August 10, 2019 - Norfolk Southern engine 1029 leads a grain train north across the NS cantilever bridge over the Kentucky River at High Bridge, Kentucky from the CNO&TP First District. According to Wikipedia: High Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River Palisades, that rises approximately 275 feet from the river below and connects Jessamine and Mercer counties in Kentucky. Formally dedicated in 1879, it is the first cantilever bridge constructed in the United States. It has a three-span continuous under-deck truss used by Norfolk Southern Railway to carry trains between Lexington and Danville. It has been designated as a National Civil Engineering Landmark. In 1851, the Lexington & Danville Railroad, with Julius Adams as Chief Engineer, retained John A. Roebling to build a railroad suspension bridge across the Kentucky River for a line connecting Lexington and Danville, Kentucky west of the intersection of the Dix and Kentucky Rivers. In 1855, the company ran out of money and the project was resumed by Cincinnati Southern Railroad in 1873 following a proposal by C. Shaler Smith for a cantilever design using stone towers designed by John A. Roebling (who designed the Brooklyn Bridge). The bridge was erected using the cantilever design with a three-span continuous under-deck truss and opened in 1877 on the Cincinnati Southern Railway. It was 275 feet (84 m) tall and 1,125 feet (343 m) long: the tallest bridge above a navigable waterway in North America and the tallest railroad bridge in the world until the early 20th century. Construction was completed using 3,654,280 pounds of iron at a total cost of $404,373.31. In 1879 President Rutherford B. Hayes and Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman attended the dedication. After years of heavy railroad use, the bridge was rebuilt by Gustav Lindenthal in 1911. Lindenthal reinforced the foundations and rebuilt the bridge around the original structure. To keep railroad traffic flowing, the track deck was raised by 30 feet during construction and a temporary trestle was constructed. In 1929, an additional set of tracks was built to accommodate increased railroad traffic and the original limestone towers were removed. The bridge is still accessible by Kentucky State Route 29. In 2005 the state and county jointly reopened a park near the bridge (which had been closed since the mid 1960s) at the top of the palisades above the river. It included a restored open air dance pavilion, first used in the 19th century; as well as a new playground, picnic area, and viewing platform that overlooks the bridge and river's edge from the top of the palisades.

Norfolk Southern engine 1029 leads a grain train…

August 10, 2019 – Norfolk Southern engine 1029 leads a grain train north across the NS cantilever bridge over the Kentucky River at High Bridge, Kentucky from the CNO&TP First District.

According to Wikipedia: High Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River Palisades, that rises approximately 275 feet from the river below and connects Jessamine and Mercer counties in Kentucky. Formally dedicated in 1879, it is the first cantilever bridge constructed in the United States. It has a three-span continuous under-deck truss used by Norfolk Southern Railway to carry trains between Lexington and Danville. It has been designated as a National Civil Engineering Landmark.

In 1851, the Lexington & Danville Railroad, with Julius Adams as Chief Engineer, retained John A. Roebling to build a railroad suspension bridge across the Kentucky River for a line connecting Lexington and Danville, Kentucky west of the intersection of the Dix and Kentucky Rivers. In 1855, the company ran out of money and the project was resumed by Cincinnati Southern Railroad in 1873 following a proposal by C. Shaler Smith for a cantilever design using stone towers designed by John A. Roebling (who designed the Brooklyn Bridge).

The bridge was erected using the cantilever design with a three-span continuous under-deck truss and opened in 1877 on the Cincinnati Southern Railway. It was 275 feet (84 m) tall and 1,125 feet (343 m) long: the tallest bridge above a navigable waterway in North America and the tallest railroad bridge in the world until the early 20th century. Construction was completed using 3,654,280 pounds of iron at a total cost of $404,373.31. In 1879 President Rutherford B. Hayes and Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman attended the dedication.

