A CSX freight waits in the distance at Ford's Branch for a meet with a EB hopper train on the outskirts of Shelby Yard. The C&O era signal bridge still stands as of to this day.

Under heavy clouds and pop-up thunderstorms, Charlotte-bound ethanol train K477-29 passes through the community of Thelma, KY on CSX's ex-C&O Big Sandy Subdivision, knocking down the signal at the... (more)

With a CP SD70ACU leading, ethanol train K477-29 bound for Charlotte, NC passes the west end of Louisa Siding on CSX's Big Sandy Subdivision.

A CSX freight waits in the distance at Ford's Branch for a meet with a EB hopper train on the outskirts of Shelby Yard. The C&O era signal bridge still stands as of to this day.

The two newest units in the SD70AC fleet rebuild program, CSXT 4535 and 4532, are seen here in Russell, Kentucky after delivering a train of Limestone to Kanawha River Terminal in Ceredo, WV. Thes... (more)

A CSX freight waits at Ford's Branch for a meet with a EB hopper train on the outskirts of Shelby Yard.

C624 arrives at Loyall with empties for Benedict.

Another coal train climbs out of Corbin and heads for Cincinnati. This one has 3,000hp C-Cs from EMD, GE and Alco.

Fresh out of repairs at the Huntington Locomotive Shops, CSX 911, one of CSX's commemorative units painted in the "Honoring Our First Responders" scheme leads local H807-27 west on the e... (more)

A few years back, I managed to capture a shot of this unit train loadout outside of the very small community of Vico, Ky from the other side of this facility. At that time, the tracks were still i... (more)

A CSX empty coal train rests in Edjouet Siding on the outskirts of Hazard, Ky with another set of L&N signals guarding the track.

A pair of GE's lead CSX manifest freight Q693 through Elkhorn City, Kentucky and crosses over the Russell Fork in the early morning hours of a misty day in the Appalachians.

"Almost Overgrown" On the outskirts of Elkhorn City as of 2021, The North End of The Clinchfield is still active but the coal loadout to the right appears to have seen better days. On th... (more)

Rolling long hood forward, CSX 4005 leads a short ballast train down the line just a few miles from Hazard Yard.

Loaded CSX coal train T403 makes an evening run down the Big Sandy Sub behind a pair of GE's, passing under the C&O signal bridge in Thelma, Kentucky just after sunset. This train is bound for Duk... (more)