With today's post I'm delving into a new technique in my photography, as there's always something new to learn! It's called Intentional Camera Movement (or ICM) and this shot of CSX Q512 pulling north through the siding at Crofton, KY on the Henderson Subdivision on September 26th, 2021 is my first image I'm posting using this technique! Traditional photography - or rather photography as most expects it to be - requires the camera to be held steady and the subject to be sharp. Intentional Camera Movement (or ICM) turns that ideal on its head. By using a long shutter speed, the photographer can deliberately move the camera to paint with light and accentuate the tone and texture of the subject. In doing so, one can create stunning impressionist, abstract or minimalist images. While this style or technique may not be for everyone and while it's like panning with your subject, but it is different as the movement can be and often is in any direction during the exposure. I'm excited to add it to my work and look forward to learning to do ICM photography and I hope you enjoy this abstract view of my world! Tech Info: Nikon D800, ND 64 Filter, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm DX lens @ 10mm, f/16, 1.3 second swish, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #icmphotography #intentionalcameramovement #2_SingleExposure_InCamera_ICM_GeneralPostProcessing

Learning a new technique called ICM Photography

With today’s post I’m delving into a new technique in my photography, as there’s always something new to learn! It’s called Intentional Camera Movement (or ICM) and this shot of CSX Q512 pulling north through the siding at Crofton, KY on the Henderson Subdivision on September 26th, 2021 is my first image I’m posting using this technique!

Traditional photography – or rather photography as most expects it to be – requires the camera to be held steady and the subject to be sharp. Intentional Camera Movement (or ICM) turns that ideal on its head. By using a long shutter speed, the photographer can deliberately move the camera to paint with light and accentuate the tone and texture of the subject. In doing so, one can create stunning impressionist, abstract or minimalist images.

While this style or technique may not be for everyone and while it’s like panning with your subject, but it is different as the movement can be and often is in any direction during the exposure. I’m excited to add it to my work and look forward to learning to do ICM photography and I hope you enjoy this abstract view of my world!

Tech Info: Nikon D800, ND 64 Filter, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm DX lens @ 10mm, f/16, 1.3 second swish, ISO 200.

The crew of Union Pacific 7814 leads a northbound autorack as it crosses the Kaskaskia River on the UP Chester Subdivision at Brewerville, Illinois in Infrared on August 28th, 2021. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, sensor converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @220mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 200. #jimpearsonphotography #infraredphotography #irphotography, #infraredtrains #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer

Union Pacific 7814 northbound at Brewerville, Illinois

The crew of Union Pacific 7814 leads a northbound autorack as it crosses the Kaskaskia River on the UP Chester Subdivision at Brewerville, Illinois in Infrared on August 28th, 2021.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, sensor converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @220mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 200.

Paducah and Louisville (PAL) 2104 and 2101 lead as they pull an empty rock train from the Scotty's Rock Yard loop, at their complex outside Madisonville, Kentucky, as they prepare to head north to Litchfield, KY, for another load of rock, on September 15th, 2021. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

Paducah and Louisville Railway 2104 at Scotty’s Rock Yard, Madisonville, KY

Paducah and Louisville (PAL) 2104 and 2101 lead as they pull an empty rock train from the Scotty’s Rock Yard loop, at their complex outside Madisonville, Kentucky, as they prepare to head north to Litchfield, KY, for another load of rock, on September 15th, 2021.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 100.

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky Locomotive 4522 and PAL 4504 lead a northbound loaded Louisville Gas and Electric Coal train through a wetlands area as they depart on the Warrior Coal Mine lead, just west of Madisonville, Kentucky, on their way north to Louisville. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100, September 13, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

Paducah and Louisville Railway LGE train departs Warrior Coal Mine at Madisonville, KY

Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Kentucky Locomotive 4522 and PAL 4504 lead a northbound loaded Louisville Gas and Electric Coal train through a wetlands area as they depart on the Warrior Coal Mine lead, just west of Madisonville, Kentucky, on their way north to Louisville.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100, September 13, 2021.

