A rainy day look back through time... CSX's office car special heads for the 2018 Kentucky Derby, passing a set of L&N searchlight signals governing the interlocking at Patio, Ky.

In those days we always expected Alcos here and finding a low horsepower EMD B-B was a big surprise. This is the Patio switcher spotting a reefer.

A short RJC makes it's way under Rolling Hills Lane in Winchester, Ky.

CSX 6091 pulls ex-L&N SW1500 1100 out of Patio Yard for delivery to the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. at Ravenna. A recent generous donation from CSX to the young organization, 1100 is fully opera... (more)

Clinchfield 800 owned by the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum leads the C&O 2716 away from Winchester as it eventually heads for Ravenna. The 2716 owned by the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Hav... (more)

The Clark County Fire Department greets Clinchfield 800 and C&O 2716 with a water salute as they approach Main Street in Downtown Winchester. Kudos again to the fine folks at CSX, the Kentucky Ste... (more)

CSX 911 (Honoring First Responders) and CSX 1776 (Honoring Our Veterans) lead 5800 feet of loaded ethanol as CSX K423-10 splits the signals at North Cabin in the soft early morning light

CSX K459 rolls through North Cabin in the summer morning light

The sun is up, but hasn't yet had the time to burn off the nights fog on an unseasonably cool August morning. Soon the fog will be gone and 6414 and partner slug will be back at work out of Patio ... (more)

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Train makes its final appearance in the town of Winchester as it splits the classic L&N scene at the control point at North Cabin. After 146 year... (more)

A trio of SD-50's bring a loaded coal train from Ravenna off the EK to head south towards Corbin.

Having just dropped it's consist at Patio and run around the wye, 2222 eases onto the "cab" track to tie down next to another mother/slug set stationed in Winchester. 6900 is looking dow... (more)

C 701 led by 2222 has just received permission into "Patio". The mother/slug set will pull into the yard, and run back past it's consist to the wye to tie down for the day shortly after ... (more)

After dropping off a set of cars at the yard at Patio, CSX Q539 gets back underway as they pass by the L&N Searchlight signals at North Cabin

CSX C706 exits off the EK Sub and onto the CC as it shoves northward by the signals at Patio so it can grab Q539s cars in the KY Pass to eventually shuffle around in the yard.