After years of heavy railroad use, the bridge was rebuilt by Gustav Lindenthal in 1911. Lindenthal reinforced the foundations and rebuilt the bridge around the original structure. To keep railroad traffic flowing, the track deck was raised by 30 feet during construction and a temporary trestle was constructed. In 1929, an additional set of tracks was built to accommodate increased railroad traffic and the original limestone towers were removed.

The bridge is still accessible by Kentucky State Route 29. In 2005 the state and county jointly reopened a park near the bridge (which had been closed since the mid 1960s) at the top of the palisades above the river. It included a restored open air dance pavilion, first used in the 19th century; as well as a new playground, picnic area, and viewing platform that overlooks the bridge and river’s edge from the top of the palisades.

July 24, 2019 - NS 3558 leads local P83 over the CSX Monroe Subdivision at Catawba, South Carolina as it heads to the RJ Corman Yard at Catawba on the NS SB Line.

NS 3558 leads local P83…

July 24, 2019 – NS 3558 leads local P83 over the CSX Monroe Subdivision at Catawba, South Carolina as it heads to the RJ Corman Yard at Catawba on the NS SB Line.

July 23, 2019 – Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14 heads through Richburg, South Carolina, with LC 2829 leading the way.heading east. Please feel free to share!! According to Wikipedia: The Lancaster and Chester Railroad or L&C (reporting mark LC) is a railway headquartered in Lancaster, South Carolina. The original 29-mile route connects Lancaster in Lancaster

Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14 heads through Richburg, South Carolina…

July 23, 2019 – Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14 heads through Richburg, South Carolina, with LC 2829 leading the way.heading east. Please feel free to share!!

According to Wikipedia: The Lancaster and Chester Railroad or L&C (reporting mark LC) is a railway headquartered in Lancaster, South Carolina. The original 29-mile route connects Lancaster in Lancaster

July 13, 2019 - Evansville Western 3836 heads up a local as it pulls away from a string of cars at the south end of CSX's Howell Yards as it does it's work in Evansville, Indiana.

Evansville Western 3836 heads up a local…

July 13, 2019 – Evansville Western 3836 heads up a local as it pulls away from a string of cars at the south end of CSX’s Howell Yards as it does it’s work in Evansville, Indiana.

July 13, 2019 - NS 9497 heads up loaded rock train D51 as it makes its way along the Duke Energy's Gibson Power Plant lead to deliver the rock to the plant at East Mt. Carmel, Indiana.

NS 9497 heads up loaded rock train D51…

July 13, 2019 – NS 9497 heads up loaded rock train D51 as it makes its way along the Duke Energy’s Gibson Power Plant lead to deliver the rock to the plant at East Mt. Carmel, Indiana.

July 25, 2019 - CSX Q583 arrives back at the yard in Monroe, North Carolina after a days work on the Monroe Subdivision. Sometimes the picture isn't just about the train or the engines! In this shot I like the design of the tracks more! The track to the right is the Charlotte Subdivision.

CSX F762 arrives back at the yard in Monroe, North Carolina

July 25, 2019 – CSX F762 arrives back at the yard in Monroe, North Carolina after a days work on the Monroe Subdivision. Sometimes the picture isn’t just about the train or the engines! In this shot I like the design of the tracks more! The track to the right is the Charlotte Subdivision.

WEB-07.23.19 L&C Railway Crossing Catawba River at Fort Lawn, SC

Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14 crosses over…

July 23, 2019 – Lancaster and Chester Railroad train 14 crosses over the Catawba River as it heads east at Fort Lawn, South Carolina, under stormy skies with LC 2829, 9630 and 9548 leading the way. Please feel free to share!!

According to Wikipedia: The Lancaster and Chester Railroad or L&C (reporting mark LC) is a railway headquartered in Lancaster, South Carolina. The original 29-mile route connects Lancaster in Lancaster County with Chester in Chester County. The line’s nickname is The Springmaid Line, which refers to its original purpose of connecting the plants of the Springs Mills company.