CSX J732 with CSXT 4083, 4049, 4384, 278, 749, 7231, GMTX 2149, 2135, 2201, 2152 and 2151 departs from the south end of CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Kentucky as it begins its return trip on the Henderson Subdivision to CSX Casky yard at Hopkinsville, KY after finishing its work at Madisonville. While an impressive power move for a local being pulled by SD40s, the lead three engines were the only ones running as they departed the empty south end at Atkinson. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 100, September 17, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSX J732 departs Atkinson Yard with 11 locomotives at Madisonville, Ky

CSX J732 with CSXT 4083, 4049, 4384, 278, 749, 7231, GMTX 2149, 2135, 2201, 2152 and 2151 departs from the south end of CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Kentucky as it begins its return trip on the Henderson Subdivision to CSX Casky yard at Hopkinsville, KY after finishing its work at Madisonville. While an impressive power move for a local being pulled by SD40s, the lead three engines were the only ones running as they departed the empty south end at Atkinson.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 100, September 17, 2021.

An infrared photo of CSX X605-04 heading north as it takes the cut off at Mortons Junction in Mortons Gap, Kentucky, with CSXT 9012 leading the way. It is a Waycross, GA – Rose Lake, IL train that was rerouted via the Henderson Subdivision due to flooding from the recent hurricanes. The lead engine is a Dash 9 in YN2 paint, led by CSXT 9012 which is a reactivated unit that has been in storage. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 300mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 200, September 1, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography

CSX X648 takes the cut off at Mortons Junction, Mortons Gap, Kentucky

An infrared photo of CSX X648 heading north as it takes the cut off at Mortons Junction in Mortons Gap, Kentucky, with CSXT 4792 leading the way on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 300mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 200, September 1, 2021.

Continuing with my chase of CSX J732 on the Henderson Subdivision from yesterday with CSXT 4083, 4049, 4384, 278, 749, 7231, GMTX 2149, 2135, 2201, 2152 and 2151 are these two photographs that I am happy with, but not what I had planned! I had planned to photograph the train as it crossed Gum Lick Trestle, however that spot didn’t work out, due to traffic and the fact that the train was moving!! I was headed down the country road, to the crossing close to Gum Lick and that’s when I heard the crew call the trestle! So, I turned around and headed for the north end of the siding at Kelly, Ky. Off in the distance I could see there was a nice rainbow forming right at my spot, due to a combination of the sun and a light rain! My shot was to be from up high enough to get the power and the rainbow together with the drone, as the rain was very light where my shot was. However, by the time I arrived and got the drone airborne the train was already passing through the crossing, and I only got high enough to catch these two photos with the rainbow! Don’t get me wrong, I like both shots, but further back and up higher so you could see the whole rainbow and all the engines was the shot! I think most all of us that chase and photograph trains have these moments when we capture the “almost” scenes that we envision in our minds. So, which shot do you like best? Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100, September 17, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

Continuing with my chase of CSX J732 on the Henderson Subdivision…

Continuing with my chase of CSX J732 on the Henderson Subdivision from yesterday with CSXT 4083, 4049, 4384, 278, 749, 7231, GMTX 2149, 2135, 2201, 2152 and 2151 are these two photographs that I am happy with, but not what I had planned!

I had planned to photograph the train as it crossed Gum Lick Trestle, however that spot didn’t work out, due to traffic and the fact that the train was moving!! I was headed down the country road, to the crossing close to Gum Lick and that’s when I heard the crew call the trestle! So, I turned around and headed for the north end of the siding at Kelly, Ky. Off in the distance I could see there was a nice rainbow forming right at my spot, due to a combination of the sun and a light rain! My shot was to be from up high enough to get the power and the rainbow together with the drone, as the rain was very light where my shot was.

However, by the time I arrived and got the drone airborne the train was already passing through the crossing, and I only got high enough to catch these two photos with the rainbow!

