CSX Hot intermodal I128 heads north at Rahm, Indiana as it heads into Evansville, Indiana on their way to Chicago, IL. The Ohio River, overflowed its banks into the floodplain due to the recent rainfall and snow melt, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 24th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
Union Pacific 5890 leads CSX W017, a brand new loaded continuous rail train, as it heads south as it passes the north end of the siding at Kelly, Kentucky on March 4th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.
Union Pacific 5890 leads CSX W017, a brand new loaded continuous rail train, as it passes the signals at the south end of the siding at Crofton, Kentucky on March 4th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 120.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSXT 4745 leading loaded grain train G413 southbound at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on National Train Day, on May 11th, 2024.
National Train Day marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Golden Spike in Promontory, Utah, at the Promontory summit. The day also observes the first anniversary of the rail route system in the United States.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24mm @ 14mm, f/5.6, 1/800., ISO 400.
Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
In this week’s video I’m taking you on a tour of some of my favorite spots to railfan between Evansville and Rahm, IN, 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! 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 1875 P&LE Heritage unit leads CSX G412 northbound at Mortons Junction in Mortons Gap, Ky, on March 3rd, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
According to a CSX Press Release: June 6, 2024 – CSX has released a new heritage locomotive, the P&LE 1875, paying tribute to the storied Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE). The 15th in CSX’s heritage locomotive series, this new addition to the company’s fleet not only celebrates the rich history of P&LE but also marks a significant milestone in CSX’s ongoing commitment to honoring the legacies of America’s historic railroads.
The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad was established in 1875 with a primary mission of transporting essential industrial materials such as coal, coke, iron ore, limestone, and steel among the bustling industrial hubs of the region.
“It’s mainline connected Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Youngstown, Ohio and Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It did not actually reach Lake Erie until 1976,” explained Tim Music, a carman painter at the CSX Waycross Locomotive Shop where the unit was produced.
Despite its relatively modest route mileage, the P&LE Railroad earned the nickname “Little Giant” due to the enormous volume of heavy tonnage it moved. This impressive capability drew significant attention and by 1887, the P&LE became a subsidiary of the dominant New York Central Railroad. Under this new ownership, the P&LE enjoyed substantial improvements to its tracks and added capacity for passenger services, further enhancing its regional significance.
Over time, P&LE expanded by leasing branches from smaller railroads. These extensions included lines southeast along the Monongahela River through Homestead and McKeesport, and along the Youghiogheny River to Connellsville, where it connected with the Western Maryland Railway.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.
A CSX ballaster works on the recently repaired track from the M501 derailment site on the cutoff track for the CSX Henderson Subdivision, just outside of Mortons Gap, Ky, on March 3rd, 2025. The derailment happened in the early morning hours on March 2nd, 2025, as the train was approaching Mortons Junction, after B&P Enterprises out of Mississippi worked on removing the cars and repairing the tracks.
I’m told that a broken drawbar was likely what caused the derailment, but that’s not official. No one was injured in this event. The track is currently back open with a speed restriction.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120.
CSX L385 picks up the last standing car from the M501 derailment site on the cutoff track for the CSX Henderson Subdivision, just outside of Mortons Gap, Ky, on March 3rd, 2025.
The derailment happened in the early morning hours on March 2nd, 2025, as the train was approaching Mortons Junction. After crews working on removing the cars and repairing the tracks, CSX was close to reopening the cutoff to traffic and I’m fairly sure by the time this picture posts it’ll be back open.
I’m told that a broken drawbar was likely what caused the derailment, but that’s not official. No one was injured in this event.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.
Video of the CSX M501 derailment site cleanup on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, just outside of Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the cutoff track. Derailment happened in the early morning hours on March 2nd, 2025, as the train was approaching Mortons Junction. Still photos will be coming soon here on my page. – Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone
CSXT 3352 and 4751 lead empty coal train E003 pulls onto the cutoff at Mortons Junction as they head north on February 28th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. The first string of cars on this move was CSX MOW equipment and everything was headed for CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 180.
CSX M513 at Mortons Junction with BNSF 7620 and 7764 leading the way on February 28th, 2025, as they head south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 180.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch loaded rail train W471 as it heads south at Romney, Nortonville, Kentucky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on February 27th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @24mm, f/5, 1/500, ISO 400.
Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
In this week’s video I’m taking you on a tour of some of my favorite spots to railfan between Trenton, Ky and Adams, TN 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 loaded rail train W471, being led by CSXT 5403, waits in the siding at Crofton, Kentucky as CSX hot intermodal, I128, heads north on the main, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 27th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 180.
CSXT 3122 leads M647 as it passes loaded rail train W471, being led by CSXT 5403 at Romney, Nortonville, Kentucky as they both make their way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 27th, 2025. Once passed, the rail train continued their work of dropping rail between Romney and Crofton, Ky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
CSX Hot intermodal I128 heads north from Henderson, Kentucky as it crosses over the bridge over the Ohio River, which has overflowed its banks into the floodplain due to the recent rainfall and snow melt, as they head north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 24th, 2025.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
Talk about f/8 and being there!! In all my years railfanning at this spot I’ve always wanted to catch a barge and train here at the Ohio River crossing at Henderson, Kentucky and yesterday, February 24th, 2025!
I tried to get to Rahm, IN which is across the river, but as you can see the Ohio River has overflowed its banks into the floodplain, so it was not possible to drive back there. Instead, I went to the Henderson side as I knew that M647 was going to be heading south from Evansville, Indiana.
I knew I could fly from the boat ramp at Henderson, Ky, when it crossed the river and capture this shot showing all the flooding as it headed south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
CSXT 3439 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 as it meets and passes northbound CSX I128 in the siding at Kelly, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on February 22nd, 2025.
Tech Info: Nikon Z6ii, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 450.
CSXT 950 leads northbound M512 north with a long string of truck frames, bound for Toyota up in Indiana, as the pass under the highway 41 overpass at Mortons Gap, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on February 22nd, 2025.
Tech Info: Nikon Z6ii, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 210mm, 5.6, 1/250, ISO 140.
CSXT 1973, Chessie System Heritage Unit, leads CSX I025 as it passes over the Red River Trestle just north of Adams, TN as it heads south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on February 14th, 2025.
According to Wikipedia: The three railroads that would make up the Chessie System had been closely related since the 1960s. C&O had acquired controlling interest in B&O in 1962, and the two had jointly controlled WM since 1967.
Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT). Trains operated under the Chessie name from 1973 to 1987.
On November 1, 1980, Chessie System merged with Seaboard Coastline Industries to form CSX Corporation. Initially, the three Chessie System railroads continued to operate separately, even after Seaboard’s six Family Lines System railroads were merged into the Seaboard System Railroad on December 29, 1982. That began to change in 1983, when the WM was merged into the B&O. The Chessie image continued to be applied to new and re-painted equipment until July 1, 1986, when CSXT introduced its own paint scheme. In April 1987, the B&O was merged into the C&O. In August 1987, C&O merged into CSX Transportation, a 1986 renaming of the Seaboard System Railroad, and the Chessie System name was retired.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140.
A flock of pigeons that were feeding on spilled corn from a passing train, take flight on the approach of CSX 3092, leading CSX hot intermodal I025, as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Junction after an overnight snowfall, on February 19th, 2025. This intermodal often runs with a string of autoracks, hauling Tesla’s bound for Florida.
Tech Info: Nikon Z30, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 210mm, f/5.3, 1/1000, ISO 100.