It was an act of sheer audacity that made Baltimore the cradle of American railroading. Baltimore’s topography of hills broken by short, steep valleys was exactly wrong for a canal, and the city’s outlet to the west, the National Road, was expensive and slow. So city leaders proposed a railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, to […]
A loaded CSX coal train spans Pool Point trestle en route to Erwin, Tenn., from Shelby Yard in Pikeville, Ky. Chase Gunnoe Eastern Kentucky rail lines and Interstate highways Federal Railroad Administration Safety Map PIKEVILLE, Ky. — As U.S. coal traffic continues to slide, CSX Transportation is cutting further into its vast Appalachian rail network, […]
BIG STONE GAP, Va. — Within a year of mothballing a section of its former Clinchfield line between Frisco, Tenn., and McClure, Va., CSX Transportation has witnessed a notable upswing in coal traffic over the past two weeks. Newly-formed Contura Energy LLC is now leading the way to increased rail traffic out of southwestern Virginia. […]
Taconite pellets roll south through Marion, Ohio, on Oct. 19, 2014, bound for AK Steel in Ashland, Ky. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Photos shortly after CSX trains L342-09 derailed in downtown Tontogany, Ohio on Sunday afternoon. David P. Oroszi TONTOGANY, Ohio — A weekend of train watching in northwest Ohio turned into a firsthand witness account of a CSX Transportation freight train derailment on former Baltimore & Ohio rails near Deshler, Ohio. Railroad photographers Scott Lindsey and […]
EMDX SD70ACe T4s Nos. 1609 1610 are being outfitted for demonstration service at CSX’s Queensgate Yard locomotive shop on June 19, 2016. J.E. Landrum CINCINNATI, Ohio – Railfans along CSX Transportation’s Cincinnati to Nashville, Tenn., rail lines may have caught a glimpse of new Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe Tier 4 demonstrators early this week. EMDX SD70ACe […]
CSX Transportation train Q244-07 crosses the swing bridge at Spottsville, Ky., on the railroad’s LH&STL Subdivision on June 7, 2016. The line connects Louisville with Evansville, Ind. Photo by Jeff Wagoner […]
L&N EMD FP7 No. 667 idle near Louisville Union Station in Louisville, Ky., with a Kentucky Derby special in May 1966. Tom Smart Photo, courtesy Dan Dover and the L&N Historical Society LOUISVILLE, Ky. – One of the world’s most lavish annual sports traditions will bring VIP guests, policymakers, and leaders from all across the […]
Join Charlie Conway, our pilot pal from Drew’s Trackside Adventures, on his first of several short sidetreks to explore present-day railroading! In this initial video postcard to Drew, Charlie shares tales of a family outing to the Florida-Georgia state line. By no accident, his destination happens to be along the CSX right-of-way. Even better, The […]
CSX train Q091, operated for refrigerated logistics provider Railex, passes Deshler, Ohio, on June 14, 2014. The dedicated reefer train is known as the “salad shooter” to many local railfans. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
CSX Transportation C40-8 No. 7572 pounds the diamonds in Marion, Ohio, on Oct. 19, 2014. In the distance is the former Erie Railroad yard, now used by CSX; at left is Marion Union Station, now a museum. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
The approximate location of the J&L Tunnel in Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Google Maps PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A westbound CSX Transportation merchandise freight train en route to Chicago from Cumberland, Md., caught fire early Monday near J&L Tunnel in downtown Pittsburgh. The incident occurred around 7:50 a.m. on the railroad’s Pittsburgh Subdivision near Milepost […]
