Evansville, IN: CSX/L&N Howell Yard and Roundhouse

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Anton Wenzel posted three photos with the comment: "Coaling tower and roundhouse in Howell Yards - Evansville, IN in April of 1980. The coaling tower has since been torn down."\

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Rails Around Indiana posted
In 1979 the L&N still had 2 yards in Evansville: the former C&EI Wansford yard and the L&N Howell yard. On 2-17-79, L&N power idles at the steam-era engine facility inside Howell yard. Photo by Scott Muskopf.
Ryan Scott Great shot of the Howell yard engine facility

Jim Pearson Photography posted

Sunset arrival of Northbound CSX Q512-01 at Howell Yard, Evansville, IN

They say what you do on the first day of the New Year you'll continue to do till the next New Year and so of course I spent the day chasing trains around the Evansville, Indiana area.

Here we find the crew on CSX Q512 as they pull to a stop at the north end of CSX Howell Yard in Evansville as they prepare to conduct a crew change before heading on north, as dusk falls over the yard on New Years day, January 1st, 2021.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, JPG, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/120, ISO 400.

 

Some of the tracks extend quite a ways to the south.

Street View, Oct 2019

I learned of the overpass for the above view from a comment by Brian Du Bois on a post: "Howell Yard is Southwest of Wansford, and I highly recommend traveling to that location. There are several city streets and side streets, as well as county roads that run adjacent to the yard, which will provide you multiple public areas to railfan. There is also the Tekoppel Overpass that crosses over South Howell, which will provide another great spot for photography purposes. Additionally, the old St. Louis Sub that runs West (Railroad North) From North Howell provides an excellent railfanning experience. This line is operated by Evansville Western Railway, and several CSX run through coal drags and a mine run travel on this line, as does the EVWR Evansville Transfer, the Mt. Vernon Local, and several rail to barge coal drags."

Jim Pearson Photography posted
The daily Evansville Western Railway local, with EVWR 6004 (SD60) leading, backs their train into CSX Howell Yard in Evansville, IN, as it arrives to perform its interchange work, in this cropped aerial view from outside the yard area. Pretty much the entire Howell yard facility can be seen from this view looking south.
According to Wikipedia: The Evansville Western Railway (reporting mark EVWR) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by P&L Transportation.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 120.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/evansville-western-railway-local-backs-into-howell-yard-at-evansville-in-jim-pearson.html

SteelRails posted
CSX Transportation CSXT 756 GE ES44AC-H Leading I029 thought Howell yard as a crew puts a train together on the yard lead. This is a pretty good view of Broadway Ave too as you can see a sharp curve at the tracks; it did originally go straight across the yard tracks called the five crossing. I don't know the year they took the crossing out but if you do know please leave a comment. In Evansville, Indiana on October 28, 2022.
https://steelrails.pixels.com/featured/csxt-756-ge-es44ac-h-steelrails-photography.html
[Comment summary: The crossing used to have seven tracks and it was closed in the early 1980s.]

Andrew Bledsoe commented on Jim's post

 

Rick Shilling posted [North is to the left.]
Undated L&N/CSX Railroad Roundhouse, Turntable, Shops and Howell Yard, Evansville, Indiana.

In the above photo, you can still see the foundation of the orginal roundhouse that was west of the turntable.

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