October 29, 2018 – After throwing the switch at the North End of the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard, the conductor on the CN local from Fulton, Ky keeps a watchful eye as they enter the yard at Paducah, Kentucky yard with their train. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cnrailway #canadiannationalrailway
October 31, 2018 – Day 366 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Rainy Day – While waiting for my nephew Jayden to get out of school on this rainy Wednesday afternoon I shot this interesting abstract of my windshield and a railroad crossing sign! Pictures are all around you! Just open your eyes to them!
October 29, 2018 – Newly refurbished by the NRE shops at Paducah or Progress Rail in Mayfield (not sure which), BNSF 60M’s 1448 and 1442 sit in the north end of the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard at Paducah, Ky as PAL 3809 and Salute the Troops 2127, work on building a train. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
October 30, 2018 – Day 365 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Eye Contact – My niece Elaina makes eye contact with “her Tabatha” after school this afternoon. These two always make a bee-line for each other when she arrives. I’m not sure which one loves which more. This also marks one year of shooting B&W with my iPhone project! We’ll see where it takes me down the road!
October 29, 2018 – Amtrak 390, the Illini, crosses over the Muddy River bridge as it starts it’s early morning journey north to Chicago from Carbondale, Illinois on CN’s Centralia Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cn #amtrak #passengertrain
October 24, 2018 – CIT CEFX 115, ex-San Luis & Rio Grande, brings up the rear on CSX Q647’s power consist, as it heads through Mortons Gap, Ky, on it’s way south along the Henderson Subdivision.
According to Wikipedia: The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Colorado. The SLRG began operations in 2003 using 154 miles of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa, Colorado. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
October 29, 2018 – Day 364 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dillinger’s – The light and shadows on this old grainery at Carbondale, Illinois make this picture!
October 28, 2018 – Day 363 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Keeping it simple – This came from waiting for my dinner order at our local Kentucky Fried Chicken. I sat in a booth as I was waiting and captured this shot of the edge of the table with the booth back. It speaks to me!
October 27, 2018 – Day 362 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah the Cat – Today my niece Jeanne had her annual Halloween Party and Birthday party for my nephew Xavier and Jeremiah came as a cat! I just love this expression!!
October 26, 2018 – Amtrak 391, the Saluki from Chicago, Illinois, heads into it’s final station stop at Carbondale, Illinois on the CN Centrailia Subdivision, after passing the coaling towers that were built for the then Illinois Central Railroad in 1949. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #amtrak #saluki #carbondale
October 26, 2018 – Day 361 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge — Steak and Shake! – The glass wall and patterned floor at the Stake and Shake where I stopped for lunch today at Carbondale, Illinois made for this interesting picture today.
October 24, 2018 – CIT CEFX 115, ex-San Luis & Rio Grande, brings up the rear on CSX Q647’s power consist, as it heads through the north end of Anaconda, on it’s way south along the Henderson Subdivision on track 1, from Robards, Ky.
According to Wikipedia: The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Colorado. The SLRG began operations in 2003 using 154 miles of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa, Colorado. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
October 21, 2018 – Day 356 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah – My sweet great-great nephew Jeremiah and his wonderful smile today as we had lunch after his first Sunday at church! He did great!! Always remember to photograph the milestones in your family’s life!
October 24, 2018 – LoRam DC-2 Ditch Cleaner rounds a curve on the Earlington Cutoff, outside Mortons Gap, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision to do its work. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
October 22, 2018 – Day 357 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Ice Cream!! – My nephew Jayden enjoys a treat from Dairy Queen this afternoon before heading in for his karate class. He loves his dipped cones!
October 17, 2018 – BNSF Railway 8762 heads up a coal train at the south end of Paducah and Louisville Railways yard at Paducah, Kentucky as it waits for a crew in the warm evening light. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #fujixt1 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #bnsf #palrailway
High Flight over Mortons Gap, Ky.
Moonrise over Mortons Gap, Ky.
October 23, 2018 – Day 358 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Grandparents Day – Grandpa David enjoys some quality time with Elaina today during Grandparents day at her and Damion’s School. Special events like this always provide a good opportunity for photos!
October 22, 2018 – CSX crews keep an eye on LoRam Ditch Cleaner (DC-2) as it works its way north on the Earlington Cutoff of the Henderson Subdivision at the Flat Creek Road Crossing in Mortons Gap, Ky.
According to LoRam’s Website: Ditch Cleaning Is essential for the longevity and foundational strength of a railway, proper ditch maintenance increases the stability of ballast and subgrade by moving water away from the track and right of way. Delivering substantial benefits and ROI, ditch cleaning increases cycle time between expensive surfacing and lining programs, prevents premature tie deterioration and ensures a long-lasting and stable track structure.
Lorams drainage maintenance solutions, including shoulder ballast cleaning, undercutting and ditch cleaning, work in concert to ensure that damaging water is intercepted and diverted from the track infrastructure.
Cleaned, maintained and properly-sloped ditches provide a host of benefits including: Facilitates vital drainage from the ballast section of the track, Manages the effects of penetrating water sources, Ensures the efficacy of track level drainage maintenance and Reduces or eliminates water-saturated track soils. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
October 24, 2018 – Day 359 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Looking Up – Another shot for my ongoing “Light” series that I’ve been working on. This was at twilight looking up a light pole in the parking lot of our local Kroger store at dusk. Different perspectives will always add impact to your photographs!