Don’t get me wrong, I like both shots, but further back and up higher so you could see the whole rainbow and all the engines was the shot! I think most all of us that chase and photograph trains have these moments when we capture the “almost” scenes that we envision in our minds. So, which shot do you like best?

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100, September 17, 2021.

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You know my planned shots don’t always work out the way I want them to, as much as I try! Today was one of those days! I had finished my lunch and decided to head over to CSX Atkinson yard, here in Madisonville, KY, as I heard on the scanner that the Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) local was working the yard there and I thought I’d see if there was a picture to be had. When I got to the yard, I saw that there were 5 GMTX units sitting tied to a long string of cars and so I set out to grab some shots of the locomotives and had hopes that they were the pickups for the PAL local. Well, that didn’t happen as the local left to head back to Princeton, KY. Well, there wasn’t anything else moving in the yard and I knew that PAL was loading a coal train at Warrior coal and decided to run out and see if I could catch a shot of it, or at least how much more they had to load. When I got there, they had 10 cars left and I started to put the drone up when I got a message from fellow railfan Lucas Pendley that there were 3 CSX units hooking up to the train that had the GMTX units on it! I made a bee line back to the south end of the yard at Madisonville to wait and after they moved the train back and forth awhile Lucas told me that they had opened the knuckle on the lead engine, and they were just sitting. Now, in comes the local (J732) from Casky Yard in Hopkinsville and I had kind of thought they might pick up this string of engines, or at least hoped! Well, after they dropped off their work, they backed into the train with the 5 GMTX and 3 CSX locomotives, to give a total of 11 units! At this point I had my spots for pictures on this move in mind that I thought would make great shots! The first was going to be the S curve at Nortonville with my 150-600mm lens! So, Lucas and I made our way to the Nortonville and checked the signals at the crossover, which were red, so we set up just north of the S curve to get a shot as they pulled up to the signals. We knew from the scanner that hot intermodal Q028 was in the picture and figured he’d wait for it here. Well, where we setup to wait was around the curve from the signals and we had no clue that the dispatcher had given them a green to Romney right after we left the signals! Well, when we saw they weren’t stopping we made a mad dash to the S curve hoping to get there in time, but it never happened as when we got the overpass for the curve the train was already past the spot. However, he did have a red at Romney, which is south of Nortonville and that’s where I captured this shot! Here CSX hot intermodal Q028 heads north as it meets CSX J732 at Romney on the Henderson Subdivision at Nortonville, Ky. J732 had 11 engines, CSXT 4083, 4049, 4384, 278, 749, 7231, GMTX 2149, 2135, 2201, 2152 and 2151 on this move! Even though only the first 3 SD40’s were running it still made for a great picture! My next spot on this chase I had planned on being was Gum Lick Trestle, however that spot didn’t work out and neither did the one I planned at Kelly, but I’ll talk about those in tomorrow’s post! Things don’t always go as planned, but that’s life as well sometimes and I still came away happy with my pictures! Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100, September 17, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

CSX J732 with 11 locomotives meets Q028 at Romney, Nortonville, KY

You know my planned shots don’t always work out the way I want them to, as much as I try! Today was one of those days!

I had finished my lunch and decided to head over to CSX Atkinson yard, here in Madisonville, KY, as I heard on the scanner that the Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) local was working the yard there and I thought I’d see if there was a picture to be had.

When I got to the yard, I saw that there were 5 GMTX (GATX) units sitting tied to a long string of cars and so I set out to grab some shots of the locomotives and had hopes that they were the pickups for the PAL local. Well, that didn’t happen as the local left to head back to Princeton, KY.

Well, there wasn’t anything else moving in the yard and I knew that PAL was loading a coal train at Warrior coal and decided to run out and see if I could catch a shot of it, or at least how much more they had to load. When I got there, they had 10 cars left and I started to put the drone up when I got a message from fellow railfan Lucas Pendley that there were 3 CSX units hooking up to the train that had the GMTX units on it!

