CSX M512 pulls onto track 2 as it heads north from Romney at Nortonville, Ky with an oversized load at Nortonville, Kentucky on April 28th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. The load is a transformer built by Royal Smit Transformers, whose home office is in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Not sure if it was built there or here in the USA.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 200.
CSX M648 heads north under stormy skies with West Coast Express 903, a F59PHI engine as their 3rd unit dead in tow, at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision on May 12th, 2023. From the looks of the engine, it is fresh out of the shops somewhere down south and is on its way back north to Canada.
According to masstransit.com 903 is one of Seven locomotives on the West Coast Express that will be refurbished under a project to be paid for by the governments of Canada, British Columbia and TransLink. The Metro Vancouver commuter rail service has been in service since 1995 and sees more than 2.6 million boardings annually.
The project includes refurbishing the engines of six of the seven locomotives to extend their lifespan by 15 years. In addition, all head end power units, which provide heat and lighting to the passenger cars, will be replaced to reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and allow operation of longer trains.
The locomotives will be refurbished one at a time to ensure there is no disruption in service. Once work is complete, each locomotive will be tested, commissioned, and returned to service before work starts on the next locomotive.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 190.
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May 13th, 2023 – Episode 19 – Train video from Jim Pearson Photography – In this week’s edited video we catch rail action between Slaughters and Kelly, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision, including at the old L&N Depot at Madisonville, Ky! Enjoy and please Like and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
CSX M512 with 8 flats of M1 Tanks departs from the north end of Kelly, Ky on April 25th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. The loads behind the tanks are truck frames.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 130.
CSX M512 waits on the main with 8 flats of M1 Tanks as loaded coal train C904 takes the siding at the north end of Kelly, Ky so they can pass each other on April 25th, 2023. M512 was too long at 13,000 plus feet to fit into the siding so they had to wait on the C904 to clear the north end of the siding, before continuing their move on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 130.
Digital Art Photo – CSXT 7905 leads grain train G115 as it passes the Good Shepard Church at East Bank, West Virginia as it heads north on the Kanawha Subdivision on a beautiful fall afternoon on November 3rd, 2022.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 130.
Infrared photo CSX I028 as it rounds the banked curve at the north end of Kelly, Ky as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023. I028 is one of 4 hot intermodals that travel up and down the Henderson Subdivision and this on travels between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL.
Tech Info: Fuji XT1 converted to 720nm, Nikon 18-250 @ 129mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, +.7 Exposure Comp.
Hot intermodal CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Kentucky as the coal trains conductor performs a roll-by inspection of the intermodal on April 8th, 2023, as they pass the Tyson Foods Grain facility. This intermodal runs with autoracks loaded with Teslas, bound for Florida.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100.
CSX M647 passes through the crossing in downtown Mortons Gap, Ky with CSXT 254 leading the way, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 6th, 2023.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 250mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400.
CSX Intermodal, I028, passes Geometry train CSX W001 sitting in the siding at the north end of Latham at Hopkinsville, Ky on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision in a light rain. CSX W001 backed out onto the main after I028 passed and continued their inspection south.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 450mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 1000.
Digital Art Photo – On track 1 CSX I025 passes CSX Geometry train W001 at Nortonville, Ky as W001 waits on track 2 as the intermodal heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 5th, 2023.
Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens zoomed 3x, f/1.8, 1/188sec , ISO 25, in 4K video Mode.
Empty coal train CSX E302 passes the Hopkinsville Elevator Company on Skyline Drive as they make their way north on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Hopkinsville, Ky.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 320, ISO 110.
April 22nd, 2023 – Episode 16 from Jim Pearson Photography – In this weeks edited video we catch rail action between Sebree and Mortons Gap, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, then Richland and Princeton, Ky on the Paducah and Louisville Railway! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!
CSXT 4540 and 3231 lead CSX S988, a combined Windmill parts and coal train, as they head north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through downtown Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 6th, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180.
CSXT 5398 leads Geometry Train W001 through the signals at the south end of Kelly siding at they inspect their way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Kelly, Ky on April 5th, 2023.
A track geometry train is a track inspection train on a rail transport system used to test several parameters of the track geometry without obstructing normal railroad operations. Some of the parameters generally measured include position, curvature, alignment of the track, smoothness, and the cross level of the two rails. The cars use a variety of sensors, measuring systems, and data management systems to create a profile of the track being inspected.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180.
CSXT 3200 and BCRAIL 4648 lead CSX B744, a combined empty ethanol and coal train, into the south end of CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky on April 3rd, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This is where the crew dropped off the coal half of their train before continuing their move north.
According to Wikipedia: BC Rail is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British Columbia Railway, and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail and currently is owned by CN.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.
CSX X513 passes through the signals at the north end of Casky with the CSX Operation Lifesaver locomotive CSXT 4568 leading, as they make their way south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023, at Hopkinsville, Ky.
According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the companys rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
This weeks Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX X513 headed south through the Red River Cut with the CSX Operation Lifesaver locomotive CSXT 4568 leading, as they approach the highway 41 overpass at Adams, TN on April 12th, 2023.
According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the companys rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24mm @24mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 400.
April 15, 2023 – Saturday Edited Video – Episode 15 – In this week’s edited video we catch rail action between Kelly and Robards, Ky featuring CSXT 911 on M648! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! 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 3229 and 720 head up I028 “elephant style” as they pass through the signals and farmland at the north end of the siding at Kelly, Kentucky on April 4th, 2023, as they head northbound on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 120.
Northbound CSX M648 passes under the north end of Anaconda at Robards, Kentucky with the CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders locomotive leading, on the Henderson Subdivision on March 9th, 2023.
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, 1/640, ISO 140.