Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky (2012) and University of Louisville (2013) locomotives head up the southbound Louisville Gas and Electric coal train, as the train sets empty on the Main at West Yards at Madisonville, Ky on April 16th, 2023. Here lately they haven’t been loading this train on the weekend, so it sat here till Monday morning, when a fresh crew showed up to move it to the Warrior Coal loop for loading. These two engines were specially painted to honor each school’s NCAA basketball wins. 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. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT). Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair#trainsfromadrone #paducahandlouisvillerailway, #pal

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky (2012) and University of Louisville (2013) locomotives at Madisonville, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky (2012) and University of Louisville (2013) locomotives head up the southbound Louisville Gas and Electric coal train, as the train sets empty on the Main at West Yards at Madisonville, Ky on April 16th, 2023. Here lately they haven’t been loading this train on the weekend, so it sat here till Monday morning, when a fresh crew showed up to move it to the Warrior Coal loop for loading.

These two engines were specially painted to honor each school’s NCAA basketball wins.

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. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110.

Canadian National 9611 leads the daily Futon to Paducah local, northbound on the Paducah and Louisville Railway’s (PAL) Maxon Subdivision as they work their way to the PAL yard in Paducah, Ky on April 21st, 2023, to conduct their interchange work. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 800. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer, cn, CanadianNationalRailway, PaducahKy

Canadian National 9611 leads the daily Futon to Paducah local at Paducah, Ky

Canadian National 9611 leads the daily Futon to Paducah local, northbound on the Paducah and Louisville Railway’s (PAL) Maxon Subdivision as they work their way to the PAL yard in Paducah, Ky on April 21st, 2023, to conduct their interchange work.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 800.

This week's Saturday Infrared photo is of newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, as they sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @10mm, f/9, 1/250, ISO 400. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #RJCrailroad #RJCorman #LouisvilleKy

Infrared photo of newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648 at Louisville, Ky

This week’s Saturday Infrared photo is of newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, as they sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @10mm, f/9, 1/250, ISO 400.

Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 off the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023. According to Wikipedia: The Kentucky & Indiana Bridge is one of the first multi modal bridges to cross the Ohio River. It is for both railway and common roadway purposes together. By federal, state, and local law railway and streetcar, wagon-way, and pedestrian modes of travel were intended by the City of New Albany, City of Louisville, State of Kentucky, State of Indiana, the United States Congress, and the bridge owners. The K & I Bridge connects Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana. Constructed from 1881 to 1885 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, the original K&I Bridge opened in 1886. It included a single standard gauge track and two wagon ways, allowing wagons and other animal powered vehicles to cross the Ohio River by a method other than ferry for the first time. At the time motorized vehicles were virtually nonexistent. The K&I Bridge company also owned a ferry boat operation during both the 1st and 2nd bridge; eventually that operation was sold as the bridge's success largely outmoded boat usage. In 1910 the bridge company was renamed the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Co. From 1910 to 1912, a new, heavier bridge was built on new piers just upstream from the original one, after which the old bridge was demolished. The new bridge was double tracked to handle increasingly heavier train and now automobile traffic, eventually receiving the U.S. 31W designation. The bridge also featured a rotating swing span opening for the passage of ships in high water. The bridge was only opened four times, twice for testing in 1913 and 1915, then in 1916 for the passage of the steamer "Tarascon" and in 1920 for passage of the Australian convict ship "Success". In 1948 it refused opening of the span for passage of the steamer "Gordon C. Greene" citing inconvenience and costs of cutting power and communication lines, an action for which K&I and LG&E both paid damages to that ship's company. In 1955 the K&I sought and received permission to permanently tie down the swing span from the Corps of Engineers. In 1952, the creosoted wood block roadways of the second bridge were eliminated and replaced by a steel gridwork roadway. On February 1, 1979, an overweight dump truck caused a small segment of the steel grate roadway on the bridge to sag about 1 foot (0.30 m). A quick survey promised to reopen the roadway, but automotive traffic was banned thereafter by the railroad. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #KandIbridge #LouisvilleKy #NSsoutherneast #norfolksouthern

Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 off the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky

Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 off the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: The Kentucky & Indiana Bridge is one of the first multi modal bridges to cross the Ohio River. It is for both railway and common roadway purposes together. By federal, state, and local law railway and streetcar, wagon-way, and pedestrian modes of travel were intended by the City of New Albany, City of Louisville, State of Kentucky, State of Indiana, the United States Congress, and the bridge owners.