I made a bee line back to the south end of the yard at Madisonville to wait and after they moved the train back and forth awhile Lucas told me that they had opened the knuckle on the lead engine, and they were just sitting.

Now, in comes the local (J732) from Casky Yard in Hopkinsville and I had kind of thought they might pick up this string of engines, or at least hoped! Well, after they dropped off their work, they backed into the train with the 5 GMTX and 3 CSX locomotives, to give a total of 11 units!

At this point I had my spots for pictures on this move in mind that I thought would make great shots! The first was going to be the S curve at Nortonville with my 150-600mm lens! So, Lucas and I made our way to the Nortonville and checked the signals at the crossover, which were red, so we set up just north of the S curve to get a shot as they pulled up to the signals. We knew from the scanner that hot intermodal Q028 was in the picture and figured he’d wait for it here.

Well, where we setup to wait was around the curve from the signals and we had no clue that the dispatcher had given them a green to Romney right after we left the signals! Well, when we saw they weren’t stopping we made a mad dash to the S curve hoping to get there in time, but it never happened as when we got the overpass for the curve the train was already past the spot. However, he did have a red at Romney, which is south of Nortonville and that’s where I captured this shot!

Here CSX hot intermodal Q028 heads north as it meets CSX J732 at Romney on the Henderson Subdivision at Nortonville, Ky. J732 had 11 engines, CSXT 4083, 4049, 4384, 278, 749, 7231, GMTX 2149, 2135, 2201, 2152 and 2151 on this move! Even though only the first 3 SD40’s were running it still made for a great picture!

My next spot on this chase I had planned on being was Gum Lick Trestle, however that spot didn’t work out and neither did the one I planned at Kelly, but I’ll talk about those in tomorrow’s post! Things don’t always go as planned, but that’s life as well sometimes and I still came away happy with my pictures!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 100, September 17, 2021.

CSXT 5499 leads W995 through the crossing on West Center Street in downtown Madisonville, Kentucky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load on September 13th, 2021. These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and 5-10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles. Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, KY, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside! Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 130. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

CSX W995 high and wide move northbound through downtown Madisonville, Ky

CSXT 5499 leads W995 through the crossing on West Center Street in downtown Madisonville, Kentucky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load on September 13th, 2021.

These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and 5-10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles.

Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, KY, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 130.

CSX W995 High and Wide at Mortons Gap, KY

It was a slow and steady move at 25mph as CSXT 5499 led W995 as it made its way through Mortons Gap, KY, on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load.

These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and only 10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles.

Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, KY, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside!

Tech Info: Shot on an iPhone 11pro (audio) and a DJI Air 2 Drone, edited with Adobe Premiere Pro.

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The Paducah and Louisville (PAL) LGE coal train, with UK 4522 locomotive leading, pulls off the Warrior Coal Mine lead onto the PAL main as they approach West Yard at Madisonville, Ky. From here they begin their run to the Louisville Gas and Electric power plant in the Kosmosdale neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130, September 13, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

Paducah and Louisville LGE coal train at Madisonville, KY

The Paducah and Louisville (PAL) LGE coal train, with UK 4522 locomotive leading, pulls off the Warrior Coal Mine lead onto the PAL main as they approach West Yard at Madisonville, Ky. From here they begin their run to the Louisville Gas and Electric power plant in the Kosmosdale neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130, September 13, 2021.

