The beauty of nature is all around us, we only have to see! I caught this jewel of a spider web during my daily 4 mile walk through my home town of Madisonville, Kentucky. The misty rain from Hurricane Zeta did a great job of creating these jewel like water drops on the web.
Tech Info: iPhone 11 Pro, JPG, 1.5mm lens (14mm), f/2.4, 1/122, ISO 25.
Northbound Geometry Train
Running under the remnants of Hurricane Zeta, CSXT 9969 passes the granary at Pembroke, Kentucky with geometry train W003 as it inspects the Henderson Subdivision between Nashville, TN and Evansville, IN on a rainy fall afternoon.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70mm @ 24mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 720.
Emergency, Emergency, Emergency
CSX Q648, with Metra rebuilt unit 213, went into emergency about 7 miles after I captured this scene at Trenton, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision.
I first caught this train at Guthrie and got ahead of it for this shot at Trenton. I was hoping to get another shot at Casky Yard, but unfortunately the train went into emergency under stormy skies and after the conductor walked the train he found a broken air hose that caused the problem.
I had hoped to catch it at the north end of Casky when it got underway, but I left them searching for a replacement hose in the yard as I figured it was going to be dark before they got moving again! It’s the way it goes sometime, but I’m very pleased how this shot turned out! A big shout out to fellow railfans down the line for the heads up on this move!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/240, ISO 100.
PAL UK and U of L leading empty coal
A Paducah and Louisville Railway empty coal train travels along the Warrior Coal Mine Lead , with University of Kentucky (2012) and University of Louisville (2013) leading the way, as it approaches AC Slaton road at Madisonville, Ky as it makes its way to Warrior Coal mine to pick up another load of coal for the Calvert City Terminal on October 27, 2020 in a light foggy mist.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 100.
Southbound takes siding at Slaughters, Ky
A Southbound CSX Q501 takes the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Kentucky as it prepares to meet a northbound on the Henderson Subdivision on October 12, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 200.
A bald eagle heads out from it’s nest, just off highway 917 at Lake City, Kentucky, on a hunting mission as it flies low between trees, on October 24, 2020.
Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 with a 1.4 teleconverter, 850mm, f/9, 1/1000, ISO 500.
Northbound at Mortons Gap, Ky
CSX K443 passes under highway 41 as it heads north at Mortons Gap, Kentucky along the Henderson Subdivision amid the color of fall on October 26, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 240, ISO 100.
Two Bald Eagles just hanging out on their nest off of hwy 917 at Lake City, Kentucky on October 24, 2020.
Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 with a 1.4 teleconverter, 750mm, f/8.5, 1/60, ISO 500.
Cross Roads
CSXT 5361 leads Q503 as it pulls away through the crossing at Romney as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision from Nortonville, Kentucky on October 16, 2020 at dusk.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/8, ISO 100.
I played tour guide today with my niece Jeanne and her husband David to several eagle nest locations around Kentucky Lake I caught this Bald Eagle as it heads on what I assume is a hunting mission after leaving it’s nest off of hwy 917 at Lake City, Kentucky on October 24, 2020. Out of the three spots we visited this was the only location we found eagles. However, it was during midday, when they normally are out hunting.
Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 with a 1.4 teleconverter, 850mm, f/9, 1/1000, ISO 500.
Ethanol Train Meet at Mortons Junction
BNSF 6357 heads up loaded ethanol train CSX K707 as waits on the Earlington Cutoff at Mortons Junction, as empty ethanol train CSX K423 heads north on the Earlington main, on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky with CSXT 5221 and 5461 leading the way.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 200.
Workday end is near!
The RJ Corman local arrives back at Guthrie, Ky to drop off its interchange work from a long day of picking up and dropping off freight along RJC’s Memphis Line, to CSX on the Henderson Subdivision on October 16, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.
The long roads
CSXT 919 leads Q503 on the Henderson Subdivision with CIT Switcher 1559 trailing as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Nortonville, Ky on October 16, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
PAL Northbound loaded coal
Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky locomotive 2012 and 4503 lead the afternoon Louisville Gas and Electric coal train northbound at McHenry, Kentucky on its way to Louisville on September 21, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
Lunch Break!
Union Pacific 6493 and 7188 pull away from their Paducah and Louisville Railway PRX2 loaded coal train just outside Princeton, Kentucky after the crew received permission to stop for lunch from PAL dispatch on October 17, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
BNSF Leading the Way
BNSF 688 and 8355 lead Potash train CSX K810 as they take the siding at the south end of the Slaughters Siding, preparing to meet CSX Q025 at Slaughters, Kentucky as the head north on the Henderson Subdivision on October 17, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 400.
RJC Interchange work
The RJ Corman local arrives back at Guthrie, Ky from the Memphis Line to drop off its interchange work from the day, as long shadows from the setting sun rake across the scene on the Henderson Subdivision on October 16, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100.
Southbound KCS Bells
Kansas City Southern 4054 and 4744 lead loaded ethanol train, CSX K443-26, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Sebree, Kentucky as light fades from the day on September 27, 2020.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/240, ISO 200.
Southbound at Mortons Gap. Ky
BNSF 6357 heads up loaded ethanol train CSX K707 with a very dirty CP 8555 as it heads south out of Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision with a long and heavy ethanol train.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 200.
CIT 1559 Switcher Move
CSXT 919 leads Q503 south on the Henderson Subdivision with CIT Switcher 1559 trailing as it pulls off the Earlington Cuttoff onto the main at Mortons Junction in Mortons Gap, Ky on October 16, 2020. A big shout out to Frank Knight for the heads up on this one!!
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Tech Info: DJI Mavic Mini Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.