In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we catch CSXT 5469 as it leads M647 into the siding at Trenton, Kentucky to wait on hot intermodal I026 headed north, on April 15th, 2004, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision.
April 20th, 2024 – Episode 68 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
This week we chase the CSX Chessie Heritage unit south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Sebree, Mortons Gap, and Hopkinsville, Ky as it moves south. We also catch I025 southbound at Nortonville and a northbound empty coal at Mortons Gap, Ky. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
CSX M502 as it approaches the south end of Rankin, Ky
CSXT 49 leads CSX M502 as it approaches the south end of Rankin, Ky, as they head north on April 8th, 2024, along the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.
CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Gap, Kentucky
CSXT 3316 leads CSX hot intermodal I025 southbound as it approaches Mortons Junction at Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 10th, 2024. The long string of Autoracks behind the power on this train are filled with Tesla’s bound for Florida, where I’m told, they will head to overseas markets.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 at Rankin, Ky
KCS 5003 and CP 8883 lead CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky
KCS 5003 leads CSX B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky with a empty ethanol train, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they make their way north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
CSXT 7259 leads loaded grain train G351 south at Breton, Ky
CSXT 7259 leads loaded grain train G351 as they pass the deactivated siding at Breton, Ky, as they head south on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky
KCS 5003 leads empty ethanol train B622 as they pull into the siding at the south end of Rankin, Ky, where they waited for another northbound to pass them, as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave at Rankin, Ky
The conductor on the nose of KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave as empty ethanol train B622 pulls out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky as they head north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 at Rankin, Ky
The conductor on KCS 5003 gives a friendly wave to the crew of the passing I026 as he prepares to conduct a roll-by inspection, as he waits for it to pass so his train, B622 can pull out of the siding at the north end of Rankin, Ky behind the intermodal and continue their move north on April 8th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, 150-600mm @600, f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 80.
CSX 7014 leads M502 as they round the curve at Romney, Nortonville, Ky
CSX 7014 leads M502 as they round the curve at Romney, just south of Nortonville, Kentucky as they head north on April 6th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 230.
CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502 north across Gum Lick Trestle, Kelly, Ky
CSXT 7014 leads CSX M502, Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN – Clearing Yard – Chicago, IL, as heads north across Gum Lick, just north of Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024, with an mixed freight train, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 150.
Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX 3329 and 108 leading a northbound M512 at Crofton, Ky
In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, we catch CSX 3329 and 108 leading a northbound M512 as they approach the north end of the siding at Crofton, Ky on April 6th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24mm @ 10mm, f/5.6, 1/340, ISO 400.
April 13th, 2024 – Episode 67 Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography
Photography This week’s trains are all on the CSX Henderson Subdivision and include a wide variety of trains including the CSX Family Lines Heritage Unit and a CSX Geometry train move. Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen, enjoy and please like, share, subscribe, and thanks for watching!
CSXT 787 leads CSX loaded coal train C319 south at Kelly, Ky
CSXT 787 leads CSX loaded coal train C319, Evansville, IN (EVWR) – Cross, SC, southbound as it passes the signals at the north end of Kelly, Ky, on April 6th, 2024, with, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
CSX M512 northbound at Crofton, Kentucky
CSXT 3329 leads CSX M512, Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN – Clearing Yard – Chicago, IL, passes the signals at the north end of Crofton, Ky, on April 6th, 2024, with a mixed freight train, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 140.
CSX I128 heads north as it takes the siding at the south end at Rankin, Ky during the 2024 Eclipse
CSX I128 heads north as it takes the siding at the south end at Rankin, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision, as sunlight begins to reappear on the area during the April 8th, 2024, total eclipse event at 2:04pm CST.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/180, ISO 480.
CSX B212 heads south past the siding at Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024
CSX B212 heads south past the siding at Kelly, Ky on April 6th, 2024, with an empty Phosphate train (Bensenville, IL (CPKC) – Mulberry, FL), on the CSX Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 160.
April 8th, 2024, CSX I128 Move on Total Eclipse Day
In today’s video I was fortunate enough to catch CSX I128 as it pulled into the south end of the siding at Rankin, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision during the total eclipse event. The video was recorded between 2:02 and 2:07:30pm. It started getting dark earlier, but I dropped the first couple minutes from the clip so there wasn’t a lot of video without the train move! Turn up the sound and watch full screen for the best viewing! 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!!
A Paducah and Louisville Railway track maintenance team works on replacing ties at Richland, Ky
A Paducah and Louisville Railway track maintenance team works on replacing ties as they approach the highway 1337 crossing at Richland, Kentucky, on April 4th, 2024. The team has been making their way north from Dawson Springs for about a week or so and have just now reached the Defect Detector at MP 153.3 on the line, which is right next to my house here in Richland, so I didn’t have to go far to catch this shot!
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) 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 (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 140.
Paducah and Louisville Railway 4503 brings up the rear as DPU on a loaded Louisville Gas and Electric coal train…
Paducah and Louisville Railway 4503 brings up the rear as DPU on a loaded Louisville Gas and Electric coal train as they pass over south Main Street in Madisonville, Ky, as they head north to the LGE power plant, just outside of Louisville, Ky, on April 3rd, 2024.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) 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 (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 240.