CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it's run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision. According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it’s run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it’s run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130.

Norfolk Southern 4340 leads a mixed freight westbound as it passes over the WABIC Diamond at Decatur, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head west on the NS Lafayette District. The NS RoadRailer trains are now a thing of the past as the last one ran yesterday, 25th of August 2024, and the service has now been discontinued and they will transition fully to standard double-stack trains. From what I can find on the web: WABIC Junction (Diamond) next to the Wabash Depot Antique Mall in Decatur, Illinois, is where the Norfolk Southern's Springfield-Hannibal/Brooklyn districts and Canadian National's Peoria Subdivision cross. Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad also uses the diamond for switching sometimes. WABIC is named for the Wabash (WAB) and Illinois Central (IC), which used to cross here back in the good ole days, but times have changed. There were LOTS more tracks back then, along with a tower, and the WAB/Norfolk & Western, Baltimore & Ohio, and IC, as well as the Pennsylvania Railroad crossed here in the past. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/5000, ISO 170. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NorfolkSouthern #IllinoisRailroads

Norfolk Southern 4340 leads a mixed freight westbound as it passes over the WABIC Diamond at Decatur, Illinois

Norfolk Southern 4340 leads a mixed freight westbound as it passes over the WABIC Diamond at Decatur, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head west on the NS Lafayette District.

The NS RoadRailer trains are now a thing of the past as the last one ran yesterday, 25th of August 2024, and the service has now been discontinued and they will transition fully to standard double-stack trains.

From what I can find on the web: WABIC Junction (Diamond) next to the Wabash Depot Antique Mall in Decatur, Illinois, is where the Norfolk Southern’s Springfield-Hannibal/Brooklyn districts and Canadian National’s Peoria Subdivision cross. Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad also uses the diamond for switching sometimes.

WABIC is named for the Wabash (WAB) and Illinois Central (IC), which used to cross here back in the good ole days, but times have changed. There were LOTS more tracks back then, along with a tower, and the WAB/Norfolk & Western, Baltimore & Ohio, and IC, as well as the Pennsylvania Railroad crossed here in the past.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/5000, ISO 170.

Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DERI) local with WAMX 4244, 4134, 5909 and Wisconsin & Southern 3872 leading the way, passes through La Place, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head east to Terre Haute, Indiana (where they interchange with CSX) on the former CSX Danville Subdivision (now the DERI). According to Wikipedia: The Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (reporting mark DREI) is an American regional railroad that is a subsidiary of Watco Companies operating in eastern Illinois and western Indiana. In January 2018, CSX Transportation announced that it was seeking offers to buy the Decatur Subdivision and the Danville Secondary Subdivision as part of a system-wide sale of low-traffic routes, and in July, Watco, via the DREI, was identified as the winning bidder. Following regulatory approval from the Surface Transportation Board, The DREI began operations on September 9, 2018. The DREI operates two intersecting routes totaling 126.7 miles (203.9 km)—the former Decatur Subdivision between Montezuma, Indiana and Decatur, Illinois, and the former Danville Subdivision between Terre Haute, Indiana and Olivet, Illinois. It interchanges traffic with CSX, the Eastern Illinois Railroad, the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The railroad is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #DecaturandEasternRailroad #IllinoisRailroads

Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DERI) local heads east at La Place, Illinois

Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DERI) local with WAMX 4244, 4134, 5909 and Wisconsin & Southern 3872 leading the way, passes through La Place, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head east to Terre Haute, Indiana (where they interchange with CSX) on the former CSX Danville Subdivision (now the DERI).

According to Wikipedia: The Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (reporting mark DREI) is an American regional railroad that is a subsidiary of Watco Companies operating in eastern Illinois and western Indiana.

In January 2018, CSX Transportation announced that it was seeking offers to buy the Decatur Subdivision and the Danville Secondary Subdivision as part of a system-wide sale of low-traffic routes, and in July, Watco, via the DREI, was identified as the winning bidder. Following regulatory approval from the Surface Transportation Board, The DREI began operations on September 9, 2018.

The DREI operates two intersecting routes totaling 126.7 miles (203.9 km)—the former Decatur Subdivision between Montezuma, Indiana and Decatur, Illinois, and the former Danville Subdivision between Terre Haute, Indiana and Olivet, Illinois. It interchanges traffic with CSX, the Eastern Illinois Railroad, the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The railroad is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.

