July 26, 2019 – Lhoist North America locomotive 3043 and several other units sit tied down at their Underground mine operation in Crab Orchard, Tennessee.
According to the Web: Lhoist North America of Tennessee, which also operates under the name Franklin Industrial Minerals, is located in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. This organization primarily operates in the Crushed and Broken Limestone business / industry within the Mining and Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels sector.
Lancaster and Chester Railroad switcher 2369…
July 23, 2019 – Lancaster and Chester Railroad switcher 2369 heads up train 16 as it works at dropping and picking up cars at the Carolina Poly Inc., facility in Chester, SC.
Blue Ridge Southern Railroad…
July 26, 2019 – After a week of visiting family and railfanning in NC, SC and TN I’m finally back home in Kentucky. On the return trip yesterday I stopped by in hopes of catching the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad running at Canton, North Carolina, but like many short lines they weren’t moving at all since it was a Saturday. However, I was able to catch this nice shot of WAMX 3943 and several other of their locomotives sitting in the yard. I’ll have to make a trip back during the week and get some photos of them in operation! Thanks to John DeVasto for recommending this shortline! I’ve passed here many times over the years and have never stopped.
According to their website: Receiving its name from the Blue Ridge Mountains which overlook this scenic North Carolina railroad, the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (BLU) was Watco’s first property located in the state of North Carolina beginning in 2014. The BLU operates 92 miles of track, consisting of three branch lines that feed into Norfolk Southern’s terminal in Asheville, North Carolina: the T-Line to the west of Asheville, the W-Line to the south, and the TR-Line, which branches off the W-Line. The BLU primarily ships commodities such as wood chips, paper, plastics, cement, coal, and products used in the manufacture of Epsom Salt.
Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14…
July 23, 2019 – Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14, with 2829 leading, picks up their eastbound loads at the yard in Richburg, South Carolina as train 12, with 7092 leading, waits in the siding so it can begin its return westbound move.
Nashville and Eastern railroad…
June 26, 2019 – Well, after searching for about two hours along the Nashville and Eastern railroad between and around Gordonsville and Cookeville, Tennessee I didn’t luck out and find a single train out working. I was able to catch this view of Carthage Junction at Gordonsville however, so it wasn’t a wasted trip! Photo was shot from a crossing. To the left goes into Gordonsville and the right towards Cookeville.
Evansville Western Railway local, with 3840 leading…
May 15, 2019 – Evansville Western Railway local, with 3840 leading, passes the CountryMark Co-Op LLP Refinery area at Mount Vernon, Indiana as works its way to their small yard just past the refinery.
January 21, 2019 – A Paducah and Louisville railway local…
January 21, 2019 – A Paducah and Louisville railway local passes over Bradley Sisk Road Road as it heads south at Richland, Ky on a cold winters eve with PAL3808, 2107 and 2106 as power. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway
January 17, 2019 – Pioneer Lines PREX 806 and 1614…
January 17, 2019 – Pioneer Lines PREX 806 and 1614 sit idle in the yard at the Indiana Southwestern Railway at their Harwood Yard in Evansville, Indiana.
According to Wikipeda: Indiana Southwestern Railway (reporting mark ISW) is a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, operator of several short-line railroad companies. The ISW is a Class III railroad, and operated on 17 miles of track from Evansville, Indiana, northward to Cynthiana, Indiana. That track is currently out of service but switching still occurs in ISWs yard and surrounding industries.
The line was originally operated as part of an Illinois Central Railroad line that ran all the way to Newton, Illinois. Illinois Central sold off the line south of Browns, Illinois, to Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation; the line went through a succession of operators, all of which had to contend with the lines ancient bridge over the Wabash River near Grayville, Illinois. The bridge suffered damage from floods on more than one occasion, and one span finally collapsed completely around 1999.
Pioneer bought the line and its Evansville shops in 2000 from the Evansville Terminal Railway. However, when Pioneer stopped shipping grain, the track had to be dismantled and salvaged at the close of 2011. Only the small stretch from the interchange northwest of Evansville to just north of their yard is still used, a distance of about 4 miles.
The dates back to 1881 as part of the Evansville and Peoria Railroad, which then became part of the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway through a series of purchases. The PD&E became part of Illinois Central in 1900. The ISW is currently the only remaining in-service segment of the PD&E south of Mattoon, Illinois.
January 16, 2019 – “Torpedo boat Geep” FLSX 71…
January 16, 2019 – “Torpedo boat Geep” FLSX 71 moves a set of empty hoppers into place at Consolidated Grain and Barge, just west of County Road 475, at Lyles Station, Indiana at their elevator. I understand that, FLSX is Great Miami, Inc., and the locomotive is ex-CERA/CIND 1751, exx-MKT 120, nee-MKT 1761. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway
January 1, 2019 – Rails are aglow from the headlights…
January 1, 2019 – Rails are aglow from the headlights of Indiana Southern Railroad 3385 as it works Ashby Yards at Petersburg, Indiana, as light from the first day of the year begins to fade toward night. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #isrr #indianasouthernrailroad
January 1, 2019 – CSX Q513-01, with a brand new Genesee & Wyoming…
January 1, 2019 – CSX Q513-01, with a brand new Genesee & Wyoming motor third out, going to the Georgia Central Railway heads through the siding at Alliance as it heads south at Princeton, Indiana on the CE&D Subdivision.
