Another day on the L&N

Time freight Q539 has made it's first set off of cars at Patio Yard in Winchester and is now back on the move heading south towards Corbin, while local C706 ha... (more)

Southern No. 630 leads an NS 21st Century Steam excursion through Winchester, KY. TVRM's 2-8-0 put on a spectacular show and was amazing to catch out on the mainline. She's one big and powerful ... (more)

Heeling into the curve this southbound pig train pays no attention to the yard as it races south.

A string of light power sits outside the yard. It gets tempting to do a little Photoshop work here. That CSXT is very light and could just disappear but the evidence of hard use is undeniable. ... (more)

Looking good back when these were common and "toasters" were a new novelty.

Not exactly the most attractive specimen I've ever ran across...

In a great action photo by David Noble, a pair of Louisville & Nashville Mikes rolls around the curve at the top of the hill at Patio Tower, Winchester. This coal train originated "up the holler" ... (more)

The fourth unit on this train is an SD45, this was one of only a few times that I saw a 45 in active service on CSX.

EB train crosses the L&N main. The line it's on and the station are history.

Lots happening at the Patio Yard today. The train in the foreground is getting a new crew, while a YN3 led coal train scoots across the background. Also note the yard power on the left. There was ... (more)

It's a good thing CSX has a 10mph speed restriction around the Wye at Patio, otherwise the driver of this pickup wouldn't be here anymore. The dispatcher called in the warning about 2 minutes aft... (more)

CSX 371 leads mty hoppers around the south leg of the EK wye. Wonder why the crews have always called this the "Graveyard"? Some headstones date back to 1902.

Flared Radiators are back in vogue at EMD.

A slug set sits at Patio on a sunny summer afternoon. Notice the former GP30 slug is in the new "Dark Future" scheme. It actually looks kind of neat in that scheme, never thought I'd see a GP30 ... (more)

CSX Road Slug coupled to CSX 6443 GP40-2 as yard engines at Patio.