Canadian National 8820 leads a mixed freight as it pass the old Old Illinois Central Railroad Depot at Bethany, Illinois as they head south on the CN Peoria Subdivision on August 24th, 2024. According to waymarking.com, this station was built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1923 and taken out of service in 1969. The building has seen several uses since that time and now appears vacant but in very good condition. Obvious additions have been made to the building's exterior that contrast sharply with its original architecture. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 210. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #canadiannational #cn #IllinoisRailroads

Canadian National 8820 leads a mixed freight as it pass the old Old Illinois Central Railroad Depot at Bethany, IL

Canadian National 8820 leads a mixed freight as it pass the old Old Illinois Central Railroad Depot at Bethany, Illinois as they head south on the CN Peoria Subdivision on August 24th, 2024.

According to waymarking.com, this station was built by the Illinois Central Railroad in 1923 and taken out of service in 1969. The building has seen several uses since that time and now appears vacant but in very good condition. Obvious additions have been made to the building’s exterior that contrast sharply with its original architecture.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 210.

Norfolk Southern Nickel Plate Road Heritage Unit 8100 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 256 eastbound as it passes the United Prairie and Premier Cooperative grain complexes at Tolono, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head east on the NS Lafayette District. The NS RoadRailer trains are now a thing of the past as the last one ran yesterday, 25th of August 2024, and the service has now been discontinued and the will transition fully to standard double-stack trains. According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies. Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NorfolkSouthern #IllinoisRailroads

Norfolk Southern Nickel Plate Road Heritage Unit 8100 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 256 at Tolono, IL

Norfolk Southern Nickel Plate Road Heritage Unit 8100 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 256 eastbound as it passes the United Prairie and Premier Cooperative grain complexes at Tolono, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head east on the NS Lafayette District.

The NS RoadRailer trains are now a thing of the past as the last one ran yesterday, 25th of August 2024, and the service has now been discontinued and the will transition fully to standard double-stack trains.

According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies.

Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

Norfolk Southern 9839 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer NS 255 as it passes the tail end of it's counterpart, NS 256 at Sidney, Illinois on the NS Lafayette District on August 24th, 2024. This is the end of an era for this scene with RoadRailers as both trains are being changed over to Intermodals and today was the last run for eastbound 256 and the 25th was the last run for NS 255. According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies. Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NorfolkSouthern #IllinoisRailroads

Norfolk Southern 9839 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer NS 255, passing the rear of 256 at Sidney, IL

Norfolk Southern 9839 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer NS 255 as it passes the tail end of it’s counterpart, NS 256 at Sidney, Illinois on the NS Lafayette District on August 24th, 2024.

This is the end of an era for this scene with RoadRailers as both trains are being changed over to Intermodals and today was the last run for eastbound 256 and the 25th was the last run for NS 255.

According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies.

Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it's run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision. According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 170. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it’s run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it’s run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 170.

A single Norfolk Southern engine lead brings up the rear as DPU on NS 168 as they make their way across the New River Bridge northbound on the NS CNO&TP (Rathole) Subdivision at New River, Tennessee. On April 29th, 2024. According to the Historic Bridges website: This bridge is a very large high level deck cantilever truss bridge. It was constructed in 1963 and as such is a late example of its type, but still noteworthy as an uncommon structure type and for its size. Typical of 1960s truss bridges, the bridge still has riveted built-up beams, but v-lacing and lattice are absent in the built-up beams, and truss connections are bolted instead of riveted. It is 1,622.0 Feet (494.4 Meters) long, with 3 Main Span(s) and 6 Approach Span(s) is over 300 feet above the river. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #nscnotpsubdivision #norfolksouthern #trendingphoto #nsnewriverbridge

A single Norfolk Southern engine lead brings up the rear as DPU on NS 168 at New River, TN

A single Norfolk Southern engine lead brings up the rear as DPU on NS 168 as they make their way across the New River Bridge northbound on the NS CNO&TP (Rathole) Subdivision at New River, Tennessee. On April 29th, 2024.

According to the Historic Bridges website: This bridge is a very large high level deck cantilever truss bridge. It was constructed in 1963 and as such is a late example of its type, but still noteworthy as an uncommon structure type and for its size. Typical of 1960s truss bridges, the bridge still has riveted built-up beams, but v-lacing and lattice are absent in the built-up beams, and truss connections are bolted instead of riveted. It is 1,622.0 Feet (494.4 Meters) long, with 3 Main Span(s) and 6 Approach Span(s) is over 300 feet above the river.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110.

August 24th, 2024 – Episode 86 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography

This week we catch trains between Henderson and Hopkinsville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. For our look back at the past video we catch Federal Railroad Administration inspection car DOTX 217 arriving at P&L Railroad’s West Yards at Madisonville, Ky headed up by P&L 2129 on May 25, 2011. 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!!

