CSXT 3385 leads CSX intermodal I028 as it passes the old L&N Railway depot at Henderson, Kentucky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision on March 4th, 2022.

I’m told that the Railmark Holdings, Inc has purchased the depot and is currently continuing restoration on the station. I’ve not be able to find out what their plans for the depot include yet.

According to their website: Railmark, its brands, and subsidiaries are leaders in the railroad industry in North America and around the world. An accomplished provider of railroad transportation, rail services, and rail systems development, Railmark provides a complete and fully integrated program for rail network improvement and rail management services to railroads, governments, municipalities, and industrial clients.

Railmark also owns and operates railroads in North America and sponsors philanthropic initiatives through its Railmark Foundation Limited. Together the Railmark group of rail service companies work around the world each day to make rail transportation better by improving economies and the quality of human life.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 140.

A short local, CSX J732 (Hopkinsville to Madisonville, Ky and return) prepares to pass under the highway 41 overpass at Morons Gap, Kentucky as it heads south with its short train on the Henderson Subdivision on February 5th, 2022.

According to The Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer Website: Mortons Gap is a Hopkins County city on US 41 about five miles south of Madisonville, Kentucky. Named for Thomas Morton who settled in a gap in an east-west ridge in the southern part of the county. He built a house there circa 1805. The gap has long been used to travel through the area and the railroad and US 41 both run through it. The town was established by the South Diamond Mining Company circa 1871. Mortons Gap was incorporated in 1888. The Mortons Gap post office opened in 1871. The population in 2010 was 863. It was serviced by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the early years and now the line is owned by CSXT.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/5000, ISO 200.

CSXT 3353 and 5360 lead CSX Q512 as they pass the pond at the location known as poorhouse on the railroad, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Ky on February 7th, 2022.

This location at MP 279 on the railroad got its name from the Louisville and Nashville Railway days when the Hopkins County Poorhouse stood near this location.

According to the Kentucky Historic Institutions website: In 1910 there were more than 84 thousand paupers that were enumerated in poorhouses in the United States; this was a marked increase of 3 percent compared to 1904. In Kentucky, the number of enumerated people in poorhouses in 1910 were 1,522; 871 being male and 651 being female. Of that population, 1,044 were native born, 167 were foreign born, 27 have unknown nativity, and 284 were colored, Irish and Swiss immigrants had a much high ratio of pauperism in 1910 than any other nationality.

According to the occupations of individuals admitted into poorhouses, unskilled laborers made up the highest number. Skilled trades also held a relatively considerable number as well. Women frequently were domestic servants prior to admission. A relatively large number of about two filths reported being unable to do any work of any kind. A statistically significant number of paupers during the year 1910 were consider physically or mentally defective though the number of insane and feeble-minded almshouses was on the decline in 1910. Three fourths of discharges were done so as self-supporting. Approximately 17,000 paupers died in poorhouses during 1910 a rate of 207.7 paupers per 1,000. The most common cause of death at that time was tuberculosis of the lungs.

In earlier days, poorhouses were sometimes used as temporary shelters for vagrants as well as a place of detention for petty criminals. This was often due to poorhouses being the only public agency available to offer relief, even to those who were insane, feeble-minded, or epileptic. Some communities combined poorhouses with free hospitals or infirmaries that catered to the poor.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.

With CSXT 3230 leading, Q503 pulls through downtown Sebree, Kentucky on it’s daily run between Chicago, IL and Radnor Yard at Nashville, TN as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision, on a cold winter’s afternoon on January 27th, 2022.

From Wikipedia: Sebree was founded as a railroad town in 1868, just ahead of the arrival of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in October. The town founders, William Scott and Col. E.G. Sebree, intended to name it Springdale after nearby natural springs, but the name was preempted by another community in Mason County. The post office was initially named McBride but renamed for Col. Sebree (the first president of the St. Bernard Mining Company) in 1870 for his assistance in bringing the railroad to this part of the state.

The L&N depot was on the eastern side of the track and furnished with day and night operators. At one time, Sebree was home to some 40 businesses, hotels, shops, and stores. The first nondenominational church was erected in 1870. It was quickly followed by Methodist, Catholic, and Baptist churches. The town was also home to Sebree Springs, a summer resort and park operated by G.L. Dial. Telephone service arrived in 1895, and several tobacco factories were also built.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 500.