July 13, 2019 – NS 9497 heads up loaded rock train D51 as it makes its way along the Duke Energy’s Gibson Power Plant lead to deliver the rock to the plant at East Mt. Carmel, Indiana.
Norfolk Southern 167 pulls out of the east end…
July 13, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 167 pulls out of the east end of the Princeton, Indiana yard at East Douglas, as it pulled up to County Road 350 where it waited for two westbounds to pass, before it continued east on the NS Southern East District.
Norfolk Southern 9073 leads train 275 through CB Junction…
July 13, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 9073 leads train 275 through CB Junction as it heads east at Mt. Carmel, Illinois with an autorack train at milepost 150.1 on the NS Southern West District.
Norfolk Southern loaded coal train 71T…
July 13, 2019 – Norfolk Southern loaded coal train 71T snakes its way down the grade at East Douglas on the NS Southern-East District at Princeton, Indiana as it heads for Duke Energy at Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
NS 167, led by NS 9412, passes Consolidated Grain and Barge Company…
July 13, 2019 – NS 167, led by NS 9412, passes Consolidated Grain and Barge Company at Lyles Station, MP 157, as it heads east on the NS Southern West District at Lyles Station, Indiana.
According to Wikipedia, Lyles or Lyles Station is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The community dates from 1849, although its early settlers first arrived in the 1830s, and it was formally named Lyles Station in 1886 to honor Joshua Lyles, a free African American who migrated with his family from Tennessee to Indiana around 1837. Lyles Station is one of Indiana’s early black rural settlements and the only one remaining.
The rural settlement reached its peak in the years between 1880 and 1912, when major structures in the community included the railroad depot, a post office, a lumber mill, two general stores, two churches, and a school. By the turn of the twentieth century,
Lyles Station had fifty-five homes, with a population of more than 800 people. The farming community never fully recovered from the Great Flood of 1913, which destroyed much of the town. Most of its residents left for economic reasons, seeking opportunities for higher paying jobs and additional education in larger cities.
By 1997 approximately fifteen families remained at Lyles Station, nearly all of them descended from the original settlers.
Waiting on a train at the north wye…
June 15, 2019 – Waiting on a train at the north wye, on the Buster Pike overpass, north of Danville, Ky on the NS CNO&TP First District, during a day of railfanning will fellow photographers, David Higdon Jr, Bryan Burton, Ryan Scott and a Facebookless, Bill Crecco! A great time by all and a great day of railfanning with friends!
NS 7630 leads a northbound Intermodal…
June 15, 2019 – NS 7630 leads a northbound Intermodal as it passes the old depot on the CNO&TP Second District at Danville, Kentucky where it’ll take the NS Louisville District towards Louisville, Ky, at the wye just north of the city.
According to American-rails.com, It used to be called the Rathole Division when it was the Southern Railway and is often remembered as a road with relatively flat and tangent main lines due to the region in which it operated. However, the system did feature its share of steep, circuitous main lines such as Saluda Grade in western North Carolina and its famed “Rathole Division” through Kentucky and Tennessee that reached as far north as Cincinnati.
Technically, this stretch of the Southern main line was known as the 2nd District of subsidiary Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific (CNO&TP), which was plagued for years by numerous tunnels resulting in its famous nickname by the crews which operated over it.
Over the years the Southern worked to daylight or bypass these obstacles as the route saw significant freight tonnage, a task finally completed during the 1960s. Today, the Rathole remains an important artery in Norfolk Southern’s vast network.
Norfolk Southern 1115 leads a northbound train…
June 15, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 1115 leads a northbound train past the north wye, in this view from the Buster Pike overpass at Danville, Ky, as it heads up the CNO&TP First District toward Cincinnati, Ohio.
NS freight passes the old depot on the CNO&TP Second District at Danville, Kentucky
June 15, 2019 – A southbound NS freight passes the old depot on the CNO&TP Second District at Danville, Kentucky as it meets a northbound intermodal that is preparing to go north where it’ll take the NS Louisville District towards Louisville, Ky, north of the city.