Norfolk Southern 9800 leads westbound Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 255 as it heads out of the NS Lafayette East Yard at Lafayette, Indiana,while passing the CSX yard, on the NS Lafayette District on August 17th, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will become a thing of the past as of the weekend of 24-25th of August 2024, as the service will be discontinued and transitioned fully to standard double-stack trains. According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies. Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NorfolkSouthern #IndianaRailroads

Norfolk Southern 9800 leads westbound Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 255 at Lafayette, Indiana

Norfolk Southern 9800 leads westbound Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 255 as it heads out of the NS Lafayette East Yard at Lafayette, Indiana, while passing the CSX yard, on the NS Lafayette District on August 17th, 2024.

The RoadRailer trains will become a thing of the past as of the weekend of 24-25th of August 2024, as the service will be discontinued and transitioned fully to standard double-stack trains.

According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies.

Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.

CSX Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Heritage Unit (RF&P) 1836 and CSX 911 Honoring first Responders were paired up on August 19th as they led CSX M513 south at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. According to a CSX Press Release: February 15, 2024 - CSX has once again demonstrated its commitment to honoring the legacy of American railroads by launching its latest heritage locomotive, the RF&P 1836. This addition to the heritage fleet represents a significant milestone for the company, marking the tenth locomotive in this distinguished series. This new locomotive, numbered 1836, pays tribute to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad's founding year. The RF&P 1836 is a testament to CSX's dedication to preserving and celebrating railroad history, as well as its commitment to innovation and modernization. “Heritage goes far beyond the paint, the font and the schemes,” said Adam Oakley, CSX Supply Chain Manager, who assisted with the project. “Heritage is the people who make these railroads.” The RF&P 1836 made its debut after being released from the CSX Waycross paint shops. With a modern business look up front and a fun heritage look in the back, the CSX heritage scheme has been described as a "mullet" in the world of locomotives. The launch of the RF&P 1836 follows a series of similar releases by CSX, each paying homage to a different railroad that has made significant contributions to the industry. The company's heritage program continues to be a way for CSX to honor the past while also looking towards the future. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto #csxheritagelocomotive

CSX Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Heritage Unit (RF&P) 1836 and CSX 911 SB at Mortons Gap, Ky

CSX Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Heritage Unit (RF&P) 1836 and CSX 911 Honoring first Responders were paired up on August 19th as they led CSX M513 south at Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

According to a CSX Press Release: February 15, 2024 – CSX has once again demonstrated its commitment to honoring the legacy of American railroads by launching its latest heritage locomotive, the RF&P 1836. This addition to the heritage fleet represents a significant milestone for the company, marking the tenth locomotive in this distinguished series.

This new locomotive, numbered 1836, pays tribute to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad’s founding year. The RF&P 1836 is a testament to CSX’s dedication to preserving and celebrating railroad history, as well as its commitment to innovation and modernization.

“Heritage goes far beyond the paint, the font and the schemes,” said Adam Oakley, CSX Supply Chain Manager, who assisted with the project. “Heritage is the people who make these railroads.”

The RF&P 1836 made its debut after being released from the CSX Waycross paint shops. With a modern business look up front and a fun heritage look in the back, the CSX heritage scheme has been described as a “mullet” in the world of locomotives.

The launch of the RF&P 1836 follows a series of similar releases by CSX, each paying homage to a different railroad that has made significant contributions to the industry. The company’s heritage program continues to be a way for CSX to honor the past while also looking towards the future.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110.

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it's run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision. According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Ky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 leading

CSX M513 heads south out of Casky Yard as it continues it’s run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.

CSX Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Heritage Unit (RF&P) 1836 and CSX 911 Honoring first Responders were paired up on August 19th as they led CSX M513 south at Slaughters, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. According to a CSX Press Release: February 15, 2024 - CSX has once again demonstrated its commitment to honoring the legacy of American railroads by launching its latest heritage locomotive, the RF&P 1836. This addition to the heritage fleet represents a significant milestone for the company, marking the tenth locomotive in this distinguished series. This new locomotive, numbered 1836, pays tribute to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad's founding year. The RF&P 1836 is a testament to CSX's dedication to preserving and celebrating railroad history, as well as its commitment to innovation and modernization. “Heritage goes far beyond the paint, the font and the schemes,” said Adam Oakley, CSX Supply Chain Manager, who assisted with the project. “Heritage is the people who make these railroads.” The RF&P 1836 made its debut after being released from the CSX Waycross paint shops. With a modern business look up front and a fun heritage look in the back, the CSX heritage scheme has been described as a "mullet" in the world of locomotives. The launch of the RF&P 1836 follows a series of similar releases by CSX, each paying homage to a different railroad that has made significant contributions to the industry. The company's heritage program continues to be a way for CSX to honor the past while also looking towards the future. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 250. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto #csxheritagelocomotive

CSX Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Heritage Unit (RF&P) 1836 and CSX 911 Honoring first Responders…

CSX Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Heritage Unit (RF&P) 1836 and CSX 911 Honoring first Responders were paired up on August 19th as they led CSX M513 south at Slaughters, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.