The K & I Bridge connects Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana. Constructed from 1881 to 1885 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, the original K&I Bridge opened in 1886. It included a single standard gauge track and two wagon ways, allowing wagons and other animal powered vehicles to cross the Ohio River by a method other than ferry for the first time. At the time motorized vehicles were virtually nonexistent.

The K&I Bridge company also owned a ferry boat operation during both the 1st and 2nd bridge; eventually that operation was sold as the bridge’s success largely outmoded boat usage.

In 1910 the bridge company was renamed the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Co. From 1910 to 1912, a new, heavier bridge was built on new piers just upstream from the original one, after which the old bridge was demolished. The new bridge was double tracked to handle increasingly heavier train and now automobile traffic, eventually receiving the U.S. 31W designation.

The bridge also featured a rotating swing span opening for the passage of ships in high water. The bridge was only opened four times, twice for testing in 1913 and 1915, then in 1916 for the passage of the steamer “Tarascon” and in 1920 for passage of the Australian convict ship “Success”. In 1948 it refused opening of the span for passage of the steamer “Gordon C. Greene” citing inconvenience and costs of cutting power and communication lines, an action for which K&I and LG&E both paid damages to that ship’s company. In 1955 the K&I sought and received permission to permanently tie down the swing span from the Corps of Engineers. In 1952, the creosoted wood block roadways of the second bridge were eliminated and replaced by a steel gridwork roadway.

On February 1, 1979, an overweight dump truck caused a small segment of the steel grate roadway on the bridge to sag about 1 foot (0.30 m). A quick survey promised to reopen the roadway, but automotive traffic was banned thereafter by the railroad.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 140.

Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 over the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023. According to Wikipedia: The Kentucky & Indiana Bridge is one of the first multi modal bridges to cross the Ohio River. It is for both railway and common roadway purposes together. By federal, state, and local law railway and streetcar, wagon-way, and pedestrian modes of travel were intended by the City of New Albany, City of Louisville, State of Kentucky, State of Indiana, the United States Congress, and the bridge owners. The K & I Bridge connects Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana. Constructed from 1881 to 1885 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, the original K&I Bridge opened in 1886. It included a single standard gauge track and two wagon ways, allowing wagons and other animal powered vehicles to cross the Ohio River by a method other than ferry for the first time. At the time motorized vehicles were virtually nonexistent. The K&I Bridge company also owned a ferry boat operation during both the 1st and 2nd bridge; eventually that operation was sold as the bridge's success largely outmoded boat usage. In 1910 the bridge company was renamed the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Co. From 1910 to 1912, a new, heavier bridge was built on new piers just upstream from the original one, after which the old bridge was demolished. The new bridge was double tracked to handle increasingly heavier train and now automobile traffic, eventually receiving the U.S. 31W designation. The bridge also featured a rotating swing span opening for the passage of ships in high water. The bridge was only opened four times, twice for testing in 1913 and 1915, then in 1916 for the passage of the steamer "Tarascon" and in 1920 for passage of the Australian convict ship "Success". In 1948 it refused opening of the span for passage of the steamer "Gordon C. Greene" citing inconvenience and costs of cutting power and communication lines, an action for which K&I and LG&E both paid damages to that ship's company. In 1955 the K&I sought and received permission to permanently tie down the swing span from the Corps of Engineers. In 1952, the creosoted wood block roadways of the second bridge were eliminated and replaced by a steel gridwork roadway. On February 1, 1979, an overweight dump truck caused a small segment of the steel grate roadway on the bridge to sag about 1 foot (0.30 m). A quick survey promised to reopen the roadway, but automotive traffic was banned thereafter by the railroad. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 130. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #LouisvilleKy #K&IBridge #UnionPacific #NS #norfolksouthern

Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 over the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky

Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 over the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023.

According to Wikipedia: The Kentucky & Indiana Bridge is one of the first multi modal bridges to cross the Ohio River. It is for both railway and common roadway purposes together. By federal, state, and local law railway and streetcar, wagon-way, and pedestrian modes of travel were intended by the City of New Albany, City of Louisville, State of Kentucky, State of Indiana, the United States Congress, and the bridge owners.

The K & I Bridge connects Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana. Constructed from 1881 to 1885 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, the original K&I Bridge opened in 1886. It included a single standard gauge track and two wagon ways, allowing wagons and other animal powered vehicles to cross the Ohio River by a method other than ferry for the first time. At the time motorized vehicles were virtually nonexistent.

