The new CSX Heritage series locomotive, the Baltimore & Ohio unit 1827, leads CSX hot intermodal I018 as it makes its way across the Ohio River from Henderson Kentucky on its northbound move on the Henderson Subdivision, on July 17th, 2023. According to Wikipedia: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States with its first section opening in 1830. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway took financial control of the B&O in 1963.[52] On May 1, 1971, Amtrak had taken over all the remaining non-commuter routes of the B&O. The B&O already had a controlling interest in the Western Maryland Railway. In 1973 the three railroads were brought together under one corporate identity, the Chessie System, although they continued to operate as separate railroads. In 1980 the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, a holding company that owned the Seaboard Coast Line, the Louisville & Nashville, the Clinchfield, and the Georgia Railroad, agreed to form CSX Corporation. SCL Industries was renamed the Seaboard System Railroad (SBD) in 1983, the same year that the Western Maryland Railway was completely absorbed into the B&O. SBD was renamed CSX Transportation (CSX) in 1986. On April 30, 1987, the B&O's corporate existence ended when it was absorbed into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which merged into CSX Transportation on August 31 of that year. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 210. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #csxt #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #CSXHeritageUnits

CSX Heritage series locomotive, the Baltimore & Ohio unit 1827 at Henderson, Kentucky

The new CSX Heritage series locomotive, the Baltimore & Ohio unit 1827, leads CSX hot intermodal I018 as it makes its way across the Ohio River from Henderson Kentucky on its northbound move on the Henderson Subdivision, on July 17th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States with its first section opening in 1830.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway took financial control of the B&O in 1963.[52] On May 1, 1971, Amtrak had taken over all the remaining non-commuter routes of the B&O. The B&O already had a controlling interest in the Western Maryland Railway. In 1973 the three railroads were brought together under one corporate identity, the Chessie System, although they continued to operate as separate railroads.

In 1980 the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, a holding company that owned the Seaboard Coast Line, the Louisville & Nashville, the Clinchfield, and the Georgia Railroad, agreed to form CSX Corporation. SCL Industries was renamed the Seaboard System Railroad (SBD) in 1983, the same year that the Western Maryland Railway was completely absorbed into the B&O. SBD was renamed CSX Transportation (CSX) in 1986. On April 30, 1987, the B&O’s corporate existence ended when it was absorbed into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which merged into CSX Transportation on August 31 of that year.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 210.

BNSF 9808 and 8843, lead a mixed freight as they pickup a string of lumber cars at Deer Lodge, Montana, on June 26th, 2023, before continuing north on the Copper City Subdivision. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #bnsf #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone # MontanaTrains

BNSF local makes a pickup at Deer Lodge, Montana

BNSF 9808 and 8843, lead a mixed freight as they pickup a string of lumber cars at Deer Lodge, Montana, on June 26th, 2023, before continuing north on the Copper City Subdivision.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

A clean, shinny Union Pacific 6902 leads a loaded rail train as it heads west on the Norfolk Southern West District at Mt. Carmel, Illinois on July 8th, 2023. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 150. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #TennesseeTrains #csx #csxrailway #AdamsTN #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #nssouthernwestdistrict #norfolksouthern #unionpacific #railtrain

A loaded Union Pacific Rail Train westbound at Mt. Carmel, IL

A clean, shinny Union Pacific 6902 in UP’s brand new paint scheme, leads a loaded rail train as it heads west on the Norfolk Southern West District at Mt. Carmel, Illinois on July 8th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 150.

Digital Art Photo – CSXT 5111 leads G388 north at Crofton, Ky

Digital Art Photo – CSXT 5111 leads G388, an empty grain express train through downtown Crofton, Ky on May 29th, 2023, as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision on a beautiful spring afternoon.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 2000, ISO 100.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #csx #csxrailway #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #graintrain

This is the reverse view during our run to Seattle, Washington of the Union Pacific work train I caught from my recent trip and the only Union Pacific train I caught on this day was this Maintenance of Way train at The Dalles in Oregon. They were busy picking up ties on the Portland Subdivision, by The Dalles Dam, on June 20th, 2023, with UP 958200 leading the trainset and this view is from the rear of the train with UP 959201. If you didn’t see yesterday’s photo you can find it on all my social media sites and website. From what I can find online Union Pacific took delivery of the RELCO built MofW work train set #958200 in July 2019. The set is made up of special flats/gons and a rebuilt SD-40-2 locomotive (former number unknown). The trailing unit was numbered UP 958201. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #UnionPacific #MOWtrainset #oregontrains

This is the reverse view during our run to Seattle, Washington of the Union Pacific work train

This is the reverse view during our run to Seattle, Washington of the Union Pacific MOW Equipment I caught from my recent trip and the only Union Pacific equipment I caught on this day was this Maintenance of Way equipment at The Dalles in Oregon. They were busy picking up ties on the Portland Subdivision, by The Dalles Dam, on June 20th, 2023, with UP 958200 leading the trainset and this view is from the rear of the MOW Equipment with UP 959201.

If you didn’t see yesterday’s photo you can find it on all my social media sites and website.

From what I can find online Union Pacific took delivery of the RELCO built MofW work equipment set #958200 in July 2019. The set is made up of special flats/gons and a rebuilt SD-40-2 locomotive (former number unknown). The trailing unit was numbered UP 958201.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #UnionPacific #MOWtrainset #oregontrains

During our run to Seattle, Washington my sister and I traveled along the Columbia River Gorge on our recent trip and the only Union Pacific train I caught on this day was this Maintenance of Way train at The Dalles in Oregon. It was busy picking up ties on the Portland Subdivision,down from The Dalles Dam, on June 20th, 2023, with UP 958200 leading the trainset. At the far end of the train, you can see where they are picking up ties along the right-of-way and I’ll be posting another shot showing that end tomorrow morning. An unusual and cool looking piece of equipment for sure! From what I can find online Union Pacific took delivery of the RELCO built MofW work train set #958200 in July 2019. The set is made up of special flats/gons and a rebuilt SD-40-2 locomotive (former number unknown). The trailing unit was numbered UP 958201. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #UnionPacific #MOWtrainset #oregontrains

Union Pacific Tie train working at The Dalles in Oregon along the Columbia Gorge River

During our run to Seattle, Washington my sister and I traveled along the Columbia River Gorge on our recent trip and the only Union Pacific equipment I caught on this day was this Maintenance of Way equipment at The Dalles in Oregon. It was busy picking up ties on the Portland Subdivision, down from The Dalles Dam, on June 20th, 2023, with UP 958200 leading the trainset.

At the far end of the equipment, you can see where they are picking up ties along the right-of-way and I’ll be posting another shot showing that end tomorrow morning. An unusual and cool looking piece of equipment for sure!

From what I can find online Union Pacific took delivery of the RELCO built MofW work train set #958200 in July 2019. The set is made up of special flats/gons and a rebuilt SD-40-2 locomotive (former number unknown). The trailing unit was numbered UP 958201.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.

A westbound BNSF intermodal passes the old depot at Chillicothe, Illinois as the light of day begins to fade on the Chillicothe Subdivision on June 30th, 2023. According to Wikipedia: Chillicothe was an Amtrak stop in Chillicothe, Illinois; a suburb of Peoria. The station was a stop on the Southwest Chief between Chicago Union Station and Los Angeles Union Station before the alignment was changed to go via Burlington Northern Santa Fe's Mendota Subdivision in 1996. Amtrak service at Chillicothe began on May 1, 1971, with the Chicago-Houston Texas Chief, a service previously run by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. This route was renamed the Lone Star in 1974 and discontinued in 1979. For most of Amtrak's first quarter-century, it was Peoria's only link to the national rail system. The short-lived Prairie Marksman ran to East Peoria in 1980 and 1981. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/15, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #IllinoisTrains #BNSF

Westbound BNSF intermodal passes the old depot at Chillicothe, Illinois

A westbound BNSF intermodal passes the old depot at Chillicothe, Illinois as the light of day begins to fade on the Chillicothe Subdivision on June 30th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: Chillicothe was an Amtrak stop in Chillicothe, Illinois; a suburb of Peoria. The station was a stop on the Southwest Chief between Chicago Union Station and Los Angeles Union Station before the alignment was changed to go via Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s Mendota Subdivision in 1996.