According to a CSX Press Release: February 15, 2024 – CSX has once again demonstrated its commitment to honoring the legacy of American railroads by launching its latest heritage locomotive, the RF&P 1836. This addition to the heritage fleet represents a significant milestone for the company, marking the tenth locomotive in this distinguished series.

This new locomotive, numbered 1836, pays tribute to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) Railroad’s founding year. The RF&P 1836 is a testament to CSX’s dedication to preserving and celebrating railroad history, as well as its commitment to innovation and modernization.

“Heritage goes far beyond the paint, the font and the schemes,” said Adam Oakley, CSX Supply Chain Manager, who assisted with the project. “Heritage is the people who make these railroads.”

The RF&P 1836 made its debut after being released from the CSX Waycross paint shops. With a modern business look up front and a fun heritage look in the back, the CSX heritage scheme has been described as a “mullet” in the world of locomotives.

The launch of the RF&P 1836 follows a series of similar releases by CSX, each paying homage to a different railroad that has made significant contributions to the industry. The company’s heritage program continues to be a way for CSX to honor the past while also looking towards the future.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 250.

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Norfolk Southern 9800 leads westbound Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 255 west at Lafayette, Indiana

Norfolk Southern 9800 leads westbound Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 255 as it stretches off into the distance at Lafayette, Indiana on the NS Lafayette District on August 17th, 2024.

The RoadRailer trains will become a thing of the past as of the weekend of 24-25th of August 2024, as the service will be discontinued and transitioned fully to standard double-stack trains.

According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies.

Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains.

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Norfolk Southern 9905 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer train as it stretches across the southern Illinois landscape running as eastbound NS 256 outside of Sidney, Illinois under cloudy weather along the NS Lafayette District on August 17th, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will become a thing of the past as of the weekend of 24-25th of August 2024, as the service will be discontinued and transitioned fully to standard double-stack trains. According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies. Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 220. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NorfolkSouthern #IllinoisRailroads

Norfolk Southern 9905 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer train NS 256 Eastbound at Sidney, Illinois

Norfolk Southern 9905 leads Triple Crown RoadRailer train as it stretches across the southern Illinois landscape running as eastbound NS 256 outside of Sidney, Illinois under cloudy weather along the NS Lafayette District on August 17th, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will become a thing of the past as of the weekend of 24-25th of August 2024, as the service will be discontinued and transitioned fully to standard double-stack trains.

According to Wikipedia: A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies.

Triple Crown, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway, remains a user of RoadRailer transportation as of 2022. However, on August 12th, 2024, they announced the last RoadRailer Trains would be running the weekend of August 24 and 25, 2024. The RoadRailer trains will be replaced temporarily with Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) service before transitioning fully to a standard double-stack container trains.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 220.

CSX M513 pulls out of the south end of Casky Yard as it continues it's run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision. According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto

CSX M513 pulls out of the south end of Casky Yard with the Family Lines System HU leading at Hopkinsville, Ky

CSX M513 pulls out of the south end of Casky Yard as it continues it’s run south from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.

According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.

CSX M513 passe the north end of the siding at Latham in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.! According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 250. railroad, railroads train, trains, best photo. sold photo, railway, sold train photos, sold train pictures, freight trains, cargo trains, rail transport, railroad engines, pictures of trains, pictures of railways, best photograph, best photo, photography of trains, train photography, sold picture, best sold picture, CSX, CSX railroad, Kentucky trains, Jim Pearson Photography, CSX Henderson subdivision

CSX M513 passes the north end of the siding at Latham in Hopkinsville, Kentucky

CSX M513 passes the north end of the siding at Latham in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with CSX Heritage Unit L&N 1972 Family Lines System Leading, on August 16th, 2024, on the Henderson Subdivision.!

According to CSXT: Our fleet of heritage locomotives is growing again as we unveil CSX Locomotive 1972, a tribute to the Family Lines System! The #ONECSX team in Waycross, GA recreated this unit to celebrate the special time from 1972-1982 when the Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield and L&N railroads were marketed as one. Eventually merging to become the Seaboard System Railroad, and ultimately the CSX we know today, the Family Lines System represents an integral part of our railroad’s rich history.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 250.

CSX I025 heads southbound with CSX Pere Marquette Heritage Unit 1899, leading the way along the CSX Henderson Subdivision, as they pass through Hanson, Kentucky, on July 18th, 2024. According to a CSX Press Release: May 1, 2024 - CSX has introduced the latest addition in its heritage locomotive series, paying homage to the rich history of the Pere Marquette Railroad. This new unit showcases the Pere Marquette's legacy, dating back to its inception on November 1, 1899. The Pere Marquette Railroad, operating in the Great Lakes region of the United States and parts of southern Ontario, Canada, derived its name from Jacques Marquette, a notable French Jesuit missionary credited with founding Michigan's first European settlement in Sault Ste Marie. After years of operation, the company merged with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) on June 6, 1947, eventually becoming part of the renowned CSX network. The design of the Pere Marquette heritage locomotive was meticulously crafted by employees at the CSX Waycross Locomotive Shop. According to CSX Carman Painter Eric Lee, “We had to measure each stripe precisely and position the words just right to ensure it captured the look of the original design. It took us about four days just to lay out the stripes before we could begin painting.” A fascinating tidbit related to the history of Pere Marquette is its cameo in the 2004 film "The Polar Express." The steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225 served as the inspiration for the train depicted in the movie, with audio recordings of the actual locomotive in operation featured in the film. Interestingly, the locomotive had been donated to Michigan State University and was exhibited near the university's football stadium. The author of "The Polar Express" book drew inspiration from seeing this locomotive on display during childhood, solidifying its place in popular culture. CSX's dedication to honoring the history and significance of the Pere Marquette Railroad through this new locomotive underscores the company's commitment to preserving and celebrating the heritage of American railroads. Keep an eye out as this remarkable piece of history moves across the CSX network, bridging the past with the present. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #steamtrains #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #steamtrainphotography #CSXPereMarquetteheritageunit #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #csxheritagelocomotive

CSX I025 heads southbound with CSX Pere Marquette Heritage Unit at Hanson, Ky

CSX I025 heads southbound with CSX Pere Marquette Heritage Unit 1899, leading the way along the CSX Henderson Subdivision, as they pass through Hanson, Kentucky, on July 18th, 2024.

According to a CSX Press Release: May 1, 2024 – CSX has introduced the latest addition in its heritage locomotive series, paying homage to the rich history of the Pere Marquette Railroad. This new unit showcases the Pere Marquette’s legacy, dating back to its inception on November 1, 1899.

The Pere Marquette Railroad, operating in the Great Lakes region of the United States and parts of southern Ontario, Canada, derived its name from Jacques Marquette, a notable French Jesuit missionary credited with founding Michigan’s first European settlement in Sault Ste Marie. After years of operation, the company merged with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) on June 6, 1947, eventually becoming part of the renowned CSX network.

The design of the Pere Marquette heritage locomotive was meticulously crafted by employees at the CSX Waycross Locomotive Shop. According to CSX Carman Painter Eric Lee, “We had to measure each stripe precisely and position the words just right to ensure it captured the look of the original design. It took us about four days just to lay out the stripes before we could begin painting.”

A fascinating tidbit related to the history of Pere Marquette is its cameo in the 2004 film “The Polar Express.” The steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225 served as the inspiration for the train depicted in the movie, with audio recordings of the actual locomotive in operation featured in the film. Interestingly, the locomotive had been donated to Michigan State University and was exhibited near the university’s football stadium. The author of “The Polar Express” book drew inspiration from seeing this locomotive on display during childhood, solidifying its place in popular culture.

CSX’s dedication to honoring the history and significance of the Pere Marquette Railroad through this new locomotive underscores the company’s commitment to preserving and celebrating the heritage of American railroads. Keep an eye out as this remarkable piece of history moves across the CSX network, bridging the past with the present.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

BNSF 6387 and 3947 lead CSX S577 as the crew backs a loaded military train onto the Ft. Campbell lead at from Casky yard at Hopkinsville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on July 9th, 2024. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 160. #railroad #railroads #train #trains #bestphoto #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailway #bestphotograph #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto #militarytrains #stormyweather

BNSF 6387 and 3947 lead CSX S577 at Hopkinsville, Kentucky

BNSF 6387 and 3947 lead CSX S577 as the crew backs a loaded military train onto the Ft. Campbell lead at from Casky yard at Hopkinsville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on July 9th, 2024.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 160.