Today was a day of choices!! I had planned on chasing the Paducah and Louisville LGE coal train that had the UK 4522 locomotive leading as it went north from the mine to Louisville, but as I was waiting for it to depart with fellow railfan Barry Delaney I got word about a high and wide move on the CSX Henderson Subdivision! For me it was an easy choice really as the LGE train runs a lot, but we only get high and wide moves with a caboose once in a while! It was a slow and steady move at 25mph as CSXT 5499 led W995 as it made its way through the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load. These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and only 10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles. Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, Ky, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside! Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100, September 13, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

CSX W995 NB high and wide GE move at Nortonville, KY

Today was a day of choices!! I had planned on chasing the Paducah and Louisville LGE coal train that had the UK 4522 locomotive leading as it went north from the mine to Louisville, but as I was waiting for it to depart with fellow railfan Barry Delaney I got word about a high and wide move on the CSX Henderson Subdivision! For me it was an easy choice really as the LGE train runs a lot, but we only get high and wide moves with a caboose once in a while!

It was a slow and steady move at 25mph as CSXT 5499 led W995 as it made its way through the S curve at Nortonville, Kentucky, on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision with a General Electric high and wide load.

These trains can take a long time to get from point A to Z as they are restricted normally to 25mph as their max speed when loaded and only 10mph through turnouts. There is a GE crew on the caboose and their job is to watch and if needed shift the load to either side by a distance of 12 inches to allow clearance for passing trains or other obstacles.

Always an easy and interesting train to chase in my book! I had planned to chase it to Henderson, Ky, but the crew ran out of their day and had to tie the train down at Hanson, but I still got a video and a couple of good shots between Nortonville and Hanson! It was a good day trackside!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100, September 13, 2021.

The conductor and others on the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 crew keeps an eye on the tracks ahead as they round the curve after crossing the Kaskaskia River bridge on the UP Chester Subdivision at Brewerville, Illinois, as they make the way to St. Louis, MO, the last stop on this leg of their journey. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 165mm, f/5, 1/1600, ISO 200, August 28, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 at Brewerville, Illinois

The conductor and others on the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 crew keeps an eye on the tracks ahead as they round the curve after crossing the Kaskaskia River bridge on the UP Chester Subdivision at Brewerville, Illinois, as they make the way to St. Louis, MO, the last stop on this leg of their journey.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 165mm, f/5, 1/1600, ISO 200, August 28, 2021.

Hot off the drone we find Paducah and Louisville Railway 2013, in its University of Louisville paint, passing under the highway 70 west overpass as it leads PRX1, a loaded coal train, south through Richland, Kentucky, less than 30 minutes ago on September 11th, 2021. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140, September 11, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

Paducah and Louisville 2013 leads PRX1 South at Richland, KY

Hot off the drone we find Paducah and Louisville Railway 2013, in its University of Louisville paint, passing under the highway 70 west overpass as it leads PRX1, a loaded coal train, south through Richland, Kentucky, less than 30 minutes ago on September 11th, 2021.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 140, September 11, 2021.

A southbound CSX led mixed freight holds at the signals in downtown Corning, Arkansas on Friday, August 27th, 2021, on the UP Hoxie subdivision, as they wait for the arrival of steam locomotive, UP 4014, the big boy in this infrared shot. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography

Southbound CSX at Corning, Arkansas

A southbound CSX led mixed freight holds at the signals in downtown Corning, Arkansas on Friday, August 27th, 2021, on the UP Hoxie subdivision, as they wait for the arrival of steam locomotive, UP 4014, the big boy in this infrared shot.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 70-300 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 200.

Union Pacific 4014, the Big Boy, heads north on UP’s Hoxie Subdivision at Jacksonville, Arkansas as part of its 2021-month long tour around the United States on August 27th, 2021! Here engineer Ed Dickens keeps an eye on the tracks ahead as it approaches the N JP Wright Loop Road crossing, perhaps scanning for the legendary the Loop Road Monster (Bigfoot) which has been sighted in this rural area in the past, but there wasn’t any sight of him during the big boys run through the area! I guess bigfoot doesn’t like steam trains nearly as much as the throngs of railfans that chased it! UP 4014 is an articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive that was manufactured by the American Locomotive Company. There were a total 25 of these giants built and of the eight remaining locomotives this is the only operational one. The Big Boy was on a month-long tour around the Midwest through, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming before arriving home in Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 7th. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/6, 1/1600, ISO 320. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography

Union Pacific 4014 northbound at Jacksonville, AR

Union Pacific 4014, the Big Boy, heads north on UP’s Hoxie Subdivision at Jacksonville, Arkansas as part of its 2021-month long tour around the United States on August 27th, 2021!

