March 14, 2015 – CSX loaded coal train N255-06

03.14.15 CSX N255-06 at South Romney, Ky

March 14, 2015 – CSX loaded coal train N255-06 heads south on the Henderson Subdivision just past Romney approaching Mannington, Ky with Florida East Coast engine 718 bringing up the rear of the consist, with CSX engines 4564 and 4 leading the way.

March 11, 2015 – CSX Q597

03.11.15 CSX Q597 at South Rankin, Ky

March 11, 2015 – CSX Q597, with BNSF power, sits in the fog on the main at the south end of the siding at Rankin, Ky as it waits for a northbound train to pass it in the siding, on the Henderson Subdivision.

March 12, 2015 – CSX Q645-10

03.12.15 CSX Q645-10, ex CNW at Kelly, Ky

March 12, 2015 – CSX Q645-10, headed up by UP 6716 (Ex. Chicago & North Western Railway Operation Lifesaver Engine) heads south at the north end of the siding at Kelly, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision.

March 10, 2015 – CSX R687

03.10.15 CSX R687 SB at N. Romney, Nortonville , Ky

March 10, 2015 – CSX R687 (a rerouted train) with Union Pacific 6237 rolls past a small landslide from the recent snow melt and rainfall as it works it’s way through the “S” curve approaching the north end of the Romney siding at Nortonville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision.

March 10, 2015 – CSX Q029

03.10.15 CSX Q029 and Q026 meet at Romney, Nortonville , Ky

March 10, 2015 – CSX Q029, with engine 137 in the lead, passes Q026 as it sits in the siding at Romney just south of Nortonville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision.

March 11, 2015 – Evansville Western Railway engine 3836

03.11.15 EVWR Offices at Mount Vernon, In

March 11, 2015 – Evansville Western Railway engine 3836 pulls up next to the company offices in Mount Vernon, Indiana after dropping off several cars to a local factory. At left is GATX lease unit 2608 along with several other EVWR engines. Today was a spur of the moment trip to the EVWR as I’ve never done any railfanning along it, but plan on that changing!

March 10, 2015 – CSX engines 487 and 4556

03.10.15 CSX 487 departing West Yard, Madisonville, Ky

March 10, 2015 – CSX engines 487 and 4556 pull out of Paducah and Louisville’s West Yard in Madisonville, Ky heading south with a loaded coal train. The train has been sitting in the yard since March 5th, when 18 inches of snow fell on the area.

March 7, 2015 – Crew Change on CSX G038

03.07.15 CSX G038 Crew Change at South Rankin, Ky

March 7, 2015 – A fresh crew heads for loaded grain train CSX G038 in the siding at the south end of Rankin siding, with BNSF 4851 in the lead, as the signals are aligned for hot intermodal CSX Q028 at Rankin, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision.

March 6, 2015 – P&L 4504 and 2013

03.06.15 PAL 4504 SB at West Yard, Madisonville, Ky

March 6, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville engines 4504 and 2013 pull a loaded coal train through West Yard at Madisonville, Ky on it’s way south after the overnight snowfall.

March 9, 2015 – CSX T882-04

03.09.15 CSX T882-04 NB Loaded at Guthrie, Ky

March 9, 2015 – CSX T882-04 moves north on the Henderson Subdivision past a RJ Corman construction crew that has begun to rebuild the engine barn at Guthrie, Ky on the Memphis Line, which was destroyed late last year by fire, along with several engines.

March 7, 2015 – GMTX Switcher 163

03.07.15 CMTX Switcher 163 at Evansville, IN

March 7, 2015 – GMTX Switcher 163 sits in a house track on Broadway Street, just north of CSX’s Howell Yard as CSX engine 5268 works on building a train at the yard in Evansville, Indiana.

March 6, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville 2115 breaking snow

03.06.15 PAL 2115 breaking snow at Providence, Ky

March 6, 2015 – Paducah and Louisville Railway engine 2115 breaks through the snow at the Broadway Street crossing in Providence, Ky as it leads the first empty coal train to Dotiki mine in Dixon, Ky since 14-18 inches of snow fell on the region.

March 5, 2014 – CSX S647-04

03.05.15 CSX S647-04 SB at Nortonville, Ky

March 5, 2014 – CSX S647-04 (second) heads through the s curve approaching the north end of Romney siding as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Nortonville, Ky with engine 9039 on point.

March 4, 2015 – UP and Ferromex on PAL

03.04.15 PAL - UP 7190 and Ferromex 4664 1 at Richalnd, Ky

March 4, 2015 – A Paducah and Louisville Railroad crew moves a empty coal train north through the driving snow at Richland, Ky with Union Pacific 7190 and Ferromex 4664 trailing. This was the start of the 16-19 inches of snow that fell on the area overnight.

03.04.15 PAL - UP 7190 and Ferromex 4664 2 at Richalnd, Ky

September 2014 Road Trip Railroad Photos

 

March 3, 2015 – CSX T103-26

03.03.15 CSX T103-26 SB at Mortons Gap, Ky-11

March 3, 2015 – CSX loaded coal train T103-26 heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky with engines CSX 3036, CITX 3087 AND CSX 291.