January 5, 2018 – CSX Q513-05 heads through the work limits at the south end of the current siding at Nortonville, Ky, with UP 7674 leading. Construction continues with the laying of new track and switches connecting the Romney and Nortonville sidings together to form a two track main between the two points.
January 5, 2018 – CSX Q026-05 cuts it’s way though 8 degree winter weather as it heads north through the construction of a new two track main at Nortonville, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision. Construction to join the Romney and Nortonville sidings into a two track main began early in the summer and is close to completion. The same was done with the Sebree and Robards, Ky sidings and that two track main has been operational for about a month now.
November 24, 2017 – Norfolk Southern train 375 pulls out of the yard at Princeton, Indiana, with BNSF 5952 leading the way, as it heads westbound.
January 4, 2018 – Day 66 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Elaina and Tabatha – Elaina no more than took her coat off this morning, when she was on the floor with Tabatha! Sometimes crooked and slightly blurry photos are a lot better than not having any picture at all! Actually, in this case I feel both factors help to strengthen this photograph.
December 29, 2017 – Union Pacific 8403 leads a mixed freight southbound on the Mt. Vernon Subdivision, with Kansas City Southern 4058 trailing, as they cross over the Norfolk Southern line at Mount Vernon, Illinois.
January 3, 2018 -Day 65 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – T-Rex – Damion’s mamaw bought him a dry erase board today and here he proudly shows off his first drawing, that of a T-Rex. After being down with the flu since Monday Im glad my photo subjects come to visit me!!! LOL
January 2, 2018 – Day 64 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Damion and Socks – My nephew Damion carries my cat Socks to his sister Elaina.
December 29, 2017 – SAVATRANS 1912 leads an empty coal train north as it passes the Evansville Western Local in preparing to back into the Port of Indiana at Mount Vernon, Indiana.
December 29, 2017 – SAVATRAN 1912 leads a empty coal train northbound across the Big Creek bridge, north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, as it heads to Sugar Camp mine to pickup a load of coal.
December 26, 2017 – Norfolk Southern’s Bar Heritage Unit 1111, starts downgrade at East Douglas, out of the yard at Princeton, Indiana, headed to pickup another load of coal at the Francisco Mine in Francisco, IN.
December 26, 2017 – Norfolk Southern Interstate Heritage Unit, 8104, brings up the rear of empty Norfolk Southern coal train D435-24, outside the Squaw Creek Mine at Booneville, Indiana.
January 1, 2018 – Day 63 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Happy New Year – They say what you do on New Year’s Day you’ll do all year long and, so I made sure I took a photo of family and one of our kids! This is Damion and his mom Ashley!
December 31, 2017 – Day 62 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Three Generations – From right, my sister, her great grand daughter and my sister’s daughter. This brings to mind a point. I’m into genealogy and I just want to mention that when you shoot photos that need to stand the sands of time, you need to have prints made! I’m afraid the time will come when, so much is digital and easy to lose over the years, that pictures will be lost to researchers!
December 30, 2017 – Day 61 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Socks – There’s nothing better on a cold winter’s day than a lap cat!!!
December 29, 2017 – Evansville Western Railway 4519 leads a loaded coal train south across the Big Creek bridge, north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, as it heads to the Mount Vernon Transfer Terminal.
December 29, 2017 – Day 60 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Days gone by – Today’s photo is of the end of an old CN baggage car that had been converted into a camp car for crews. Got it today during a visit to the Mid-America Locomotive & Car Repair, Inc. Evansville, IN with fellow railfan Ryan Scott, who knows the folks there.
December 28, 2017 – Day 59 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Making Memories and photos – Today Damion and I spent some time building him a Secret Agent Power Watch!! Of course, it had to have a Laser Canon, Lasers and guns attached! One thing about making memories with your little ones is that usually there’s a picture to be had during or at the end of the process!
December 26, 2017 – Indiana Southern’s 3382 heads up a coal train as it snakes it’s way through the landscape at 0.25 mph as it loads coal at the Somerville Central Mine in Somerville, Indiana on a cold December day.
December 26, 2017 – A frigid cold wind blows across the flatland’s as CSX Q647-26 heads south up the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana as the last light of the day fades on the Henderson Subdivision.
December 27, 2017 – Day 58 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Damion and his new duds – My nephew shows off some of his new duds he got for Christmas. When photographing kids sometimes it works better if you ask them to take pictures of something theyre wearing, doing, playing with, ect, rather of say I want to take a picture of you. They enjoy having photos taken of their prized possessions. Also, don’t just take a picture and leave it on your phone. Get your favorites printed out and share them with the kids. All mine love having pictures they can hold, put in their photo books or hang on the wall of their room.
December 26, 2017 – Day 57 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Merry Christmas Bear – I turned around for this one! Driving down a country road today in Evansville, Indiana I spotted this stuffed bear hanging from a post that had a sign above it that says Merry Christmas. The red letters don’t show up the best in black and white, but I like the shot anyway!