CSX B244, an empty potash train departs the siding at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 31st, 2023. CSX B244 is a fairly new, as-needed potash train off the CP that runs between Chicago, IL and Tampa, FL. The power on this move is CSX 3443, KCS 4728, CP 8933 and CP 8021.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 230.

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CSX B244, an empty potash train departs Kelly, Ky headed north on the Henderson Subdivision.

CSX B244, an empty potash train departs the siding at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 31st, 2023. CSX B244 is a fairly new, as-needed potash train off the CP that runs between Chicago, IL and Tampa, FL. The power on this move is CSX 3443, KCS 4728, CP 8933 and CP 8021.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 230.

CSX empty coke train, B426 with UP power sits in front of the yard office at Atkinson Yard, at Madisonville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 22nd, 2023, as local L385 departs southbound to Reed Minerals at Drakesboro, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 130.

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CSX empty coke train, B426 and local L385 at Atkinson Yard, Madisonville, Ky

CSX empty coke train, B426 with UP power sits in front of the yard office at Atkinson Yard, at Madisonville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 22nd, 2023, as local L385 departs southbound to Reed Minerals at Drakesboro, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 130.

April 8, 2023 – Saturday Edited Video – Episode 14 from Jim Pearson Photography

April 8, 2023 – Saturday Edited Video – Episode 14 – In this week’s edited video we catch rail action between Madisonville and Kelly, Ky including a windmill motor move and a couple trains on the Paducah and Louisville Railway! Enjoy and please Like and Subscribe! This week’s trains are CSX S988, X222, M513, I025, L391, I029, and two Paducah and Louisville locals at Richland, Ky.

CSX I025 heads south as it meets empty potash train, B244 in the siding at the north end of the siding at Trenton, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 31st, 2023.

CSX B244 is a fairly new, as-needed potash train off the CP that runs between Chicago, IL and Tampa, FL. The power on this move is CSX 3443, KCS 4728, CP 8933 and CP 8021.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 180.

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CSX I025 meets CSX B244 at the north end of Trenton, Ky

CSX I025 heads south as it meets empty potash train, B244 in the siding at the north end of the siding at Trenton, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 31st, 2023.

CSX B244 is a fairly new, as-needed potash train off the CP that runs between Chicago, IL and Tampa, FL. The power on this move is CSX 3443, KCS 4728, CP 8933 and CP 8021.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 180.

WEB-ART-03.22.23 CSX B426 with UP power NB going away at Breton, Ky

Digital Art Photo of CSX empty coke train, B426 at Breton, Ky

Digital Art Photo of CSX empty coke train, B426 with UP power heads north at Breton, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 22nd, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 150.

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The nose of CSXT 3154 peeks over the rise as CSX I025 passes through the Hospital Drive crossing, approaching the Main Street overpass at Madisonville, Ky, on March 24th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This image was made as the train was about one half mile away from where I was standing, with a 440mm lens. The compression from the lens makes the train look much closer than what it was.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 440mm, f/6, 1/1000, ISO 800.

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CSXT 3154 peeks over the rise as CSX I025 heads south at Madisonville, Ky

The nose of CSXT 3154 peeks over the rise as CSX I025 passes through the Hospital Drive crossing, approaching the Main Street overpass at Madisonville, Ky, on March 24th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This image was made as the train was about one half mile away from where I was standing, with a 440mm lens. The compression from the lens makes the train look much closer than what it was.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 440mm, f/6, 1/1000, ISO 800.

Union Pacific Railroad 7756 leads as it heads north on CSX B426, at Breton, Ky with an empty coke train on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on March 22nd, 2023, bound for another load at Proviso, IL (UP). This train is returning from its run to Calvert City, Ky loadout, via the Paducah and Louisville Railway to drop off a load of coke.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 190.

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CSX B426 northbound at Breton, Kentucky with UP Power

Union Pacific Railroad 7756 leads as it heads north on CSX B426, at Breton, Ky with an empty coke train on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on March 22nd, 2023, bound for another load at Proviso, IL (UP). This train is returning from its run to Calvert City, Ky loadout, via the Paducah and Louisville Railway to drop off a load of coke.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 190.

This weeks Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX M513 as it makes its way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on October 10th, 2023, as it heads under the Island Ford Road overpass at Madisonville, Ky. Note that this image was shot while the train was still over ½ mile from the crossing, taking not much more time that it would take one to walk past the crossing, with a 24mm wide angle lens.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO 200.

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This weeks Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX M513 southbound at Madisonville, Ky

This weeks Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX M513 as it makes its way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on October 7th, 2022, as it heads under the Island Ford Road overpass at Madisonville, Ky. Note that this image was shot while the train was still over ½ mile from the crossing, taking not much more time that it would take one to walk past the crossing, with a 24mm wide angle lens.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO 200.

