March 8, 2022 CSX S864 military move at Nortonville, KY
Kansas City Southern 4841 and 4150 lead CSX S864 south at Kelly, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision
Kansas City Southern 4841 and 4150 lead CSX S864 as it pulls into the siding at the north end of Kelly siding with a loaded military train at Kelly, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision on March 8th, 2022. I understand S is one of the new designations which indicates a “Special Move” which used to be W Series trains.
CSX S864 (Rose Lake, IL – Hopkinsville, Ky) was returning the military equipment to Ft. Campbell, who picked the train up at Hopkinsville and then Ft. Campbell rail took it onto the post.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 130.
CSX 483 leads CSX Q228 westbound across the CSX Swing Bridge over the Green River at Spottsville, Kentucky
CSX 483 leads CSX Q228 westbound across the CSX Swing Bridge over the Green River at Spottsville, Kentucky on the CSX Texas Line (LH&StL Subdivision) as it makes its way to the Toyota Plant at Princeton, Indiana from Louisville, KY on March 7th, 2022.
This bridge was shut down for well over a year due to mechanical problems which has now been repaired. It reopened about two weeks ago and CSXT has picked up the contract from Toyota at Princeton, Indiana over Norfolk Southern who had it before.
CSX currently runs two through trains daily along the line and it has been open now for about two weeks. It also sees several locals as well. While the bridge was shut down trains were pretty much just locals between Louisville and Henderson, Ky (where the Texas line runs).
According to Wikipedia: The LH&STL Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was originally built as the Louisville, Henderson, and Texas Railway in 1882, with the intent of building a line to Texas by way of St. Louis, Missouri. It was nicknamed “The Texas Line,” by which it is still often referred today. The line fell into bankruptcy and was reorganized as the Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railway in 1896. The rail line was acquired by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1929; the parent company still exists and holds other rail-related assets. Through a series of mergers, the line is now operated by CSX.
The line runs from Louisville, Kentucky, to Henderson, Kentucky, for a total of 136.5 miles (219.7 km). At its east end the line continues west from the Louisville Terminal Subdivision, and at its west end the line continues west as the Henderson Subdivision of the Nashville Division.
According to Bridge Hunter: The CSX Spottsville Swing Bridge is a through truss swing bridge over the Green River, which was formerly owned by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It was originally built in 1888 by the Keystone Bridge Co of Pittsburg, PA and then reconstructed in 1926.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 150.
CSX I028 passes the old L&N Railway depot at Henderson, Kentucky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision
CSXT 3385 leads CSX intermodal I028 as it passes the old L&N Railway depot at Henderson, Kentucky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision on March 4th, 2022.
Im told that the Railmark Holdings, Inc has purchased the depot and is currently continuing restoration on the station. Ive not be able to find out what their plans for the depot include yet.
According to their website: Railmark, its brands, and subsidiaries are leaders in the railroad industry in North America and around the world. An accomplished provider of railroad transportation, rail services, and rail systems development, Railmark provides a complete and fully integrated program for rail network improvement and rail management services to railroads, governments, municipalities, and industrial clients.
Railmark also owns and operates railroads in North America and sponsors philanthropic initiatives through its Railmark Foundation Limited. Together the Railmark group of rail service companies work around the world each day to make rail transportation better by improving economies and the quality of human life.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 140.
Norfolk Southern Nickel Plate Road Heritage unit pulls into CSX Casky Yard at Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Norfolk Southern Heritage unit 8100, Nickel Plate Road, and Canadian National 5702 lead CSX Q512-24 (Radnor Yard – Nashville, TN – Avon, IN Daily) pulls up the Casky lead as it heads north into the yard at Casky to pick up 10 loads of truck frames at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 24th, 2022.
One of the things I like about railfanning the Henderson Subdivision is because we get all kinds of interesting and different foreign power that runs up and down the line! While most of it is CSX, we do get a mix of just about every major railroad on this line at some point in time during each week. You never know when its coming, but when it does as with this unit, railfans gather along the tracks for their own crack at capturing their own images of the move and Im no exception!
While you cant control the weather for these shots, railroads operate in all kinds of weather and so Im trackside when the train is! Hardest thing about shooting in bad weather is getting out the door in my opinion! A large golf umbrella helps a lot!!
