The big boys are heading north for Saratoga for the Whitney Stakes at the race track. One of those times in railfanning you hope the cloud shadows behave and the camera's got clean batteries! ... (more)

CSX Office Car Special P904 rolls eastbound on track 2 by a B&O dwarf CPL signal at Locust.

CSX Derby specials heads up to Central Ave. to pick up some passengers bound for Lexington,KY

The CSX Derby Special rolls through Frankfort on a rainy Derby Day. The rear end is just exiting the tunnel as the head end approaches the photographer. Usually the Governor of Kentucky is onboard... (more)

The CSX business train drops down the B&O's Cranberry Grade near Grave Yard Curve.

CSXT F40's head up to central ave on derby day where it will pick up the govenor of kentucky and many other "Rich & Important" people!

CSXT Govenors derby special heads to Central Ave. to pick up the govenor and many of his important friends and family.

CSXT Governor'ss derby special heads to Central Ave. to pick up the Governor and many of his important friends and family.

CSXT's executive train blasts through the rolling Kentucky horse country on Derby Day 2006. A helicopter shadowed the train to provide "security" for Governor Fletcher.

The horse was slow out of the gate on Masters' Monday, as CSX P903 cruises through Central Junction and turns south on the former Charleston & Western Carolina on the way to Jacksonville.

The CSX Business train passes a silo in Sumner, IL. We continued this chase to Washington, IN. However, the clouds took over the sky and the sun started backlighting the train shortly after this... (more)

The CSX Business train clears the east end of the siding and the B&O signals at Olney, IL.

The CSX Business train passes another overgrown service track and the passing siding in the small rural town of Noble, IL.

The chase continues as the CSX Business train glides past an overgrown siding and grain elevator spur as it passes through Xenia, IL (Don't blink, or you'll miss this town).

The CSX Business train gracefully passes some beautiful trackside flowers on it's way through Salem, IL. Still more chase photos to come...