The K&I Bridge company also owned a ferry boat operation during both the 1st and 2nd bridge; eventually that operation was sold as the bridge’s success largely outmoded boat usage.

In 1910 the bridge company was renamed the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Co. From 1910 to 1912, a new, heavier bridge was built on new piers just upstream from the original one, after which the old bridge was demolished. The new bridge was double tracked to handle increasingly heavier train and now automobile traffic, eventually receiving the U.S. 31W designation.

The bridge also featured a rotating swing span opening for the passage of ships in high water. The bridge was only opened four times, twice for testing in 1913 and 1915, then in 1916 for the passage of the steamer “Tarascon” and in 1920 for passage of the Australian convict ship “Success”. In 1948 it refused opening of the span for passage of the steamer “Gordon C. Greene” citing inconvenience and costs of cutting power and communication lines, an action for which K&I and LG&E both paid damages to that ship’s company. In 1955 the K&I sought and received permission to permanently tie down the swing span from the Corps of Engineers. In 1952, the creosoted wood block roadways of the second bridge were eliminated and replaced by a steel gridwork roadway.

On February 1, 1979, an overweight dump truck caused a small segment of the steel grate roadway on the bridge to sag about 1 foot (0.30 m). A quick survey promised to reopen the roadway, but automotive traffic was banned thereafter by the railroad.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 130.

Newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #RJC #RJCorman #nugentsandcompany #LouisvilleKy

d RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky

Newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops.

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

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, 1/1000 sec, ISO 130. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #CPRailway #Jeffersonville #CanadianPacific

Canadian Pacific 5798 sits tied down in the Paducah and Louisville Railway 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, 1/1000 sec, ISO 130.

Infrared photo CSX I028 as it rounds the banked curve at the north end of Kelly, Ky as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023. I028 is one of 4 hot intermodals that travel up and down the Henderson Subdivision and this on travels between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL. Tech Info: Fuji XT1 converted to 720nm, Nikon 18-250 @ 129mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, +.7 Exposure Comp. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer # infraredtrains #infraredphotography #csx

Infrared photo CSX I028 northbound at Kelly, Ky

Infrared photo CSX I028 as it rounds the banked curve at the north end of Kelly, Ky as they head north on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023. I028 is one of 4 hot intermodals that travel up and down the Henderson Subdivision and this on travels between Fairburn, GA and Bedford Park, IL.

Tech Info: Fuji XT1 converted to 720nm, Nikon 18-250 @ 129mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, +.7 Exposure Comp.

Hot intermodal CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Kentucky as the coal trains conductor performs a roll-by inspection of the intermodal on April 8th, 2023, as they pass the Tyson Foods Grain facility. This intermodal runs with autoracks loaded with Tesla’s, bound for Florida. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #Intermodal #coaltrain #SebreeKy

CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Ky

Hot intermodal CSX I025 passes a loaded coal train at Sebree, Kentucky as the coal trains conductor performs a roll-by inspection of the intermodal on April 8th, 2023, as they pass the Tyson Foods Grain facility. This intermodal runs with autoracks loaded with Tesla’s, bound for Florida.

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

CSX M647 passes through the crossing in downtown Mortons Gap, Ky with CSXT 254 leading the way, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 6th, 2023. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 250mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #csxhendersonsubdivision #csx #MortonsGapKy

CSX M647 heads south at Mortons Gap, Ky

CSX M647 passes through the crossing in downtown Mortons Gap, Ky with CSXT 254 leading the way, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 6th, 2023.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 250mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 400.

CSX Intermodal, I028, passes Geometry train CSX W001 sitting in the siding at the north end of Latham at Hopkinsville, Ky on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision in a light rain. CSX W001 backed out onto the main after I028 passed and continued their inspection south. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 450mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 1000. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #csxhendersonsubdivision #csx #hopkinsvilleKy

CSX I018 meets W001 at the north end of Latham, Hopkinsville, Ky

CSX Intermodal, I028, passes Geometry train CSX W001 sitting in the siding at the north end of Latham at Hopkinsville, Ky on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision in a light rain. CSX W001 backed out onto the main after I028 passed and continued their inspection south.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 450mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 1000.

Empty coal train CSX E302 passes the Hopkinsville Elevator Company on Skyline Drive as they make their way north on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Hopkinsville, Ky. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 320, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #HopkinsvilleKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #coaltrain #hopkinsvilleky

CSX E302 northbound at Hopkinsville, Ky

Empty coal train CSX E302 passes the Hopkinsville Elevator Company on Skyline Drive as they make their way north on April 5th, 2023, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 320, ISO 110.