July 25, 2019 - A Charlotte Area Transit System Blue line LYNX train heads downgrade as it approaches the 25th Street Station in Charlotte, North Carolina as it heads uptown. According to Wikipedia... The Lynx Blue Line is a light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 19.3-mile (31.1 km) line goes from its northern terminus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in University City through NoDa, Uptown, and South End then paralleling South Boulevard to its southern terminus just north of Interstate 485 at the Pineville city limits. There are 26 stations in the system, the light rail portion of which carries an average of over 23,200 passenger trips every day. It is the first major rapid rail service of any kind in North Carolina, and began operating seventy years after the previous Charlotte streetcar system was disbanded in 1938, in favor of motorized bus transit. It opened on November 24, 2007 between I-485/South Boulevard and 7th Street as the first rail line of the Charlotte Area Transit System. Fares were not collected as part of the opening celebration. Regular service with fare collection commenced the next day.

Charlotte Area Transit System Blue line LYNX train…

July 25, 2019 – A Charlotte Area Transit System Blue line LYNX train heads downgrade as it approaches the 25th Street Station in Charlotte, North Carolina as it heads uptown.

According to Wikipedia… The Lynx Blue Line is a light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 19.3-mile (31.1 km) line goes from its northern terminus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in University City through NoDa, Uptown, and South End then paralleling South Boulevard to its southern terminus just north of Interstate 485 at the Pineville city limits.

There are 26 stations in the system, the light rail portion of which carries an average of over 23,200 passenger trips every day. It is the first major rapid rail service of any kind in North Carolina, and began operating seventy years after the previous Charlotte streetcar system was disbanded in 1938, in favor of motorized bus transit.

It opened on November 24, 2007 between I-485/South Boulevard and 7th Street as the first rail line of the Charlotte Area Transit System. Fares were not collected as part of the opening celebration. Regular service with fare collection commenced the next day.

Lhoist North America locomotive 3043…

July 26, 2019 – Lhoist North America locomotive 3043 and several other units sit tied down at their Underground mine operation in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. 

According to the Web: Lhoist North America of Tennessee, which also operates under the name Franklin Industrial Minerals, is located in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. This organization primarily operates in the Crushed and Broken Limestone business / industry within the Mining and Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels sector.

July 25, 2019 - Another long exposure photograph from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina of a steel sculpture called "Spiral Odyssey" against the city skyline. According to the Qcitymetro website: The Sculpture is a stunning tribute to native son Romare Bearden by Richard Hunt. The name “Spiral Odyssey” is a triple tribute. It honors Bearden, the master collage maker who co-founded the New York group Spiral in 1963 to encourage African-American artists. It refers to Homer’s “Odyssey,” which Bearden explored multiple times in his work. And it hints at the two-decade friendship between Bearden and Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt. The piece can be called abstract, but your mind shapes bits of it into figures: the ship’s body, its billowing sail (or is that a wave?), perhaps a leaping dolphin. Hunt crafted slender arcs of steel so that light falling on them appears to ripple, like a current passing across water.

Another long exposure photograph from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina

July 25, 2019 – Another long exposure photograph from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina of a steel sculpture called “Spiral Odyssey” against the city skyline.

According to the Qcitymetro website: The Sculpture is a stunning tribute to native son Romare Bearden by Richard Hunt.

The name “Spiral Odyssey” is a triple tribute. It honors Bearden, the master collage maker who co-founded the New York group Spiral in 1963 to encourage African-American artists. It refers to Homer’s “Odyssey,” which Bearden explored multiple times in his work. And it hints at the two-decade friendship between Bearden and Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt.

The piece can be called abstract, but your mind shapes bits of it into figures: the ship’s body, its billowing sail (or is that a wave?), perhaps a leaping dolphin. Hunt crafted slender arcs of steel so that light falling on them appears to ripple, like a current passing across water.