LoRam shoulder ballast cleaner SBC-2401 kicks up a dust storm as it makes its way north on the CSX Henderson Cuttoff through the beautiful spring countryside of Mortons Gap, Kentucky on May 10th, 2022, as it moves slowly along cleaning the ballast on both sides of the rails.

Shoulder ballast cleaning consists of removing ballast at the end of the ties, screening the ballast, and discarding fines and fouling material and restoring the good ballast to the shoulder. Integrated scarifiers break open end of tie mud pockets, removes fines, and restores ballast voids in the shoulders and under the tie ends and release damaging trapped water.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 130.

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LoRam shoulder ballast cleaner SBC-2401 works on the cutoff at Mortons Gap, Ky

LoRam shoulder ballast cleaner SBC-2401 kicks up a dust storm as it makes its way north on the CSX Henderson Cuttoff through the beautiful spring countryside of Mortons Gap, Kentucky on May 10th, 2022, as it moves slowly along cleaning the ballast on both sides of the rails.

Shoulder ballast cleaning consists of removing ballast at the end of the ties, screening the ballast, and discarding fines and fouling material and restoring the good ballast to the shoulder. Integrated scarifiers break open end of tie mud pockets, removes fines, and restores ballast voids in the shoulders and under the tie ends and release damaging trapped water.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 130.

CSX M512 makes its way north from the location know as Monarch on the railroad as it heads north at Madisonville, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on March 20th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 280.

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CSX M512 northbound at Monarch, Madisonville, Ky

CSX M512 makes its way north from the location know as Monarch on the railroad as it heads north at Madisonville, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on March 20th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 280.

A southbound CSX I025, with a string of autoracks carrying Tesla’s, passes through the North end of Kelly, Ky as it meets M648 waiting in the siding for them to pass through on June 8th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.

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CSX I025 meets M648 at the north end of Kelly, Ky

A southbound CSX I025, with a string of autoracks carrying Tesla’s, passes through the North end of Kelly, Ky as it meets M648 waiting in the siding for them to pass through on June 8th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.

Digital Photo Art - CSX L382 puts out a bit of smoke as it pulls away from WF Ware after picking up a cut of grain cars at Trenton, Kentucky on July 12th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision. L382 is the local that runs between Casky yard in Hopkinsville and Guthrie, Ky and here we catch it as it starts its run back to Casky.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 220mm, f/5.3, 1/1250, ISO 200.

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Digital Photo Art – CSX L382 departs Trenton, Ky

Digital Photo Art – CSX L382 puts out a bit of smoke as it pulls away from WF Ware after picking up a cut of grain cars at Trenton, Kentucky on July 12th, 2022, on the Henderson Subdivision. L382 is the local that runs between Casky yard in Hopkinsville and Guthrie, Ky and here we catch it as it starts its run back to Casky.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 220mm, f/5.3, 1/1250, ISO 200.

March 25th, 2023 – Episode 12 – Saturday Edited Video

March 25th, 2023 – Episode 12 – In this weeks edited video we catch rail action between Robards and Nortonville, Ky! We’ll see M513, X222, I025, M647 and M 513 along the Henderson Subdivision. Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe!

Todays Infrared photo is of CSX L392, Casky Yard - Hopkinsville, KY to Radnor Yard - Nashville, TN, sits in the south end of Casky Yard waiting on a crew to take it south to Nashville, TN along the Henderson Subdivision on March 18th, 2023. This is my first Infrared shot from a drone! I ordered a custom 830nm IR filter cut for my Air 2S by the fine folks at Kolari Vision. It is a bit challenging since this is a very dark filter over the camera lens and requires a high ISO or very slow shutter speed. Therefore, I’ll be looking for things that are moving very slow or waiting in a siding or yard where they’re stationary for the most part. Stay tuned!!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/13, ISO 420, 830nm IR filter.

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Todays Infrared photo is of CSX L392 waiting for a crew at Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Ky

Todays Infrared photo is of CSX L392, Casky Yard – Hopkinsville, KY to Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN, sits in the south end of Casky Yard waiting on a crew to take it south to Nashville, TN along the Henderson Subdivision on March 18th, 2023.

This is my first Infrared shot from a drone! I ordered a custom 830nm IR filter cut for my Air 2S by the fine folks at Kolari Vision. It is a bit challenging since this is a very dark filter over the camera lens and requires a high ISO or very slow shutter speed.

Therefore, I’ll be looking for things that are moving very slow or waiting in a siding or yard where they’re stationary for the most part. Stay tuned!!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/13, ISO 420, 830nm IR filter.

CSX 7015 leads CSX B231 passes over a short bridge at  Mortons Gap, Ky, with a train of Phosphate Loads, as it heads north on March 18th, 2023. The loads run from Mulberry, FL, to Bensenville, IL (CP) via the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 280.

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CSX 7015 leads CSX B231 northbound at Mortons Gap, Ky

CSX 7015 leads CSX B231 passes over a short bridge at Mortons Gap, Ky, with a train of Phosphate Loads, as it heads north on March 18th, 2023. The loads run from Mulberry, FL, to Bensenville, IL (CP) via the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 280.