According to Wikipedia: The Georgia Central Railway (reporting mark GC) operates about 174 miles (280 km) of former Seaboard Coast Line track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It also operates about 20 miles (32 km) of trackage between Savannah and Riceboro, Georgia, switching Interstate Paper LLC. It connects with CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. The Georgia Central Railway is owned by Rail Link, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 23, 2018 – Indiana Southern Railroad’s 4020…
November 23, 2018 – Indiana Southern Railroad’s 4020 (An ex-Rail America GP40) and 3051 sit tied down with their train in the yard at Petersburg, Indiana waiting on a crew. – #jimstrainphotos#indianarailroads#trains#nikond800#railroad#railroads#train#railways#railway#indianasouthern#israilroad
November 23, 2018 – Indiana Railroad 3803 backs…
November 23, 2018 – Indiana Railroad 3803 backs a set of empty hoppers into Berry Plastic at Bloomington, Indiana as it does a drop-off and pick-up from the plant. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #inrd #indianarailroad
December 12, 2018 – CSXT 3145 leads loaded coal train N058…
December 12, 2018 – CSXT 3145 leads loaded coal train N058 as it heads south across the Sulfur Creek Trestle at Springfield, Tennessee on its way south along the Henderson Subdivision with a DPU pushing from the rear. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 23, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville’s University of Kentucky 4522…
August 23, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville’s University of Kentucky 4522 70mac echos off the walls of the cut as it leads a loaded LG3 (Louisville Gas & Electric) coal train north under the highway 70 overpass outside of Bremen, Ky on its way north. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
September 24, 2014 – A Texas Pacífico (TXPF) Railway mixed freight…
September 24, 2014 – A Texas Pacífico (TXPF) Railway mixed freight makes it’s way with a mix of power, consisting of CIT 407, CEFX 400, Ferromex 20141 and CEFX 2004, at Ft. Stockton, Texas.
It operates freight service over 382 miles in West Texas. The line runs from San Angelo Junction to Alpine Junction. TXPF has trackage right over UP between Alpine Junction to Paisano Junction and operates from Paisano Junction to International Bridge near Presidio, TX. TXPF has connections with UP, FXE, BNSF and FWWR.
The railroad was originally chartered in 1897 as the Colorado Valley Railroad and provided service from Colorado City to San Angelo. By 1909, the railroad had changed its name to Kansas City, Mexico and Orient of Texas and ran from the Rio Grande River to the Red River. In 1928 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe purchased the line. In 1992, ATSF transferred the right of way and fixed assets to South Orient Rural Rail Transportation District (an instrumentality of the State of Texas) and leased the line and the right to salvage to South Orient Railroad Company. In 1998, South Orient Railroad notified the STB of its intent to abandon the line. The State retained ownership of the line and the South Orient discontinued service. In 2000, Texas Pacifico Transportation Company leased the line and operations began in 2004. – #jimstrainphotos #texasrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway
July 25, 2018 – Evansville Western Railway 3839 leads a local north…
July 25, 2018 – Evansville Western Railway 3839 leads a local north, past EVWR 6003. 6002, LTEX 8740 and 6001 siting at the yard office in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The LTEX is one of the SD60’s that CSX sold off before Hunter Harrison died. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #evwr #evansvillewesternrailway
June 23, 2018 – RJ Corman units and cabooses sit on display at their yard in Lexington, Ky
June 23, 2018 – RJ Corman units and cabooses sit on display at their yard in Lexington, Ky as stormy clouds move through the area.
According to Wikipedia, R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC is a privately owned railroad services and short line operating company headquartered in Nicholasville, KY, with field locations in 23 states. It was owned by Richard J. Corman, who established the company in 1973, and ran it until his death on August 23, 2013.
The company owns eleven short-line railroads spanning Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. The company serves all seven Class I railroads, many regional and short line railroads as well as various rail-served industries.
These operations encompass an array of services, including: railroad construction, short line railroad operations, dispatch, industrial switching services, emergency response, track material logistics, distribution centers, signal design and construction, building eco-friendly locomotives, railroad worker training and an excursion dinner train. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #rjcrailroad #rjcorman
June 22, 2018 – Running long nose forward, Paducah and Louisville Salute to Veterans unit, 2129…
June 22, 2018 – Running long nose forward, Paducah and Louisville Salute to Veterans unit, 2129 leads a local as it crosses over the CSX Henderson Subdivision at Monarch, heading north on the PAL line at Madisonville, Ky as it heads to CSX’s Atkinson Yard to do interchange work. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
May 31, 2018 – CSX W865-30, a military train with BNSF 6162 leading…
May 31, 2018 – CSX W865-30, a military train with BNSF 6162 leading, waits at the south end of Slaughters Siding for a northbound before it continues it’s move south on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #bnsf #bnsfrailway #militarytrain
June 15, 2018 – Lease Unit CEFX 3072, operated by Road and Rail Services…
June 15, 2018 – Lease Unit CEFX 3072, operated by Road and Rail Services, sits at the Toyota Plant at Princeton, Indiana as vehicles are loaded onto autoracks.
According to their website, Road & Rail Services was founded in 1987 by Tom and Pete Gerstle. From an initial contract to perform inspections on intermodal trailers, within three years, the company was performing pre-trip and other mechanical work for rail companies and manufacturers, and had grown to 110 employees.
Today, Road & Rail Services has expanded to nearly 2,000 employees working at 52 sites across 18 states. The companys diversified portfolio encompasses railroads, auto manufacturers and shippers of a wide range of commodities that move by rail, truck or barge, as they have expanded their offerings to include a comprehensive array of railcar, train and track services as well as automotive handling and transloading of commodities of all types. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway