trainsinthesnow

CSX I028 as it spits the signals at the south end of the siding at Hopkinsville, KY

CSXT 3161 heads up CSX I028 as it spits the signals at the south end of the siding at Latham as it makes its way north through the freshly fallen snow at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision in the 5-degree weather! This is the scene I posted a Waiting on a Train photo from last Friday, December 23rd, 2022.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 310mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 110.

On this Christmas Day I'm posting one of my favorite snow scenes from this year of CSX Intermodal I026 (Duval Yard - Jacksonville, FL to Bedford Park, IL) as it heads upgrade out of Mortons Junction on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on January 7th, 2022. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 410mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 2500. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer CSX Intermodal I026 (Duval Yard - Jacksonville, FL to Bedford Park, IL) prepares to head upgrade out of Mortons Junction on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Kentucky as it moves north through a fresh snowfall on January 7th, 2022. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 410mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 2500. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer

On this Christmas Day I’m posting one of my favorite snow scenes from 2022

On this Christmas Day I’m posting one of my favorite snow scenes from this year of CSX Intermodal I026 (Duval Yard – Jacksonville, FL to Bedford Park, IL) as it heads upgrade out of Mortons Junction on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on January 7th, 2022. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 410mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 2500.

December 24th, 2022 Saturday Edited Video

This Saturday’s edited video is a bit different as it was all shot in B&W Infrared!

Not really the best time of the year to shoot Infrared as it works best when it has a lot of greenery in the scene. I have been considering doing this for awhile now and decided to take it on as a challenge to see what I could come up with during the starkness of the winter.

The videos were all shot on my Fuji XT1 which was converted to 720nm Infrared! If you’re interested in seeing still shots that I do in Infrared then pay a visit to my website at http://www.jimpearsonphotography.com or my Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/jimpearsonsp… where you’ll find the photography end of my passion.

My videos are also posted there as well. I hope you all enjoy my latest edited video and I plan to do IR video occasionally, but probably when were into Spring and Summer. If you have any questions just drop them in the comments! – Jim

CSXT 928 leads M513 as it navigates the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, during the “golden hour,” as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision on October 14th, 2022. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 340mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 450. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSXT 928 leads M513 at Nortonville, KY

CSXT 928 leads M513 as it navigates the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, during the “golden hour,” as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision on October 14th, 2022.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 340mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 450.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

CSXT 845 leads E302heads down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana as the rising sun casts long shadows across the landscape, on October 28th, 2022, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. This train runs between Stilesboro, GA (Plant Bowen) and Sugar Camp Mine on the Evansville Western Railway. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/730, ISO 100 -1.7stops. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSXT 845 leads E302heads down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana

CSXT 845 leads E302heads down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana as the rising sun casts long shadows across the landscape, on October 28th, 2022, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. This train runs between Stilesboro, GA (Plant Bowen) and Sugar Camp Mine on the Evansville Western Railway.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/730, ISO 100 -1.7stops.

The daily Evansville Western Railway local, with EVWR 6004 (SD60) leading, backs their train into CSX Howell Yard in Evansville, IN, as it arrives to perform its interchange work, in this cropped aerial view from outside the yard area. Pretty much the entire Howell yard facility can be seen from this view looking south. According to Wikipedia: The Evansville Western Railway (reporting mark EVWR) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #evansvillewesternrailway #evwr #indianatrains

The daily Evansville Western Railway local at CSX Howell Yard, Evansville, IN

The daily Evansville Western Railway local, with EVWR 6004 (SD60) leading, backs their train into CSX Howell Yard in Evansville, IN, as it arrives to perform its interchange work, in this cropped aerial view from outside the yard area. Pretty much the entire Howell yard facility can be seen from this view looking south.

According to Wikipedia: The Evansville Western Railway (reporting mark EVWR) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 120.

CSXT 813 pulls past the old C&O Depot at Thurmond, West Virginia as it heads east with loaded coal train C206 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. The C&O passenger railway depot in town was renovated in 1995 and Amtrak stops there 3 times a week. The entire town is a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. 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 130. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSXT 813 pulls past the old C&O Depot at Thurmond, West Virginia

CSXT 813 pulls past the old C&O Depot at Thurmond, West Virginia as it heads east with loaded coal train C206 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.

The C&O passenger railway depot in town was renovated in 1995 and Amtrak stops there 3 times a week. The entire town is a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

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 130.

Nov. 3 & 7, 2022, CSX action on the Kanawha & New River subdivisions from Huntington & Thurmond, WV.

November 12th, 2022 – This week in this edited video we catch November 3rd and 7th, 2022, in this edited video we catch CSX action on the Kanawha and New River subdivisions between Huntington & Thurmond, WV as I made my way to and from Cass, West Virginia.

I was headed out to participate in their Rail Heritage Weekend, with about 50 other railfans, including friends Bryan Burton and Dave Higdon, Jr. We all had a great time, and you’ll see a video of the steam operations during the weekend in my edited video on November 19th, 2022, so stay tuned and be sure to like and subscribe so you don’t miss it! #jimpearsonphotography

Today we have an infrared shot of CSXT 4572 leading the Hopkinsville Local (L391) as it heads north to CSX Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Kentucky on October 7th, 2022, to do it’s work there before returning to Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, KY. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 18mm, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer

CSXT 4572 leading the Hopkinsville Local (L391) at Madisonville, KY

Today we have an infrared shot of CSXT 4572 leading the Hopkinsville Local (L391) as it heads north to CSX Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Kentucky on October 7th, 2022, to do its work there before returning to Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, KY.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 18mm, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO 200.