Amtrak service at Chillicothe began on May 1, 1971, with the Chicago-Houston Texas Chief, a service previously run by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. This route was renamed the Lone Star in 1974 and discontinued in 1979.

For most of Amtrak’s first quarter-century, it was Peoria’s only link to the national rail system. The short-lived Prairie Marksman ran to East Peoria in 1980 and 1981.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/15, ISO 120.

Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern Railroad locomotives 3433, 3469 and 3454 lead a northbound at Piedmont, South Dakota on the Black Hills Subdivision, as the rain cooperated by slacking off long enough for me to grab a few aerial shots of the trains move, on June 28th, 2023. According to Wikipedia: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad is a Class II freight railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming and Nebraska. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #RCPE #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #SouthDakotaTrains #shortlinerailroad #regionalrailroad

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad at Piedmont, SD

Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern Railroad locomotives 3433, 3469 and 3454 lead a northbound at Piedmont, South Dakota on the Black Hills Subdivision, as the rain cooperated by slacking off long enough for me to grab a few aerial shots of the trains move, on June 28th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad is a Class II freight railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming and Nebraska. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 100.

Well, today I caught my first one of the new CSX Heritage series locomotives, the Seaboard System unit, as it made its way across the Gum Lick Trestle, between Kelly and Crofton, Kentucky. It was leading CSX I026 northbound on the Henderson Subdivision on July 4th, 2023. I like how CSX is painting these units showing the new transitioning into the old. According to Wikipedia: The Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark SBD) was a US Class I railroad that operated from 1982 to 1986. Since the late 1960s, Seaboard Coast Line Industries had operated the Seaboard Coast Line and its sister railroads—notably the Louisville & Nashville and Clinchfield—as the "Family Lines System". In 1980, SCLI merged with the Chessie System to create the holding company CSX Corporation; two years later, CSX merged the Family Lines railroads to create the Seaboard System Railroad. In 1986, Seaboard renamed itself CSX Transportation, which absorbed the Chessie System's two major railroads the following year. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 150. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #csxt #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #CSXHeritageUnits

CSX Heritage series locomotives, the Seaboard System unit at Gum Lick Trestle, Kelly, Ky

Well, today I caught my first one of the new CSX Heritage series locomotives, the Seaboard System unit, as it made its way across the Gum Lick Trestle, between Kelly and Crofton, Kentucky. It was leading CSX I026 northbound on the Henderson Subdivision on July 4th, 2023. I like how CSX is painting these units showing the new transitioning into the old.

According to Wikipedia: The Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark SBD) was a US Class I railroad that operated from 1982 to 1986.

Since the late 1960s, Seaboard Coast Line Industries had operated the Seaboard Coast Line and its sister railroads—notably the Louisville & Nashville and Clinchfield—as the “Family Lines System”. In 1980, SCLI merged with the Chessie System to create the holding company CSX Corporation; two years later, CSX merged the Family Lines railroads to create the Seaboard System Railroad.

In 1986, Seaboard renamed itself CSX Transportation, which absorbed the Chessie System’s two major railroads the following year.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 150.

CSXT 7026 leads CSX M352, a loaded autorack train as they street run through downtown LaGrange, Kentucky, headed north on the LCL Subdivision on May 17th, 2023. According to the Train Aficionado website: CSX runs through La Grange on what is known as the LCL Subdivision. This 101-mile line connects Covington, Kentucky, to Louisville, Kentucky. The railroad tracks run right through the heart of the town literally. The railroad tracks are embedded on the eastbound side of the roadway for the whole stretch of downtown. The trains pass the city business district which includes quaint shops and restaurants. When looking up railfanning in La Grange most websites state anywhere from 14 to 20 trains travel through here daily. According to Hidden History of La Grange, Ky by author and local historian Nancy Stearns, LaGrange is known for its trains. It became an important junction for the railroad, with lines going to Frankfort and Cincinnati, and this made the town an important stop for travelers and businesses. The interurban electric rail car made round trips from LaGrange to Louisville daily until automobiles surpassed the interurban in popularity. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #CSXtrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #emptycoaltrain #autoracktrain #kentuckytrains #LaGrangeKy #streetrunningtrains

