In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX loaded coal train C015 passing through the location known as Sand Cut as they head south, just north of Crofton, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on September 1st, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 15mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 200.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch a CSX M513 with BNSF, Union Pacific and CSX power leading the way as they head south, just north of Kelly, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on September 1st, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 22mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 200.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch a CSX 7418 leading CSX M512 with a long string of truck frames, as they pass under the US 41 overpass at Mortons Gap, Ky on their way north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on August 7th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 200mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch a CSX B621 as it heads south approaching the crossovers at Nortonville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on August 7th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @70mm, f/4.5, 1/2000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch a CSX B621 as it heads south approaching the crossovers at Nortonville, Ky, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on August 7th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @70mm, f/4.5, 1/2000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch a CSX 7418 leading CSX M512 with a long string of truck frames, as they pass under the US 41 overpass at Mortons Gap, Ky on their way north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on August 7th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @70mm, f/4.5, 1/2000, ISO 400.
Norfolk Southern 219 sits in the siding at Smoot at Princeton, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 25th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @82mm, f/4.5, 1/125, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSXT 3027 leading CSX M500 as they climb the grade out of Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 24th, 2025, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Fuji, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 170mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Paducah and Louisville Railway 2111 as it leads local WW1 north at Richland, Kentucky, on July 10th, 2025, on the Paducah and Louisville Railway.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August of 1986.
Tech Info: Fuji, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Paducah and Louisville Railway 2118 as it leads a loaded coal train south at Richland, Kentucky, on July 10th, 2025, on the Paducah and Louisville Railway.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August of 1986.
Tech Info: Fuji, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/3.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) 3421 as it leads their train eastbound into Rapid City, South Dakota on the Black Hills Subdivision.
According to Wikipedia, the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (reporting mark RCPE) 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. The primary commodities shipped are grain, clay, and cement. Operations began on June 1, 2014.
Genesee & Wyoming, a holding company of mostly short line railroads, formed the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern to acquire the western end of the former Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E) rail line from the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The RCPE and DM&E entered an agreement on January 2, 2014, wherein RCPE would acquire 670 miles of track and 219 miles of trackage rights from the DM&E. The acquisition was completed on May 30, 2014, for $210 million. Most of its employees came from the DM&E.
Tech Info: Fuji, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 11mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Engineer Noah Barkley as he keeps a watchful eye on the track behind from Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler #6 as they back through the countryside at Wanless as they prepare for another photo runby during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, from Cass, West Virginia on May 4th, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/4.5, 1/180, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Engineer Noah Barkley as he keeps a watchful eye on the track ahead from Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler #6 as they arrive back at the depot in Cass, West Virginia, during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, on May 4th, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-25 @ 10mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, Cass Scenic Railroad’s Heisler #6 rolls through the countryside during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, as they head back to Cass, West Virginia on May 3rd, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Heisler #6 departing during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, from Cass, West Virginia on May 3rd, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 18mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler #6 pulls past the old Farmhouse from the School House Curve as they head back to Cass, West Virginia from Durbin, during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, on May 4th, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler#6 is pulling through what’s known as the School House Curve as they head back to Cass, West Virginia from Durbin, during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, on May 4th, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @ 16mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Engineer Noah Barkley as he keeps a watchful eye on the track ahead from Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler #6 as they pull through the countryside at Wanless on the way to Cass, West Virginia, during the Cass Spring Photographers Special,on May 4th, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 10-25 @ 10mm, f/4.5, 1/2000, ISO 400.
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch Engineer Noah Barkley as he keeps a watchful eye on the track ahead from Cass Scenic Railway Heisler #6 as they pull through the countryside at Wanless on the way to Durbin, West Virginia, during the Cass Spring Photographers Special, from Cass, West Virginia on May 4th, 2025.
According to the Mountain Rail West Virginia Website: The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She retired from the lumber company in 1965 and was purchased by the purchased it by the state of West Virginia purchased. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
Tech Info: Fu, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 180mm, f/5.3, 1/1250, ISO 560.
Norfolk Southern 219 sits in the siding at Smoot at Princeton, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 25th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 24-70 @24mm, f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 200.
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In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX hot intermodal I025 as it crests the grade at the north end of Crofton, Kentucky as it heads south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, on April 15th, 2025.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @16mm, f/4.5, 1/1000, ISO 400.