According to American-rails.com, It used to be called the Rathole Division when it was the Southern Railway and is often remembered as a road with relatively flat and tangent main lines due to the region in which it operated. However, the system did feature its share of steep, circuitous main lines such as Saluda Grade in western North Carolina and its famed “Rathole Division” through Kentucky and Tennessee that reached as far north as Cincinnati.
Technically, this stretch of the Southern main line was known as the 2nd District of subsidiary Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific (CNO&TP), which was plagued for years by numerous tunnels resulting in its famous nickname by the crews which operated over it.
Over the years the Southern worked to daylight or bypass these obstacles as the route saw significant freight tonnage, a task finally completed during the 1960s. Today, the Rathole remains an important artery in Norfolk Southern’s vast network.
Norfolk Southern 9058 leads a loaded coil train…
June 4, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 9058 leads a loaded coil train westbound on the Louisville District at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, bound for AK Steel at Rockport, Indiana.
Norfolk Southern 847 leads 22A west as it pulls through the Montgomery Tunnels…
May 25, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 847 leads 22A west as it pulls through the Montgomery Tunnels east of Christiansburg, Virginia. The Tunnel is a Twin bore tunnel near Christiansburg, VA and during the steam era O. Winston Link took several photos here of the Norfolk and Western Railway as part of his B&W night series. One such image was a wide angle version of NW 708; Train no. 3, westbound at Montgomery Tunnel. Mr. Has and his son, Dan were standing watching the train as it exited the tunnel at night.The tunnel was built in about 1890 and are currently on the NS Christiansburg District.
A late westbound Norfolk Southern 217…
May 25, 2019 – A late westbound Norfolk Southern 217 heads west out of Roanoke, Virginia on the Christiansburg District, through the North Yard, as it passes a large string of NS locomotives. The units are being stored as part of precision scheduled railroading, being sold to short lines or other railroads although some are for rebuilds, which are mainly the standard cab SD70’s. The rest are probably destined for the scrap yard.
Norfolk Southern 7338 leads 65W west…
May 24, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 7338 leads 65W west as it pulls through the Montgomery Tunnels east of Christiansburg, Virginia on the NS Christiansburg District.
Norfolk Southern, NS 8101 the NS Central of Georgia Heritage Unit…
May 4, 2019 – Norfolk Southern, NS 8101 the NS Central of Georgia Heritage Unit, sits tied down with NS 8006 at Alcoa in Newburgh, Indiana as it waits for the plant to unload its coal cars under stormy skies.
Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 8114…
May 4, 2019 – Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 8114 trails behind NS 9318, on 60A, as it heads toward Huntingburg, Indiana on the NS Evansville Branch. It’s returning from AK Steel in Rockport, IN after dropping off loaded cars and picking up empties for the trip back to the east toward Louisville, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway #nsheritageunit
Norfolk Southern 60A makes it’s way…
May 4, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 60A makes it’s way through the countryside as it heads back east on the NS Evansville Branch with a load of empties from AK Steel at Rockport, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway
Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 8101, Central of Georgia…
May 4, 2019 – Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 8101, Central of Georgia, sits tied down with NS 8006 at Alcoa as it waits for it’s coal cars to be unloaded at Yankee Town, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway #nsheritageunit
NS DC to AC Conversion engine 4002…
May 4, 2019 – NS DC to AC Conversion engine 4002 sits on the lead at Liberty Mine in Booneville, Indiana as it waits for a crew to take it in for loading. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway
Norfolk Southern 4129 leads a coal train…
April 27, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 4129 leads a coal train as it enters the CN-IC Junction at Centralia, Illinois as it makes its way along the NS Southern West District. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway
Norfolk Southern 9595 leading NS 223…
April 27, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 9595 leading NS 223 as it passes the west end of Lyle Station Siding at Princeton, IN, as it continues its trip east on the Southern East District. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway
Norfolk Southern 9595 leading NS 223…
April 27, 2019 – Well, I couldn’t end this great day of railfanning without posting one, of many, favorite photos from today’s railfan trip. This is Norfolk Southern 9595 leading NS 223 as it crests the hill coming out of the yard at East Junction at Princeton, IN as it continues its trip east as the glow of sunset shines on the Southern East District. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway