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CSX - Big Sandy SD - late 2019 early 2020

Rail Fan Adventure --

1. British Columbia Rail 4601-CN 5648-8002 on w/b ethanol train K428-15 at Ivel KY. 08-16-2019.
British Columbia Rail 4601-CN 5648-8002 on w/b ethanol train K428-15 at Ivel KY. 08-16-2019.

2. Ethanol trains often have foreign power. BCOL 4601-CN 5648-8002. View 2. Ivel KY.
Ethanol trains often have foreign power. BCOL 4601-CN 5648-8002. View 2. Ivel KY.

3. K428-15 at Emma KY approaching EM Cabin. BCOL 4601-CN 5648 C40-8M. Emma KY.
K428-15 at Emma KY approaching EM Cabin. BCOL 4601-CN 5648 C40-8M. Emma KY.

4. CSX 86-81 arriving Shelby KY with a train of 51 Herzog Contracting empty ballast cars. 12-08-2019.
CSX 86-81 arriving Shelby KY with a train of 51 Herzog Contracting empty ballast cars. 12-08-2019.

5. CSX 86-81. View 2. Shelby KY.
CSX 86-81. View 2. Shelby KY.

6. CSX 86-81. View 3. Shelby KY.
CSX 86-81. View 3. Shelby KY.

7. Ethanol empty train K466-19 stopped at the WE Wagner behind CSX SD40-2 8095-UP 4830-UP 4098. 12-21-2019. Wagner KY.
Ethanol empty train K466-19 stopped at the WE Wagner behind CSX SD40-2 8095-UP 4830-UP 4098. 12-21-2019. Wagner KY.

8. UP SD70M 4830. UP 4830 Wagner KY.
UP SD70M 4830. UP 4830 Wagner KY.

9. Another SD70M of which UP has a huge fleet. UP 4098. Wagner KY.
Another SD70M of which UP has a huge fleet. UP 4098. Wagner KY.

10. K466 doesn’t pull down because they would block two crossings. CSX 8095-UP 4830-4098. Wagner KY.
K466 doesn’t pull down because they would block two crossings. CSX 8095-UP 4830-4098. Wagner KY.

11. Soon N759-19 rolls into view behind CSX 3224-3054 with an e/b Duke Energy coal train. Wagner KY.
Soon N759-19 rolls into view behind CSX 3224-3054 with an e/b Duke Energy coal train. Wagner KY.

12. DPU 770 brings up the rear for the steep grades ahead. CSX 3224 DPU 770. Wagner KY.
DPU 770 brings up the rear for the steep grades ahead. CSX 3224 DPU 770. Wagner KY.

13. K466-19 rolls by the block signal at Betsy Layne KY. A SD40-2 in the lead anymore is a rarity. This train got plenty of rail fan attention. CSX 8095-4830-4098.
K466-19 rolls by the block signal at Betsy Layne KY. A SD40-2 in the lead anymore is a rarity. This train got plenty of rail fan attention. CSX 8095-4830-4098.

14. CSX “SD40-3” 4014 leads 9032-5238 on w/b ethanol empty train K848 at Banner with 95 empty tanks and 2 buffer cars. 01-04-2020. Banner KY.
CSX “SD40-3” 4014 leads 9032-5238 on w/b ethanol empty train K848 at Banner with 95 empty tanks and 2 buffer cars. 01-04-2020. Banner KY.

15. CSX 7004-5360-957 leads w/b Q691 at the EE Ivel with 36 cars. 7004 is a “CM44AC” which may be a rebuild of an earlier AC44. Ivel KY.
CSX 7004-5360-957 leads w/b Q691 at the EE Ivel with 36 cars. 7004 is a “CM44AC” which may be a rebuild of an earlier AC44. Ivel KY.

16. CSX 7004-5360-957. View 2. Ivel KY.
CSX 7004-5360-957. View 2. Ivel KY.

All for now.

Train images used by permission of Everett N Young