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  • CSX viaduct foggy morning

    A few years ago I was talking to a friend about the CSX viaduct which leads up to the Ohio River bridge. He told me that he had been there before and told me about one foggy morning, how peaceful and beautiful it was as the train passed by in the fog.

    So on February 2, 2019 I got up early and headed to the viaduct runs through part of Evansville, Indiana known as Rahm. I was driving on Old Henderson Road in the fog as the sun started to come up, thinking that I was going to be too late for the shot I had in mind.

    As I was passing through the location known as Dogtown and keeping a close eye on the road, a deer ran out in front of my truck! I tried to stop but still hit it, knocking it down. It got up, looked at me, laughed, and then ran into the woods. I got out to look at the damage to my truck, but luckily there was only minor damage to the grill and headlights, so I proceeded to the viaduct.

    When I got there I knew wanted a shot of a northbound so after looking at several spots I found the one that I liked. Luckily, there was plenty of time before the fog would burn off. Then, off in the distance, across the Ohio River, I heard lonesome horn of northbound coming north from Henderson, Kentucky.

    I got set up, making camera adjustments as it got closer, for the sharpest picture. I don’t think I got the best shot, but I’m pleased with the results! I waited for another train but the fog lifted, so in the end all I got was a really expensive picture for the day! However, at least my insurance paid for the repairs from the deer encounter and a rental for a new Toyota Camry while my truck was repaired! The hazards of rail fanning!

  • NS 1067 EMD SD70ACe

    Norfolk Southern, NS 1067 EMD SD70ACe Reading Line Heritage Unit train ID 224 and NS 7661 assigned to yard duty is waiting for a crew to as the sunrise behind the train in Princeton, Indiana on July 6, 2020

  • UP 7890 GE AC45CCTE

    Union Pacific, UP 7890 GE AC45CCTE NS ID 54G leading a grain train through Lyles Station on the Norfolk Southern Southern West District in Princeton, Indiana on July 14, 2020.

  • NS 5828 EMD GP38-2

    Norfolk Southern, NS 5828 EMD GP38-2 a rebuilt GP50 trailing unit on NS 137 in Princeton, Indiana on July 14, 2020. I have alway wanted to see one of these units, just wish they would have dropped it off.

  • CSXT 3173 GE ES44AH

    CSX Transportation, CSXT 3173 GE ES44AH, leads a manifest train with mostly auto carriers south, is coming to a stop to meet a northbound in Shelburn, Indiana on June 13, 2020

  • NS 4001 GE AC44C6M

    Norfolk Southern NS 4001 GE AC44C6M rebuild C40-9 The Blue Sonic Bonnets is leading a Duke Energy train as it enters Duke Energy Gibson Plant from the Indiana side going under IN-64 in Owensville, Indiana on June 14, 2020

  • NS 1067 EMD SD70ACe

    Norfolk Southern, NS 1067 EMD SD70ACe Reading Line Heritage Unit train ID 224 waiting for a new crew as the sunrise behind the train in Princeton, Indiana on July 6, 2020

  • CSXT 844 GE ES44AH

    On March 11, 2020 CSX Transportation, CSXT 844 GE ES44AH leads a manifest train north over the viaduct to the Ohio river bridge into Henderson, Kentucky from Evansville, Indiana on the Henderson Subdivision.

    The original viaduct was constructed in 1885 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and in 1932 the current viaduct was constructed and is 12,123 feet long, the bridge over the Ohio River taking up 648 feet of that distance. 

    The span over the Ohio River was designed and built to be used as a double track and the approach pier has a block puzzle design for interlocking the existing pier to the new pier to allow a second approach. 

    However, the second approach was never built, and I was told by a CSX employee that the track on the bridge is too close for the harmony rocking of the trains.

  • NS 4001 GE AC44C6M

    Norfolk Southern NS 4001 GE AC44C6M rebuild C40-9 painted in the Blue Sonic Bonnet DC/AC conversion paint scheme leading a Duke Energy coal train through Oakland City, Indiana on May 15, 2020

  • INRD 9005 EMD SD9043MAC

    Indiana Railroad, INRD 9005 EMD SD9043MAC, leading INRD HWSA-18 through Linton, Indiana north to Switz City to meet SAHW-18 coming from Indianapolis on June 18, 2020