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 16mm, f/4.5, 1/800, ISO 720.
CSX J732 pulls off the cutoff at Mortons Junction as it heads south with ex. NREX 501 in fresh paint at Mortons Gap, KY
A Rainy Day CSX grain train, northbound out of Earlington, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision
Our area has got a lot of rain this winter and February 17th, 2022, was one of those days when one of the winter storms dropped a lot of rain on the region over a 24-hour period. Here I caught an empty grain train, CSX G438, as it made its way past a flooded area around the house track at Earlington, Kentucky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 290mm, f/5.6, 1/160, ISO 450.
February 24, 2022 – CSX Q512 with Norfolk Southern Nickel Plate heritage unit leading at Trenton, KY
Paducah and Louisville Railway local Z464, back into CSX Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, KY with CAGX 1039
Paducah and Louisville Railway local Z464, with PAL 2109, 2110, 2111 and 2118, back into CSX Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Kentucky with what appears to be a newly rebuilt locomotive, CAGX 1039 (can’t find any information on this leasing company) with Ardent Mills Markings trailing in the line of power on February 25th, 2022.
I’m told it is an ex CNW 1625…GP7. that was acquired by NRE on 3/28/2013 and the placard in the window lists it as NRE 501. Now it’s moving south as CAGX 1039 and headed to ADM in Tampa, Florida.
According to Wikipedia: Ardent Mills was born out of a long history of community mills coming together. We are an independent joint venture by combining ConAgra Mills™ and Horizon Milling® and we have over 150 years of rich milling history. Our history is tied to the legacies of the individual mills and facilities that form us, and we’re proud to look towards the future with an appreciation of the past.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 110.
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CSX B419 heads south over the Ohio River with a load of coal at Henderson, Kentucky
CSXT 397 leads loaded coal train Z419 across the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky as they head south on the Henderson CSXT 397 leads loaded Coke train B419 across the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky as they head south on the Henderson Subdivision. The train ran from Chicago to Atkinson Yard at Madisonville, Ky where it was picked up by a Paducah and Louisville Railway crew, who took it on south on their line to the loadout at Calvert City, KY on February 18th, 2022.
I love the way the shadows play a big part in this image! I did a live video here of this train and it was really cool to watch the shadows come across the bridge before the train came into view. Its on my page if youd like to watch it. Ive been wanting to catch this shot for some time now.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 110.
Local, CSX J732 southbound at Mortons Gap, Kentucky
A short local, CSX J732 (Hopkinsville to Madisonville, Ky and return) prepares to pass under the highway 41 overpass at Morons Gap, Kentucky as it heads south with its short train on the Henderson Subdivision on February 5th, 2022.
According to The Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer Website: Mortons Gap is a Hopkins County city on US 41 about five miles south of Madisonville, Kentucky. Named for Thomas Morton who settled in a gap in an east-west ridge in the southern part of the county. He built a house there circa 1805. The gap has long been used to travel through the area and the railroad and US 41 both run through it. The town was established by the South Diamond Mining Company circa 1871. Mortons Gap was incorporated in 1888. The Mortons Gap post office opened in 1871. The population in 2010 was 863. It was serviced by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the early years and now the line is owned by CSXT.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/5000, ISO 200.
CSX Q512 northbound at Poorhouse at Madisonville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision
CSXT 3353 and 5360 lead CSX Q512 as they pass the pond at the location known as poorhouse on the railroad, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Ky on February 7th, 2022.
This location at MP 279 on the railroad got its name from the Louisville and Nashville Railway days when the Hopkins County Poorhouse stood near this location.
According to the Kentucky Historic Institutions website: In 1910 there were more than 84 thousand paupers that were enumerated in poorhouses in the United States; this was a marked increase of 3 percent compared to 1904. In Kentucky, the number of enumerated people in poorhouses in 1910 were 1,522; 871 being male and 651 being female. Of that population, 1,044 were native born, 167 were foreign born, 27 have unknown nativity, and 284 were colored, Irish and Swiss immigrants had a much high ratio of pauperism in 1910 than any other nationality.
