January 1, 2019 – RJ Corman 3438 backs a string of empty autoracks into the loading area of the Toyota Plant at Princeton, Indiana. RJ Corman switching company was awarded the job at four Toyota Locations. Here’s the news release. https://www.rjcorman.com/newsroom/press-releases/r-j-corman-switching-company-llc-awarded-job-four-toyota-locations-0 – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #rjc #rjcrailroad
January 1, 2019 – CSX Q513-01, with a brand new Genesee & Wyoming motor third out, going to the Georgia Central Railway heads through the siding at Alliance as it heads south at Princeton, Indiana on the CE&D Subdivision.
According to Wikipedia: The Georgia Central Railway (reporting mark GC) operates about 174 miles (280 km) of former Seaboard Coast Line track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It also operates about 20 miles (32 km) of trackage between Savannah and Riceboro, Georgia, switching Interstate Paper LLC. It connects with CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. The Georgia Central Railway is owned by Rail Link, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
December 29, 2018 – With Toyota shut down for the holidays this is about the best shot I could catch of RJ Corman’s 7697, 7908 and 3438 at Princeton, Indiana. RJC has taken over the rail operations at the automotive plant from Road And Rail Services. –#jimstrainphotos#indianarailroads#trains#nikond800#railroad#railroads#train#railways#railway#rjcorman#rjcormanrailroad
November 23, 2018 – Indiana Southern Railroad’s 4020 (An ex-Rail America GP40) and 3051 sit tied down with their train in the yard at Petersburg, Indiana waiting on a crew. – #jimstrainphotos#indianarailroads#trains#nikond800#railroad#railroads#train#railways#railway#indianasouthern#israilroad
December 29, 2018 – A lone bird soars through the sky above NS 9510 as it leads a loaded, short autorack train east across the NS/Indiana Southern RR diamond at Oakland City, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #d800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway
December 28, 2018 – A blur of CSX Q028 makes it’s way through Mortons Junction as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky. – Tech: Nikon D800, F/32, 5 sec, ISO 100 with a 10 stop ND Filter. #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
October 20, 2008 – Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight westbound past Mormon Rocks in the southern California’s famous Cajon Pass.
According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass (/k-‘ho-n/; elevation 3,777 ft (1,151 m) is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault. Located in the Mojave Desert, the pass is an important link from the Greater San Bernardino Area to the Victor Valley, and northeast to Las Vegas.
Cajon Pass is at the head of Horsethief Canyon, traversed by California State Route 138 (SR 138) and railroad tracks owned by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad improvements in 1972 reduced its maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet (1,167 to 1,151 m) while also reducing the curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit, elevation 4,260 feet (1,300 m). However, the entire area including Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit is often collectively called Cajon Pass. Sometimes the entire area is called Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit in detail.
Mormon Rocks
In 1851, a group of Mormon settlers led by Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich traveled through the Cajon Pass in covered wagons on their way from Salt Lake City to southern California. This prominent rock formation in the pass, where the Mormon trail and the railway merge (near Sullivan’s Curve), is known as Mormon Rocks.
December 21, 2018 – CSX Q647, with 3 different paint schemes, BNSF 6578 ES44C4 in H3 paint, BNSF 4886 Dash 9 in H2 paint and BNSF 1073 dash 9 in H1 paint, meets a northbound mixed freight at Robards, Ky as it south on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos#kentuckyrailroads#trains#nikond800#railroad#railroads#train#railways#railway#csx#csxrailroad