June 8, 2016 Paducah and Louisville Railway LSX1 pulls its Norfolk Southern Train down the Pee Vee Spur as it heads to Warrior Coal in Madisonville, Ky with a brand new 3616 Tier 4 ET44AC leading on its first revenue run. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/2.8 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 8, 2016 The conductor climbs back aboard Paducah and Louisville Railways LSX1, a Norfolk Southern Train with a brand new 3616 Tier 4 ET44AC leading on its first revenue run, after throwing the Pee Vee Spur switch at West Yard as they start their early morning run to Warrior Coal in Madisonville, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/6.3 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 550mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 8, 2016 – Paducah and Louisville Railway LSX1 pulls its Norfolk Southern Train into the loop at Warrior Coal in Madisonville, Ky with a brand new 3616 Tier 4 ET44AC leading on its first revenue run. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/2.8 | ISO 110 | Lens: Nikon 18mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. #jimstrainphotos
June 15, 2016 The late evening sun broke through the clouds and provided this beautiful light on the power sitting at Paducah and Louisville Railways West Yard in Madisonville, Ky while the sky was still dark in the distance. Storm light can produce some of the most spectacular photos, you just have to get out the door!. – Tech Info: 1/500 | f/5.3 | ISO 100 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 200mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 14, 2016 A Paducah and Louisville Railway local, with engine 2018 in the lead, rounds the curve approaching the Earlington Road Crossing in Richland, Ky as it heads to Princeton, Ky with a short freight. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/6.3 | ISO 1250 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 8, 2016 Paducah and Louisville Railways LSX1 prepares to depart from West Yard in Madisonville, Ky with its Norfolk Southern Train, in the early morning light, with a brand new Tier 4 ET44AC 3616 leading its coal train heading for Warrior Coal on it’s first revenue run. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/5.3 | ISO 2500 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 230mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 10, 2016 – A Paducah and Louisville Railway DPU coal train rounds the loop at the Calvert City Loadout at Calvert City, Kentucky. I think this is the first time I can recall finding a PAL train with DPU units. It had four on the front and four on the rear of the train as it moved through the loop. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5 | ISO 140 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 70mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 10, 2016 – Paducah and Louisville Railway U of L engine 2013 leads a loaded coal train from Dotki Mine as it approaches the old Yard Limit sign at Providence, Ky on CSX’s Morganfield Branch. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/14 | ISO 1250 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 270mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 10, 2016 – A Paducah and Louisville Railway DPU coal train rounds the loop at the Calvert City Loadout at Calvert City, Kentucky as storm clouds pass in the distance. I think this is the first time I can recall finding a PAL train with DPU units. It had four on the front and four on the rear of the train as it moved through the loop. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5 | ISO 560 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 48mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, Louisville Gas & Electric, loaded coal train heads east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch at Providence, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power, after picking up a load of coal at Dotki Mine in Clay, Ky. We also follow it on north as it makes its trip to Louisville, Ky on the P&L Railway.
April 27, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1 with UK and UL engines from Jim Pearson on Vimeo.
May 3, 2016 – A Paducah and Louisville Railway local with engine 2121 leading approaches West Yard as it passes the Warrior Coal Mine Lead switch at Madisonville, Ky heading south. – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO 560 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 340mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
May 3, 2016 – A Union Pacific loaded coke train rounds a curve as it approaches the Earlington Road crossing at Richland, Ky on the Paducah and Louisville Railway as it heads south to Calvert City, Ky to drop off its load. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/6 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 480mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – At sunset a Paducah and Louisville Railway conductor changes a ditch light on UP 8420 as a northbound P&L local passes them at West Yard in Madisonville, Ky so they can move south with their loaded coke train to Calvert City, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 360mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – CSX Z462-27 (Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, Louisville Gas & Electric) loaded coal train heads east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch as it prepares to pass the PeeVee Spur at Madisonville, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 640 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 320mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 30, 2016 – The sun sets on the Paducah & Louisville Railway line at Madisonville, Ky an afternoon of rain showers. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/2.8 | ISO 3600 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 30, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway LG2 (Louisville Gas & Electric coal train) travels north, approaching the highway 70 overpass at Bremen, Ky, with engines, UofL 2013, UK 2012 and UK 4522 as power. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/2.8 | ISO 2000 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 29, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway LG2 (Louisville Gas & Electric coal train) travels through the countryside heading east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch as CSX Z462-29, approaching Nebo, Ky, with engines, UofL 2013, UK 2012 and UK 4522 as power. – Tech Info: 1/1600 | f/5.3 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 lens @ 220mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 29, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway LG2 (Louisville Gas & Electric coal train) travels east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch as CSX Z462-29, approaching Schmetzer road crossing, west of Nebo, Ky with engines, UofL 2013, UK 2012 and UK 4522 as power. – Tech Info: 1/2500 | f/4 | ISO 1250| Lens: Sigma 24-70 lens @ 52mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, (Louisville Gas & Electric) chases a heavy storm north with a loaded coal train at McHenry, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/2.8 | ISO 3600 | Lens: Rokinon 14mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, (Louisville Gas & Electric) heads north through the rain with a loaded coal train at Beaver Dam, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power. – Tech Info: 1/400 | f/5.3 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 250mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – CSX Z462-27 (Paducah & Louisville Railway WW1, Louisville Gas & Electric) loaded coal train heads east on CSX’s Morganfield Branch approaching Nebo, Ky with PAL UK engines 4522 and 2012 along with UofL 2013 as power, after picking up a load of coal at Dotki Mine in Clay, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/1250 | f/5 | ISO 250 | Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 46mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.