DIGITAL PHOTO ART – CSXT 7026 leads CSX M352 through LaGrange, Kentucky

DIGITAL PHOTO ART – CSXT 7026 leads CSX M352, a loaded autorack train as they street run through downtown LaGrange, Kentucky, headed north on the LCL Subdivision on May 17th, 2023.

According to the Train Aficionado website: CSX runs through La Grange on what is known as the LCL Subdivision. This 101-mile line connects Covington, Kentucky, to Louisville, Kentucky. The railroad tracks run right through the heart of the town literally. The railroad tracks are embedded on the eastbound side of the roadway for the whole stretch of downtown. The trains pass the city business district which includes quaint shops and restaurants. When looking up railfanning in La Grange most websites state anywhere from 14 to 20 trains travel through here daily.

According to Hidden History of La Grange, Ky by author and local historian Nancy Stearns, LaGrange is known for its trains. It became an important junction for the railroad, with lines going to Frankfort and Cincinnati, and this made the town an important stop for travelers and businesses. The interurban electric rail car made round trips from LaGrange to Louisville daily until automobiles surpassed the interurban in popularity.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

BNSF 9808 and 8843, lead a mixed freight past the Community Evangelical Free Church (Depot Church) at Deer Lodge, Montana, on June 26th, 2023, as it heads north after completing a pickup at one of the local industries in Deer Lodge. The depot used to belong to the Milwaukee Road and saw passenger service until sometime in 1964. According to the waymarking.com website: “Deer Lodge was the division headquarters for the Milwaukee Road (MILW), officially known as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, until their demise in 1980. Here, the MILW was electrified until June 15, 1974, when the conversion to diesel-electric locomotives retired all the line's electric locomotives. At one time Deer Lodge was the site of large railroad yards, shops, and a roundhouse. The roadbed and many of the bridges are still intact across Montana, with BNSF trains passing by daily during the week. On what was known as the Pacific Extension, which extended the MILW lines in the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean, this station would have been built about 1907 or 1908. The 2,300-mile-long extension was built in 1906-1909. One of the premiere passenger trains ever to run on this continent, the Olympian Hiawatha, stopped here until it was discontinued in May of 1961, ostensibly for lack of passenger traffic. It turned out that ridership was still showing respectable numbers, but the train was unprofitable, nonetheless. Replacement trains continued to make Deer Lodge a stop until 1964, when the western terminus of passenger service was pulled back to Aberdeen, South Dakota. Though we can't say what, or who, occupied the station in the interim, it is today home to the Community Evangelical Free Church. Here in Deer Lodge, you can actually see what used to run by. About half a mile south on Main Street is an outdoor museum of railway vehicles, with a couple of old MILW engines and a caboose on display.” Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110. #tra

BNSF northbound past the Depot Church, Deer Lodge, Montana

BNSF 9808 and 8843, lead a mixed freight past the Community Evangelical Free Church (Depot Church) at Deer Lodge, Montana, on June 26th, 2023, as it heads north after completing a pickup at one of the local industries in Deer Lodge. The depot used to belong to the Milwaukee Road and saw passenger service until sometime in 1964.

According to the waymarking.com website:

“Deer Lodge was the division headquarters for the Milwaukee Road (MILW), officially known as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, until their demise in 1980. Here, the MILW was electrified until June 15, 1974, when the conversion to diesel-electric locomotives retired all the line’s electric locomotives. At one time Deer Lodge was the site of large railroad yards, shops, and a roundhouse. The roadbed and many of the bridges are still intact across Montana, with BNSF trains passing by daily during the week.

On what was known as the Pacific Extension, which extended the MILW lines in the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean, this station would have been built about 1907 or 1908. The 2,300-mile-long extension was built in 1906-1909. One of the premiere passenger trains ever to run on this continent, the Olympian Hiawatha, stopped here until it was discontinued in May of 1961, ostensibly for lack of passenger traffic. It turned out that ridership was still showing respectable numbers, but the train was unprofitable, nonetheless. Replacement trains continued to make Deer Lodge a stop until 1964, when the western terminus of passenger service was pulled back to Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Though we can’t say what, or who, occupied the station in the interim, it is today home to the Community Evangelical Free Church. Here in Deer Lodge, you can actually see what used to run by. About half a mile south on Main Street is an outdoor museum of railway vehicles, with a couple of old MILW engines and a caboose on display.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.

Well, we arrived back from our 16-day trip across the USA last night so the photos you’ll see for awhile are images I captured from our 6,500-mile trip to Washington state and back! It was a long, but great trip my sister and I shared, some of which with you all! I haven’t done totals of how many images, analog and digital, yet to share, but I will in a future post over the next day or so. Thanks to all the folks who offered suggestions on where to find trains, many of them became helpful in my search for them! This shot of Union Pacific 8794 leading a westbound mixed freight heads out of as it heads into Uintah, Utah, on June 19th, 2023, on the Evanston Subdivision, which was on day 3 of our trip! Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 340. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #unionpacific #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #UtahTrains

Union Pacific 8794 leading a westbound mixed freight at Uintah, Utah

Well, we arrived back from our 16-day trip across the USA last night so the photos you’ll see for awhile are images I captured from our 6,500-mile trip to Washington state and back! It was a long, but great trip my sister and I shared, some of which with you all!

I haven’t done totals of how many images, analog and digital, yet to share, but I will in a future post over the next day or so. Thanks to all the folks who offered suggestions on where to find trains, many of them became helpful in my search for them!

This shot of Union Pacific 8794 leading a westbound mixed freight heads out of as it heads into Uintah, Utah, on June 19th, 2023, on the Evanston Subdivision, which was on day 3 of our trip!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 340.

Newly painted and refurbished Canadian Pacific 5798 sits tied down in the Paducah and Louisville Railway Yard in Louisville, Kentucky on April 15th, 2023. The markings under the cab window are SD40-2 DRF-30. Not sure where it was rebuilt and what was done to it however, with the recent merger between the CP and KCS, the road name on this newly painted unit is now incorrect! Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200 sec, ISO 280. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #CPRailway #Jeffersonville #CanadianPacific

Newly painted and refurbished Canadian Pacific 5798 at PAL Yard in Louisville, Kentucky

Newly painted and refurbished Canadian Pacific 5798 sits tied down in the Paducah and Louisville Railway Yard in Louisville, Kentucky on April 15th, 2023. The markings under the cab window are SD40-2 DRF-30. Not sure where it was rebuilt and what was done to it however, with the recent merger between the CP and KCS, the road name on this newly painted unit is now incorrect!

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

RJ Corman 5361 leads Z545, a train loaded with aluminum ingots towards Louisville, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 18th, 2023, as it passes through the countryside at Shelbyville, Ky. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still “Alcan” even though Novelis bought them out. The Berea plant is one of the world’s largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States’ used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #CSXtrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #RJCtrain #RJCorman

RJ Corman 5361 leads Z545, a train loaded with aluminum ingots north at Shelbyville, Ky

RJ Corman 5361 leads Z545, a train loaded with aluminum ingots towards Louisville, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 18th, 2023, as it passes through the countryside at Shelbyville, Ky. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still “Alcan” even though Novelis bought them out.

The Berea plant is one of the world’s largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States’ used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.

Evansville Western Railway (EVWR) 3838 leads and 3839 trains on EVWR3 headed north out of Mount Vernon, Indiana with an Operation Lifesaver train, carrying local officials, fire and police department chiefs, on May 22nd, 2023. The business cars are from the Paducah and Louisville Railway, which owns the EVWR. The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #CSXtrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #EVWR #evansvillewesternrailway #trainsfromtheair

Evansville Western Railway Operation Lifesaver train departs Mount Vernon, IN

Evansville Western Railway (EVWR) 3838 leads and 3839 trains on EVWR3 headed north out of Mount Vernon, Indiana with an Operation Lifesaver train, carrying local officials, fire and police department chiefs, on May 22nd, 2023. The business cars are from the Paducah and Louisville Railway, which owns the EVWR.

The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 120.

Evansville Western Railway 3838 and 3839 leads the Mount Vernon to Evansville local out of ADM Milling at Mount Vernon, Indiana as they head south to Evansville, IN, on May 22nd, 2023. The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #CSXtrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #EVWR #evansvillewesternrailway #trainsfromtheair

Evansville Western Railway 3838 and 3839 at Mount Vernon, Indiana

Evansville Western Railway 3838 and 3839 leads the Mount Vernon to Evansville local out of ADM Milling at Mount Vernon, Indiana as they head south to Evansville, IN, on May 22nd, 2023.

The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

SavaTrans (SVTX) 1982 and Evansville Western Railway 4519 head north through downtown Carmi, Illinois on May 22nd, 2023, with an empty coal train. The Chris Cline Group are owners of the company “Savatrans” which purchased three ES44AC locomotives numbered to represent the Penn State Championship football years # 1912, 1982, & 1986. The railroad operates from Sugar Camp Mine in Akin, IL to Abee, IN near Mount Vernon/West Franklin, IN area. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #savatrans #evwrrailway #illinoistrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #savatrans #coaltrain

SavaTrans (SVTX) 1982 and Evansville Western Railway 4519 head north through downtown Carmi, Illinois

SavaTrans (SVTX) 1982 and Evansville Western Railway 4519 head north through downtown Carmi, Illinois on May 22nd, 2023, with an empty coal train. The Chris Cline Group are owners of the company “Savatrans” which purchased three ES44AC locomotives numbered to represent the Penn State Championship football years # 1912, 1982, & 1986. The railroad operates from Sugar Camp Mine in Akin, IL to Abee, IN near Mount Vernon/West Franklin, IN area.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 2000, ISO 100.

CSX B244, an empty potash train waits in the siding at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 31st, 2023, as loaded coal train passes him on the main headed south. 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, 1/1000, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #KellyKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #csxhendersonsubdivison

CSX B244, an empty potash train waits in the siding at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky

CSX B244, an empty potash train waits in the siding at the north end of Kelly, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on March 31st, 2023, as loaded coal train passes him on the main headed south. 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, 1/1000, ISO 140.

Norfolk Southern 8092, 3619 and 3613 lead a loaded coal train as they pull into the west end of the yard at Princeton, Indiana on April 8th, 2023, with a loaded Duke Energy coal train, bound for the Gibson Generating Station at Edwardsport, IN. According to Wikipedia: The Gibson Generating Station was originally built as a two-unit coal-fired power plant in 1972 by Public Service Indiana (PSI) with initial plans to build 8 units. The 1970s saw the addition of Units 3, 4. However, environmental regulations prevented the construction of the two remaining additional units in the original plan. In 1982, Unit 5 was constructed, and two more stacks were added. In the 1990s, number 4 was separated from number 3's stack, and each was given its own stack, while Units 1 and 2 continued to share a stack. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 2000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #csx #csxrailway #Indianatrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #norfolksouthernrailway, #coaltrain #dukeenergyplant

Norfolk Southern 8092, 3619 and 3613 lead a loaded coal train at Princeton, Indiana

Norfolk Southern 8092, 3619 and 3613 lead a loaded coal train as they pull into the west end of the yard at Princeton, Indiana on April 8th, 2023, with a loaded Duke Energy coal train, bound for the Gibson Generating Station at Edwardsport, IN.

According to Wikipedia: The Gibson Generating Station was originally built as a two-unit coal-fired power plant in 1972 by Public Service Indiana (PSI) with initial plans to build 8 units. The 1970s saw the addition of Units 3, 4. However, environmental regulations prevented the construction of the two remaining additional units in the original plan. In 1982, Unit 5 was constructed, and two more stacks were added. In the 1990s, number 4 was separated from number 3’s stack, and each was given its own stack, while Units 1 and 2 continued to share a stack.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 2000, ISO 110.

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