April 22nd, 2023 – Episode 16 from Jim Pearson Photography

April 22nd, 2023 – Episode 16 from Jim Pearson Photography – In this weeks edited video we catch rail action between Sebree and Mortons Gap, Ky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision, then Richland and Princeton, Ky on the Paducah and Louisville Railway! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!

Paducah and Louisville Railway 1998, painted in University of Kentucky colors to honor their 1988 NCAA win, passes under the US 70 West overpass with a ballast train as they head south at Richland, Kentucky on April 7th, 2023. 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. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT). Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 150. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #HopkinsvilleKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #paducahandlouisvillerailway, #pal

Paducah and Louisville Railway 1998 leads a ballast train south at Richland, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway 1998, painted in University of Kentucky colors to honor their 1998 NCAA win, passes under the US 70 West overpass with a ballast train as they head south at Richland, Kentucky on April 7th, 2023.

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. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 150.

CSXT 4540 and 3231 lead CSX S988, a combined Windmill parts and coal train, as they head north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through downtown Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 6th, 2023. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #HopkinsvilleKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #csxhendersonsubdivison

CSX S988 heads north with windmill parts at Mortons Gap, Ky

CSXT 4540 and 3231 lead CSX S988, a combined Windmill parts and coal train, as they head north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision through downtown Mortons Gap, Ky, on April 6th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180.

CSXT 5398 leads Geometry Train W001 through the signals at the south end of Kelly siding at they inspect their way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Kelly, Ky on April 5th, 2023. A track geometry train is a track inspection train on a rail transport system used to test several parameters of the track geometry without obstructing normal railroad operations. Some of the parameters generally measured include position, curvature, alignment of the track, smoothness, and the cross level of the two rails. The cars use a variety of sensors, measuring systems, and data management systems to create a profile of the track being inspected. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #HopkinsvilleKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #csxhendersonsubdivison

CSX W001 track inspection train SB at Kelly, Ky

CSXT 5398 leads Geometry Train W001 through the signals at the south end of Kelly siding at they inspect their way south on the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Kelly, Ky on April 5th, 2023.

A track geometry train is a track inspection train on a rail transport system used to test several parameters of the track geometry without obstructing normal railroad operations. Some of the parameters generally measured include position, curvature, alignment of the track, smoothness, and the cross level of the two rails. The cars use a variety of sensors, measuring systems, and data management systems to create a profile of the track being inspected.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 180.

CSXT 3200 and BCRAIL 4648 lead CSX B744, a combined empty ethanol and coal train, into the south end of CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky on April 3rd, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This is where the crew dropped off the coal half of their train before continuing their move north. According to Wikipedia: BC Rail is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British Columbia Railway, and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #HopkinsvilleKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #csxhendersonsubdivison

CSXT 3200 and BCRAIL 4648 lead CSX B744 into Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Ky

CSXT 3200 and BCRAIL 4648 lead CSX B744, a combined empty ethanol and coal train, into the south end of CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky on April 3rd, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This is where the crew dropped off the coal half of their train before continuing their move north.

According to Wikipedia: BC Rail is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British Columbia Railway, and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail and currently is owned by CN.

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

CSX X513 passes through the signals at the north end of Casky with the CSX Operation Lifesaver locomotive CSXT 4568 leading, as they make their way south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023, at Hopkinsville, Ky. According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the company’s rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #HopkinsvilleKy #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #csxhendersonsubdivison

CSX Operation Lifesaver engine 4568 southbound at NE of Casky, Hopkinsville, Ky

CSX X513 passes through the signals at the north end of Casky with the CSX Operation Lifesaver locomotive CSXT 4568 leading, as they make their way south on the Henderson Subdivision on April 12th, 2023, at Hopkinsville, Ky.

According to a CSX press release: CSX unveiled a new OLI rail safety commemorative locomotive in September of 2022, and it was painted at the railroads locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia. The CSXT 4568 engine will travel the company’s rail network as a visual reminder for the public to be safe at highway-rail grade crossings and near railroad tracks.

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April 15, 2023 – Saturday Edited Video – Episode 15 from Jim Pearson Photography

April 15, 2023 – Saturday Edited Video – Episode 15 – In this week’s edited video we catch rail action between Kelly and Robards, Ky featuring CSXT 911 on M648! Enjoy and please Like, Share and Subscribe! 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!!