CSX W995 High and Wide at Mortons Gap, KY

It was a slow and steady move at 25mph as CSXT 5499 led W995 as it made its way through Mortons Gap, KY, on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load.

These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and only 10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles.

Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, KY, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside!

Tech Info: Shot on an iPhone 11pro (audio) and a DJI Air 2 Drone, edited with Adobe Premiere Pro.

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Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy on the move!

A Selection of videos from my Union Pacific 4014, Big Boy Chase on August 27th & 28th, 2021 through Arkansas, Missouri & Illinois along the UP Hoxie and Chester Subdivisions.

UP 4014 Live from Popular Bluff, AR

From a Live Broadcast of Union Pacific’s 4014, Big Boy, as it backs into its display area at Popular Bluff, Arkansas on UP’s Hoxie Subdivision, on August 27th, 2021.

July 23, 2021 – BNSF local with EMRY 6403 at West Paducah, Ky and NS 110 at Mount Vernon, IL.

July 23, 2021 – Newly refurbished Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY) 6403, Owned by the New Brunswick Southern Railway (NBSR), trails as the third unit on the northbound Paducah to Centralia, IL BNSF local as it pulls north at Chiles Junction in West Paducah, Kentucky with BNSF 7901 and 6147 leading the way. Then we catch Norfolk Southern 110 as it heads north across the Union Pacific Diamond at Mount Vernon, Illinois on the NS Southern West District on the same day.

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Tech Info: Shot on an iPhone 11pro and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro.

Illinois rail action of Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad and CN.

In this video we catch Illinois rail action of a Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad local on its way to Terre Haute, Indiana and one of their locals working the yard at Decatur, Illinois along with a CN manifest headed to Chicago from Siegal, Illinois on July 21st, 2021.

Southbound military move at Slaughters and Nortonville, Ky

Southbound military move at Slaughters and Nortonville, Ky

A short video from February 20th, 2021 on the Henderson Subdivision as W809 heads south with a load of military vehicles at Slaughters and Nortonville, Ky.

In the second clip the train finally crawled to a stop just south of Nortonville with CSXT 5473 and 3348 leading the 5,000+ load of military vehicles elephant style, to wait for another northbound Q648.

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Tech Info: iPhone 11pro at 4K, a DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 in Black and White

May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 makes its way from the the Monticello Railway Museum, in to downtown Monticello, Illinois, during Southern Rail Productions two day Photo Charter event.

The Monticello Railway Museum, is an all-volunteer organization in central Illinois with an operational railroad main line yard open to the public.

They offer train rides on Saturdays and Sundays from May through October, regardless of weather conditions, as well as a number of special events throughout the year.

May 18, 2018 – Southern Steam engine 401 makes its way to Monticello , Illinois from Jim Pearson on Vimeo.