Northbound CSX M648 is stopped short of Monarch at Madisonville, Kentucky with the CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders locomotive leading, on the Henderson Subdivision on March 9th, 2023. It was waiting on two southbound trains to clear Arklow, north of Madisonville, so they didn't block crossings through downtown.

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, 1/800, ISO 150.

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CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders locomotive stopped short of Monarch at Madisonville, Ky

Northbound CSX M648 is stopped short of Monarch at Madisonville, Kentucky with the CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders locomotive leading, on the Henderson Subdivision on March 9th, 2023. It was waiting on two southbound trains to clear Arklow, north of Madisonville, so they didn’t block crossings through downtown.

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, 1/800, ISO 150.

CSXT 739 leads loaded grain train G419 southbound past the old Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad Depot after our first snowfall of the year on the Henderson Subdivision on January 7th, 2022. The snow which began to fall on the 6th brought a total of 4-6 inches of snow to the region and caused delays on the railroad due to switch problems along the line due to the snow and cold.

According to Wikipedia: “The L &N Railroad Depot in the Hopkinsville Commercial Historic District of Hopkinsville, Kentucky is a historic railroad station on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1892.

The year 1832 saw the first of many attempts to woo a railroad to Hopkinsville. This first attempt was to connect Hopkinsville to Eddyville, Kentucky. In 1868 Hopkinsville finally obtained a railroad station, operated by the Evansville, Henderson, & Nashville Railroad. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad acquired the railroad in 1879.

The Hopkinsville depot is a single-story frame building with a slate roof. It has six rooms: A Ladies Waiting room (the room closest to the street), a General Waiting Room, a Colored Waiting Room, a baggage room (the furthest room from the street), a ticket office (the only room which connected to all three waiting rooms), and a ladies’ restroom. Immediately outsides were warehouses for freight, usually tobacco.

Its last long-distance (passenger) train was the Louisville and Nashville’s Georgian, last operating in 1968.

During its operating years, the Hopkinsville depot was a popular layover spot for those traveling by train. It was the only Louisville & Nashville station between Evansville, Indiana and Nashville, Tennessee where it was legal to drink alcohol. Hopkinsville got the nickname “Hop town” due to train passengers asking the conductors when they would arrive at Hopkinsville, so they could “hop off and get a drink”.

The Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1975. CSX, which bought out the Louisville & Nashville, still run trains on the tracks next to the depot, but do not stop.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 110.

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Digital Art Photo – CSXT 739 leads loaded grain train G419 southbound at Hopkinsville, Ky

CSXT 739 leads loaded grain train G419 southbound past the old Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad Depot after our first snowfall of the year on the Henderson Subdivision on January 7th, 2022. The snow which began to fall on the 6th brought a total of 4-6 inches of snow to the region and caused delays on the railroad due to switch problems along the line due to the snow and cold.

According to Wikipedia: “The L &N Railroad Depot in the Hopkinsville Commercial Historic District of Hopkinsville, Kentucky is a historic railroad station on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1892.

The year 1832 saw the first of many attempts to woo a railroad to Hopkinsville. This first attempt was to connect Hopkinsville to Eddyville, Kentucky. In 1868 Hopkinsville finally obtained a railroad station, operated by the Evansville, Henderson, & Nashville Railroad. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad acquired the railroad in 1879.

The Hopkinsville depot is a single-story frame building with a slate roof. It has six rooms: A Ladies Waiting room (the room closest to the street), a General Waiting Room, a Colored Waiting Room, a baggage room (the furthest room from the street), a ticket office (the only room which connected to all three waiting rooms), and a ladies’ restroom. Immediately outsides were warehouses for freight, usually tobacco.

Its last long-distance (passenger) train was the Louisville and Nashville’s Georgian, last operating in 1968.

During its operating years, the Hopkinsville depot was a popular layover spot for those traveling by train. It was the only Louisville & Nashville station between Evansville, Indiana and Nashville, Tennessee where it was legal to drink alcohol. Hopkinsville got the nickname “Hop town” due to train passengers asking the conductors when they would arrive at Hopkinsville, so they could “hop off and get a drink”.

The Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1975. CSX, which bought out the Louisville & Nashville, still run trains on the tracks next to the depot, but do not stop.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 110.

CSXT 6481 leads local L385 as they deliver tank cars of LP Gas to Fortner Gas in Madisonville, Ky, just off the CSX Morganfield Branch on March 16th, 2023, under stormy skies.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 150.

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CSX L385 delivers LP Gas to Fortner Gas, Madisonville, Ky

CSXT 6481 leads local L385 as they deliver tank cars of LP Gas to Fortner Gas in Madisonville, Ky, just off the CSX Morganfield Branch on March 16th, 2023, under stormy skies.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 150.