I was able to catch this one just as the sun was going in behind some clouds. These brutish looking switch engines sound as good as they look.

The "night local" heads south at Crums Lane, departing town on a nice Sunday evening.

RJ Corman's empty ingot train heads north at Central Avenue behind a marvelous consist: 5409 (SD40T-2), 3803 (GP38-2), 5361 (SD40T-2). Nice to see all three units in the traditional RJC red and si... (more)

Ex-LLPX 2015. This odd-ball was leased to the Shenandoah Valley Railroad at one time. Note the extended cab which sticks out beyond the engineer's front window.

GMTX 2003 (ex-LLPX 2015) was leased to the Shenandoah Valley Railroad at one time. The unit has a very unusual control stand - at least for what I'm used to seeing on various GP38s. Also interesti... (more)

An all-EMD light engine move through downtown Louisville in July 2001.

CSX SD40-2 2411 and slug working Osborn Yard in Louisville, July 2001.

Louisville and Nashville SW7 2250 sits in Louisville Union Station after the departure of Amtrak's southbound "Floridian", contemplating her next move.

An extra job heads south at Meyers Lane with empties for the cement plant at Kosmosdale.

It was a day that the local chamber of commerce had not ordered weatherwise for the first Saturday in May for Louisville however the Derby must go on.CSX's Kentucky Derby special makes its way al... (more)

NS Derby train led by NS 4270 sits on main waiting for a train at Tucker Station Road in Louisville, KY. Flooding water gets on road next to tracks while cars make their way through it.

While a barge waits his turn to continue downstream Amtraks southbound Kentucky Derby special reaches Clagg Tower nearing its destination of Louisville's Union Station.

Amtraks Kentucky Derby special leads five private cars over the dam at the Falls of the Ohio as it nears Louisville's Union Station.

The RJ Corman derby train makes its way into Louisville for the terribly dreary and wet 2010 Kentucky Derby.

Rush hour is about to start as commuters scurry east and west on I-64 as CSX's Derby train makes a run to Lexington to stage itself for its trip back on Saturday for the Kentucky Derby.