Here engineer Ed Dickens keeps an eye on the tracks ahead as it approaches the N JP Wright Loop Road crossing, perhaps scanning for the legendary the Loop Road Monster (Bigfoot) which has been sighted in this rural area in the past, but there wasn’t any sight of him during the big boys run through the area! I guess bigfoot doesn’t like steam trains nearly as much as the throngs of railfans that chased it!

UP 4014 is an articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive that was manufactured by the American Locomotive Company. There were a total 25 of these giants built and of the eight remaining locomotives this is the only operational one.

The Big Boy was on a month-long tour around the Midwest through, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming before arriving home in Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 7th.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/6, 1/1600, ISO 320.

CSX X605-04 heads north as it passes a tied down X801 sitting in the siding at Cedar Hill, Tennessee. Both trains have been rerouted via the Henderson Subdivision due to flooding from the recent hurricanes. The lead engine on X801, which is the top train, is a Dash 9 in YN2 paint, led by CSXT 9012 which is a reactivated unit that has been in storage. The parked X801 had UP 8211 leading and another UP trailing. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100, September 4, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

CSX X605-04 heads north at Cedar Hill, TN

CSX X605-04 heads north as it passes a tied down X801 sitting in the siding at Cedar Hill, Tennessee. Both trains have been rerouted via the Henderson Subdivision due to flooding from the recent hurricanes.

The lead engine on X605, which is the top train, is a Dash 9 in YN2 paint, led by CSXT 9012 which is a reactivated unit that has been in storage. The parked X801 had UP 8211 leading and another UP trailing.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100, September 4, 2021.

CSX X605-04 heads north across the Gum Lick Trestle, just south of Crofton, Kentucky with 9012 leading the way. It is a Waycross, GA - Rose Lake, IL train that has been rerouted via the Henderson Subdivision due to flooding from the recent hurricanes. The lead engine is a Dash 9 in YN2 paint, led by CSXT 9012 which is a reactivated unit that has been in storage. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100, September 4, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

CSX X605-04 heads north across Gum Lick Trestle

CSX X605-04 heads north across the Gum Lick Trestle, just south of Crofton, Kentucky with 9012 leading the way. It is a Waycross, GA – Rose Lake, IL train that has been rerouted via the Henderson Subdivision due to flooding from the recent hurricanes. The lead engine is a Dash 9 in YN2 paint, led by CSXT 9012 which is a reactivated unit that has been in storage.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100, September 4, 2021.

Union Pacific steam locomotive 4014, the Big Boy, with its entire train in view, passes the Farmers Elevator complex as it heads north on the UP Hoxie Subdivision at Newport, Arkansas on August 27th, 2021. Here it is on the leg of its trip from Little Rock, AR to Poplar Bluff, MO during its month-long tour around the Union Pacific line. The Big Boy is an articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive which was manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York in 1941. There were a total 25 of these giants built and of the eight remaining locomotives this is the only operational one. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100, August 27, 2021. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #jimpearsonphotography

Union Pacific 4014 northbound at Newport, AR

Union Pacific steam locomotive 4014, the Big Boy, with its entire train in view, passes the Farmers Elevator complex as it heads north on the UP Hoxie Subdivision at Newport, Arkansas on August 27th, 2021. Here it is on the leg of its trip from Little Rock, AR to Poplar Bluff, MO during its month-long tour around the Union Pacific line.

The Big Boy is an articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive which was manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York in 1941. There were a total 25 of these giants built and of the eight remaining locomotives this is the only operational one.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone, RAW, 4.5mm (24mm equivalent lens) f/2.8, 1/800, ISO 100, August 27, 2021.