According to the occupations of individuals admitted into poorhouses, unskilled laborers made up the highest number. Skilled trades also held a relatively considerable number as well. Women frequently were domestic servants prior to admission. A relatively large number of about two filths reported being unable to do any work of any kind. A statistically significant number of paupers during the year 1910 were consider physically or mentally defective though the number of insane and feeble-minded almshouses was on the decline in 1910. Three fourths of discharges were done so as self-supporting. Approximately 17,000 paupers died in poorhouses during 1910 a rate of 207.7 paupers per 1,000. The most common cause of death at that time was tuberculosis of the lungs.
In earlier days, poorhouses were sometimes used as temporary shelters for vagrants as well as a place of detention for petty criminals. This was often due to poorhouses being the only public agency available to offer relief, even to those who were insane, feeble-minded, or epileptic. Some communities combined poorhouses with free hospitals or infirmaries that catered to the poor.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100.
CSX N319 heads south over Gum Lick Trestle at Kelly, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision
The afternoon sun moves more toward the southwest where it illuminates the ice-covered trees surrounding Gum Lick Trestle as loaded coal train CSX N319 makes its way south, between Kelly and Crofton, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 5th, 2022. CSX N319 runs between Sugar Camp Mine (Akin, IL) on the EVWR to Santee Cooper’s Cross Generating Station in Cross, SC, via Chattanooga, TN
I spent the better part of the whole day waiting for CSX to send a northbound train my way, as the light was better for showing the ice-covered trees due to the winter storm that moved across the region. However, it wasnt to be and so to make the best of the situation this is one of several going away shots I made that day. Don’t get me wrong, I like going away shots and Im very happy with how this one came out, but there were several shots I had lined up for this ice storm event that just didnt get captured like I wanted. There’ll be other times and situations though!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 120.
The setting sun over the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Richland, Kentucky
The sun sets over the Paducah and Louisville Railway as the sun rakes across the ice-covered trees at Richland, Ky on February 5th, 2022, in this ultrawide angle shot from my DJI Air 2S drone.
The recent weather front that passed through the region left a spectacular display of ice in the trees for several days. Thankfully it didnt cause much disruption in my area, unlike the last ice storm through here that left me without power for 6 days in 2009!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 110, underexposed by 3 stops for the sun.
Live – CSX loaded coal train N319 heads south at Kelly, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision
Live from the Air – CSX Q503 southbound at Kelly, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision
Paducah and Louisville Railway LGE coal train heads through the icy landscape at Madisonville, Ky
CSX crew clears track for Paducah and Louisville Railway due to fallen tree in Ice Storm at Madisonville, Ky
On a freezing cold afternoon CSX Z464, a Paducah and Louisville Railway, Louisville Gas and Electric coal train, waits on the PeeVee Spur as a CSX team works on clearing a downed tree in its path at Madisonville, Ky on February 3rd, 2022.
After it was cut, the rest of the team man handled the cut piece off the track and the train continued its trip to Warrior Coal mine close to Nebo, Ky. The storm that moved across the country covered the trees with ice and this tree, along with many others throughout the path of the storm, fell due to the added weight of the ice.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 420mm, f/8, 1/400, ISO 2000.
RJ Corman Crew cleans up after minor derailment on the Warrior Lead at Madisonville, KY
There was a minor derailment on the Warrior Lead here in Madisonville in the last week. I’ve noticed that PAL traffic has been taking the CSX Morganfield branch out of the Warrior Coal Mine Loop and when I went by West Yards yesterday here in Madisonville, Ky, RJC was there getting ready to leave with some of their heavy equipment on flatbeds on February 2nd, 2022.
When I drove back to the overpass over the lead and these crews were working on the tracks and a section where coal cars have spilled. No cars or trains, however, are there now.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 70-300mm @ 140mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 3200.
CSX Intermodal I026 heads north through the snow at Kelly, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision
CSXT 921 leads intermodal, I026 (Jacksonville, FL – Bedford Park, IL), as it approaches the north end of Kelly Siding on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision at Kelly, Kentucky, on January 27th, 2022, a late winter afternoon.
From Wikipedia: Kelly is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. Kelly is located at on U.S. Route 41 and is best known for being the location of the 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville, KY alien encounter, in which residents reported seeing unidentifiable creatures and lights at a rural farmhouse. In honor of this event, the community hosts the Kelly “Little Green Men” Days festival each year, where visitors can buy “intergalactic souvenirs”.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 120.