Fort Knox-Fort Hood military train heads south toward Paducah for interchange with BNSF. Appropriately planned power is on the point: PAL 2127 (Veterans), PAL 2129 (Troops), PAL 2120/2117.

PAL's veteran unit backs into to their yard after making a pickup from CSX.

Paducah & Louisville 3811 working the Calvert City Terminal

Ex-CSX 4504/CSX 704 working in Louisville. I've encountered some shrill chimes over the years, this one (and the rest of the fleet for that matter) is up there.

Paducah must have done something right. The GP10s had a stellar history long after being retired by IC and many are still performing useful work to this day. Here a spin-off unit is switching a ... (more)

A former IC unit in an unusual silver scheme. Photo by Craig Hatter. From my collection.

There weren't many of these rebuilds but to my aesthetic tastes they improved the look. Never liked that "wasp waist" on the EMD switchers. This looks a bit more like a favorite of min... (more)

Much like their 2025 March Madness run, PAL's Louisville Cardinals-tribute locomotive brings up the rear of loaded coal train LG2. They have slowed their roll through Rockport to cross the Green R... (more)

PAL train PP1 with two pairs of mother-slugs cross US Highway 62 in the small community of Suwanee. They are working hard to lug their 100+ car train up to Princeton.

PAL 4121 ex. UP same number waits in Paducah and Louisville's yard for a crew.

IC's great Paducah shops turned out many excellent rebuilds over many years. Among the lesser known models was this one. I like the Baldwinesque look of the hood. This one is handling local swi... (more)

PAL 4120 has returned to home rails at Louisville after a visit to the CSX paint shop in Huntington, WV. When the unit was interchanged to CSX during May 2024 it wore UP yellow with wings blacked ... (more)

Decorated for in state rival Kentucky and Louisville Universities, a pair of specially painted GP-38-2 units power a charter train.

In the early days locomotives would appear lettered, and in this case painted, in PAL colors, only to last a short time. This nice looking ex-TASD unit had friction bearings, anachronistic even i... (more)

Back in early PAL days paint didn't matter much so some interesting but dirty consists materialized. I've always wondered if those GE motors on Alco trucks pulled better. I like the look.