Three days of railfanning in Central Kentucky in mid-November

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I had two days off from work, and since the forecast called for snow as I got off work, I decided to hang out by the tracks and get some snow shots for a change.
CSX Q502, Glendale,KY 11/17/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15818377825_8b6425373b_c.jpgCSX Q534-17, Glendale,KY 11/17/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15790236956_6b94850ab2_c.jpgCSX Q211-17, Glendale,KY 11/17/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15628734717_840e476d83_c.jpgCSX Q275-17, Lebanon Junction,KY 11/17/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15628735127_a572f978b9_c.jpgCSX Q242, Lebanon Junction,KY 11/17/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
Most of Central Kentucky got anywhere between 1-3 inches of snow in southern areas, and 2-4 towards Louisville. This meant the roads weren't too bad and I still got enough snow on the ground for the trains to kick up as they went by.

On Tuesday I got word that the Ringling Brothers / Barnum & Bailey Circus train would be passing through the area. I got just south of Louisville as it left the yard, and I followed the train south for 80 miles. It's not easy keeping up with a train moving at 45-50 when there's road work going on the interstate, but I still managed a few shots.
15824338302_af4db9b331_c.jpgCSX X810, Brooks,KY 11/18/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15637608477_a5c0f0aab0_c.jpgCSX P921, Brooks,KY 11/18/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15637934050_c3c0ab1a85_c.jpgCSX P921, Booth,KY 11/18/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15202945484_945bc45bc6_c.jpgCSX P921, Booth,KY 11/18/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15638179157_84447cfa7d_c.jpgCSX P921-17, Cave City,KY 11/18/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15799256946_aa46b633b3_c.jpgCSX P921, Park City,KY 11/18/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr

Today I got out again, to do other non-railfan things, but I always take my camera with me, along with my scanner. I heard Q133 pass with CSX #5000 leading, one of the "Diversity in Motion" units. I followed it south and caught it at Park City, and then went north to catch Q275 at Cave City before coming home.
15644259087_42f4c87373_c.jpgCSX Q133-18, Park City, KY 11/19/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
15831012432_95455f2a28_c.jpgCSX Q275-19, Cave City,KY 11/19/2014 by bluegrassrailfan, on Flickr
 


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