CSX Q026 hit a chicken truck between Nortonville and Morton’s Gap, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision on 5/29/14. No on was hurt, even the chickens seemed ok. Remember, never play chicken with a train… -Thomas Bryan
Month: June 2014
June 5, 2014. It looks like an ex ICE locomotive, in fact I thought it was until Rick Bivins asked if I saw the herald on the front! Turns out it was a former Alaska RR locomotive! Seen in Morton’s Gap. – Matt Gentry
Greetings, fellow Chapter members.
We had a great time at our May Chapter meeting and a big thanks goes out to our Hopkinsville members who hosted it. Thanks for the good job in grilling hamburgers and hotdogs for us, Bill! They hit the spot.
Chuck Hinrichs entertained us by telling us how he got to be a rail fan and how he combined his love of trains with his passion for photography. Good job, Chuck!
Matt reports that we do not have an idea for our discussion at the upcoming meeting. Why are you guys not submitting ideas? Hopefully, someone will come up with one before the Pennyrail is published.
We’ll see you Monday night June 16th at 7:00 PM at the depot.
Your Prez
Tom Johnson
June 4, 2014 – CSX Tote Train Q026 passes the signals at River Branch in Henderson, Ky as it heads North on the Henderson Subdivision. -Jim Pearson
Armour Yellow everywhere! Multiple UP locomotives are spotted outside the engine shops in North Platte Nebraska in 2004. – Donny Knight
UP1995 is seen heading east/south out of Robert Young rail yard in Elkhart, IN late in the evening of May 31, 2014. Even though I have a photo of UP1995, I’m still excited I got to see it again, especially in a night setting! -Matt Gentry
A discussion was held at the May meeting of setting a work day to clean up around the former L&N Depot in downtown Madisonville. In discussion with Rick Bivins, he and I decided upon a date of Saturday, June 7th at 9am. Thankfully it wasn’t an overly hot day! A lot was accomplished that needed to be done. The overgrown bushes on the south side of the building were cut out, new spindles were installed on the wheelchair ramp, weeds were cut back, the signs were sanded in preparation for new paint around the trim, light bulbs were moved around and installed for better lighting inside, and general clean up was performed. Although not finished, a huge step forward was taken and the depot looks better!
A special thanks to Rick Bivins, Steve Miller, Keith Kittenger, Donny Knight, Rich Hanes, Wally Watts, and Jim Kemp who helped out during the day! – Matt Gentry
| Title | Norfolk Southern Heritage Vol 1 Family Portrait |
| Producer | RailTrek Media |
| Format | Wide Screen DVD |
| Playing Time | 1 hr 46 min |
| Purchased From | Trainvideodepot.com |
| Date Purchased | 05/15/14 |
| Price Paid | $23.95 |
This is an excellent railroad video! It is a beautifully illustrated history lesson that teaches us how today’s Norfolk Southern Railway came to be. It traces the mergers that have occurred over the years and shows locomotives with shiny new paint jobs in their pre-merger livery.
This was my first purchase of a RailTrek production and I am extremely pleased with the quality. The image quality is fantastic, the format is wide screen, maps are used to show the routes of the individual pre-merger lines, and a brief history is given for each of the old railroads that were merged into the Norfolk Southern. If this is typical of RailTrek videos I will certainly be buying more of them in the future.
Touching on our discussion topic last month, seen here is an L&N depot in Kentucky. Do you know where?? Take your best guess! – Submitted by Donny & Betty Knight
Remember that guesses will be taken at meeting time and thrown into a hat. The first name drawn with the correct answer will get first pick of the items that are up for raffle.