I was really doubtful I’d catch CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit on November 30th, 2022, as it led CSX I028 out of Hopkinsville, KY, as I didn’t get notice it was coming until I finally got out of bed and that was 45 minutes after I got the message. It was passing through Hopkinsville, KY and I live about 30 minutes from there, so I figured I had missed it as they don’t usually let Intermodal sit around for very long.
Well, I was sitting here in my home office working on pictures, responding to comments and listening to the scanner when I heard I028 was coming into Madisonville, KY and it was about an hour after it left Hopkinsville, Ky! I decided to head out and see if I could catch it somewhere north of Madisonville.
I threw up a little prayer for some help on catching it (yes, I do that) and I heard the dispatcher tell them that they would be taking the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky to wait on three, yes three southbounds!
This is one of the photos I captured of CSXT 1776, Honoring our Veterans Unit, as it waits in the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Kentucky, for the three southbound trains to pass on the Henderson Subdivision on November 30th, 2022.
I found out they were doing major track work at the south end of the siding at Breton, Kentucky, which is about 7 miles north of Slaughters and trains through there were restricted to 10mph, which caused a major bottleneck. They waited at Slaughters in the siding for about an hour for B795, M513 and hot intermodal I025 to pass before he got his turn to head north. There were also about 4 other trains behind I028 waiting to move as well! Quite a bottleneck for the railroad, turned out to be a haven for photos and videos for future posts!
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 200.
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