CSX S983, led by Union Pacific 4016, waits for 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.
CSXT 5473 leads CSX M513 as it heads south out of Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Ky, 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, 1/1250, ISO 140.
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.
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 100.
CSXT 3252 lead hot intermodal I025 south at Anaconda, just south of Robards, Kentucky as they pass the newly constructed Solar energy fields, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on July 11th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 130.
In this week’s video we catch trains from the ground and the air between Springfield, TN and Robards, Ky 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!
CSX M512 heads north at Anaconda, just south of Robards, Kentucky as they pass the newly constructed Solar energy fields, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on July 11th, 2025. The loads behind the power are truck frames.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.
CSXT 309 leads B620, a northbound combined freight and Ethanol Empties train as it passes under the Paducah and Louisville Railway at the location known as Monarch at Madisonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on July 7th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 100.
CSXT 309 leads B620, a northbound combined freight and Ethanol Empties train just south of Guthrie, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on July 7th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 100.
CSXT 3309 leads hot intermodal I026 as they spit the signals at the south end of Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on July 12th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.
CSX empty coal train E319 heads north at Anaconda, just south of Robards, Kentucky as they pass the newly constructed Solar energy fields, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on July 11th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 180.
CSX Intermodal I025 passes the CSX Maintenance Facility at Springfield, Tennessee, on July 7th, 2025, as it heads south with CSXT 964 leading on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. From what I’m told, this location is where the original L&N Freight Depot once stood, and this building was built after the original building was torn down many years ago.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.
CSX Intermodal I128 crosses the Red River, just north of Adams, Tennessee, on July 7th, 2025, as it heads north with CSXT 5501 leading on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 110.
CSX I026 rolls down the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at sunset, December 18th, 2023, on its way north to Evansville, Indiana for a crew change, before heading north to Bedford Park, IL.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 170.
The late evening light and rainy weather helped bring about this slow shutter speed shot of the conductor on G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850 leading his loaded grain train, doing a roll-by inspection on empty coal train E904 at the south end of the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision, trackage that used to belong to the L&N.
I’ve been trying for several days to get a good shot of this engine, as it’s been at Howell Yard in Evansville, IN for their Family Days event. I didn’t want a shot of it just sitting in a yard, so I played the long game and made two-day long trips to Indiana to get it finally on the move! I started the chase on this move at Princeton, IN this was my last shot of the day! It rained pretty much the whole day, but fortunately there was a lull here and a couple of other spots where I was able to get the drone up!
According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network.
The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroad’s iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with today’s CSX colors and markings on the cab end.
Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nation’s heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX.
The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/10, ISO 100.
May 12, 2022 – CSX P001-09 Presidential Office Car passenger train heads north over the Ohio river bridge from Henderson, Ky down the Viaduct into Evansville, Indiana on the Henderson Subdivision with CSXT 1, 2 and 3 leading the way.
CSX Transportation has repainted 3 of its executive fleet F40PH locomotives in a paint scheme inspired by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio and a fleet of cars to finish out the train set. The city of Baltimore chartered the railroad on Feb. 28, 1827, to build west to a suitable point on the Ohio River. Ground was broken on July 4, 1828, at Carrollton, Md. By 1929 the railroad operated 5,658 miles of track and had 2,364 locomotives. In the 1970s the B&O became part of Chessie System and in the 1980s it became part of CSX.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1500, ISO 110.
CSX P001-23 Office Car Special passenger train makes its way across the old L&N bridge over the Ohio River as it heads south at Henderson, Kentucky with CSXT 1, 2 and 3 leading the way on the Henderson Subdivision on August 23rd, 2022.
CSX repainted these three-executive fleet F40PH locomotives in a paint scheme inspired by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio and a fleet of cars to finish out the train set. The city of Baltimore chartered the railroad on Feb. 28, 1827, to build west to a suitable point on the Ohio River. Ground was broken on July 4, 1828, at Carrollton, Md. By 1929 the railroad operated 5,658 miles of track and had 2,364 locomotives. In the 1970s the B&O became part of Chessie System and in the 1980s it became part of CSX.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
CSXT 911, Honoring our First Responders locomotive, leads empty coal train E305 as they pass through Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on their way north on June 5th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
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 160.
CSX loaded grain train, G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850, heads south across the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This bridge and trackage for the Henderson Subdivision used to belong to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, before it was absorbed by CSX.
According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network.
The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroads iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with todays CSX colors and markings on the cab end.
Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nations heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, todays CSX.
The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nations economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/1000, ISO 150.
In this week’s video we catch trains from the ground and the air between Madisonville and Kelly, Ky with some Canadian National and a SW1500 Switcher thrown into the mix. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and enjoy the trains!! Please like, share, subscribe and thanks for watching!
CSXT 3194, Honoring our Law Enforcement Locomotive, is dwarfed by the coal pile at Calvert City Terminal, as it leads a loaded coal train into the loop, next to the Tennessee River, at Calvert City, Kentucky, on May 8th, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 130.