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CSX - Big Sandy and Kingsport SDs - 2024 late Summer

Rail Fan Adventure --

Here are some pictures taken before the destructive floods closed the Clinchfield route in late September.

1. CSX ES40DC 5245 is fresh out of the paint shop. Shelby KY on 08-24-2024.
CSX ES40DC 5245 is fresh out of the paint shop. Shelby KY on 08-24-2024.

2. CSX 3291-898 approach the huge US 460 bridge just north of Elkhorn City. M693 has 56 cars this 08-24-2024. The bridge should be open in 2025. Dunleary KY.
CSX 3291-898 approach the huge US 460 bridge just north of Elkhorn City. M693 has 56 cars this 08-24-2024. The bridge should be open in 2025. Dunleary KY.

3. CSX 3291-898. Dunleary KY.
CSX 3291-898. Dunleary KY.

4. A busy Saturday, 08-24, at Shelby. On the far left is a DPU on a coal train that will soon depart on the main line. No. 844 is on M652 will soon depart after some engine swapping. Also here are CSX 7203, 792, and 7566.
A busy Saturday, 08-24, at Shelby. On the far left is a DPU on a coal train that will soon depart on the main line. No. 844 is on M652 will soon depart after some engine swapping. Also here are CSX 7203, 792, and 7566.

5. Late in the day, M652 gets underway at Fords Branch behind CSX 844-5297. M652 has 17 loads/46 empties, 3,664 tons and is 3,637 feet long.
Late in the day, M652 gets underway at Fords Branch behind CSX 844-5297. M652 has 17 loads/46 empties, 3,664 tons and is 3,637 feet long.

6. UP 8452 is a SD70ACe. 08-25-2024. Shelby KY.
UP 8452 is a SD70ACe. 08-25-2024. Shelby KY.

7. UP 8452. View 2. Shelby KY.
UP 8452. View 2. Shelby KY.

8. CSX 7566 is now a CM44AH upgraded from an earlier AC44. Shelby KY.
CSX 7566 is now a CM44AH upgraded from an earlier AC44. Shelby KY.
9. We saw CSX 5245 the day before parked in the same spot. I wouldn’t want to get it dirty either. 08-25-2024. Shelby KY.
We saw CSX 5245 the day before parked in the same spot. I wouldn’t want to get it dirty either. 08-25-2024. Shelby KY.

10. Up at the east end CSX SD70MAC 4550 and UP 9000 await a crew for a s/b ethanol train. Shelby.
Up at the east end CSX SD70MAC 4550 and UP 9000 await a crew for a s/b ethanol train. Shelby.

11. CSX’s 4550 model is a “SD70AC.” Shelby.
CSX’s 4550 model is a “SD70AC.” Shelby.

12. CSX 4550. Overhaul decal. Shelby.
CSX 4550. Overhaul decal. Shelby.

13. UP 9000 is a SD70ACe-T4C which is their model “SD70AH”. These unit were built 2016 and weigh 428,000 lbs. Shelby KY.
UP 9000 is a SD70ACe-T4C which is their model “SD70AH”. These unit were built 2016 and weigh 428,000 lbs. Shelby KY.

14. If you like flared radiators then you will like CSX SD23T4 1717. 08-31-2024. Shelby KY.
If you like flared radiators then you will like CSX SD23T4 1717. 08-31-2024. Shelby KY.

15. This is a modified SD40-2 with a GEVO prime mover. CSX 1717. Shelby KY.
This is a modified SD40-2 with a GEVO prime mover. CSX 1717. Shelby KY.

16. CSX 1717. Shelby KY.
CSX 1717. Shelby KY.

17. On 09-06-2024 this engine was still at Shelby. CSX 1717.
On 09-06-2024 this engine was still at Shelby. CSX 1717.

18. This medium approach signal at the west end of Marrowbone passing siding beckons a s/b McClure mine run that will pass through the siding around that n/b McClure in the distance. 09-03-2024. CSX Marrowbone WE. CSX 6342.
This medium approach signal at the west end of Marrowbone passing siding beckons a s/b McClure mine run that will pass through the siding around that n/b McClure in the distance. 09-03-2024. CSX Marrowbone WE. CSX 6342.

19. The McClure empties has CSX 3189-980. CSX Marrowbone WE.
The McClure empties has CSX 3189-980. CSX Marrowbone WE.

20. CSX 7560 will soon come out of the siding and proceed into Shelby. Marrowbone WE.
CSX 7560 will soon come out of the siding and proceed into Shelby. Marrowbone WE.

21. The McClure mine run pulls up the main at Elkhorn Yard (former CRR). Soon CSX 3427-5218-3462-254 show up with E312-01 which is 109 DKPX empties. He’s on the passing siding. The tubs are stored on the two yard tracks. That is Pine Mountain in the background. It is the state line with Virginia. 09-03-2024. Elkhorn City KY.
The McClure mine run pulls up the main at Elkhorn Yard (former CRR). Soon CSX 3427-5218-3462-254 show up with E312-01 which is 109 DKPX empties. He’s on the passing siding. The tubs are stored on the two yard tracks. That is Pine Mountain in the background. It is the state line with Virginia. 09-03-2024. Elkhorn City KY.

All for now.

Train images used by permission of Everett N Young