A Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) loaded coal train heads down the Warrior Coal Loop lead with a newly acquired Union Pacific SD70M 4125 as the trailing unit at Madisonville, Ky on August 13th, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 180.
A short Indiana Railroad (INRD) 14 car empty coal train, EHWBR (Empty Hiawatha to Bear Run) heads along the lead to Bear Run Mine to pick up a load of coal at Dugger, Indiana, on the morning of August 26th, 2023, with INRD 7004 and 7003 EMD SD70M as power for their train.
According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road’s Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.
The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company’s executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120.
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A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (Empty Hiawatha to Bear Run) starts to load at Bear Run Mine, as a loaded Indiana Southern coal train sits tied down on the inner track of the coal loop in the background, at Dugger, Indiana, on August 26th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road’s Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.
The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company’s executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, Sigma 150-600mm @ 360mm, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 280.
A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (East Hiawatha to Bear Run) arrives at Bear Run Mine to pick-up a load of coal as it passes a loaded Indiana Southern coal train that’s tied down on the inner track of the coal loop, at Dugger, Indiana, on the morning of August 26th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Roads Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.
The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company’s executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Indiana Southern Railroad (reporting mark ISRR) is a short line or Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Indiana. It began operations in 1992 as a RailTex property and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000. RailAmerica was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in December 2012.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 110.
Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern Railroad locomotives 3433, 3469 and 3454 lead a northbound at Piedmont, South Dakota on the Black Hills Subdivision, as the rain cooperated by slacking off long enough for me to grab a few aerial shots of the trains move, on June 28th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad is a Class II freight railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming and Nebraska. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 100.
RJ Corman 5361 leads Z545, a train loaded with aluminum ingots towards Louisville, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 18th, 2023, as it passes through the countryside at Shelbyville, Ky. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still “Alcan” even though Novelis bought them out.
The Berea plant is one of the worlds largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.
Evansville Western Railway (EVWR) 3838 leads and 3839 trains on EVWR3 headed north out of Mount Vernon, Indiana with an Operation Lifesaver train, carrying local officials, fire and police department chiefs, on May 22nd, 2023. The business cars are from the Paducah and Louisville Railway, which owns the EVWR.
The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 120.
Evansville Western Railway 3838 and 3839 leads the Mount Vernon to Evansville local out of ADM Milling at Mount Vernon, Indiana as they head south to Evansville, IN, on May 22nd, 2023.
The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.
This week’s Saturday Infrared photo is of Paducah and Louisville 3812 leading a lash-up of power as they head out of the coal loop at Calvert City Terminal, after dropping off a load of coal on May 8th, 2023.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24mm @10mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 200.
RJ Corman 5361 leads a train loaded with aluminum ingots as they pull onto the bridge over the Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 17th, 2023. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still Alcan even though Novelis bought them out.
The Berea plant is one of the worlds largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website.
Evansville Western Railway (EVWR) 3839 leads EVWR3 south to Mount Vernon, Indiana across the bridge over Big Creek at Black Township, Indiana with an Operation Lifesaver train, with local officials, fire and police department chiefs and other officials, on May 22nd, 2023. The business cars are from the Paducah and Louisville Railway, which owns the EVWR.
The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation. The other company is the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, located in West Virginia.
A string of Paducah and Louisville locomotives, with one Evansville Western Railway unit, pulls a long string of empty coal cars out of the loop at the Calvert City Terminal as they prepare to head south to Paducah, Kentucky on May 8th, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
Newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100.
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A string of Paducah and Louisville locomotives, with one Evansville Western Railway unit, pulls a long string of empty coal cars out of the loop at the Calvert City Terminal as they prepare to head south to Paducah, Kentucky on May 8th, 2023.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.
The late evening light rakes across the landscape as RJ Corman 2649 and 2645 pull Z543 out of Nugent Sand Company in Louisville, Ky, as they head toward downtown with a load of sand bound for Nugent Sand at RJ Corman’s Rupp Yard in Lexington, Ky, for a variety of central Kentucky customers.
The Nugent Sand Co. at Louisville takes a million tons of sand out of the Ohio River each year. Some 400,000 to 600,000 tons of that has been moved by R.J. Corman into the Lexington and surrounding markets each year since the two companies partnered in 2005.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/240, ISO 100.
RJ Corman 5361 leads Z545, a train loaded with aluminum ingots towards Louisville, Ky on the CSX LCL Subdivision on May 18th, 2023. This train is also referred to as the ALCAN train and it runs daily between Louisville and Berea, Ky, to and from the Novelis Recycling center at Berea. Alcan used to own the Company and the name most folks use for this train is still “Alcan” even though Novelis bought them out.
The Berea plant is one of the world’s largest plants dedicated to aluminum can recycling, and they process approximately 20 percent of the United States’ used aluminum cans, by melting them down and producing sheet ingots, according to the Novelis website.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100.
Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky (2012) and University of Louisville (2013) locomotives head up the southbound Louisville Gas and Electric coal train, as the train sets empty on the Main at West Yards at Madisonville, Ky on April 16th, 2023. Here lately they haven’t been loading this train on the weekend, so it sat here till Monday morning, when a fresh crew showed up to move it to the Warrior Coal loop for loading.
These two engines were specially painted to honor each school’s NCAA basketball wins.
According to Wikipedia: The Paducah & Louisville Railway (reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. The line is located entirely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky, and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110.
Digital Photo Art – Louisville and Indiana Railroad locomotives 2004 and 2006 sit, tied down in their yard at Jeffersonville, Indiana, on Saturday, April 15th, 2023, as the railroad wasnt working on the day of my recent visit here.
According to Wikipedia: The Louisville and Indiana Railroad is a Class III railroad that operates freight service between Indianapolis, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, with a major yard and maintenance shop in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It is owned by Anacostia Rail Holdings. The 106-mile line was purchased from Conrail in March 1994.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 110.
Paducah and Louisville Railway 3809 prepares to depart the north end of the yard at Paducah, Ky, bound for Calvert City, Ky for work in the industrial park on April 21st, 2023.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 240mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 1250.
This week’s Saturday Infrared photo is of newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, as they sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops.
Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @10mm, f/9, 1/250, ISO 400.
Newly painted and refurbished RJ Corman units 2645 and 2648, along with GMTX 9059, sit at Nugent Sand Yard in Louisville, Ky on Saturday afternoon, April 15th, 2023. These first two units were recently acquired by the company from Norfolk Southern and are SD70M locomotives, which are beginning to see road service after coming out of the shops.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec, ISO 100.