Digital Photo Art - Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 sits on the main next to the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in the dark on September 16th, 2023, as it waits for a green signal to proceed at Union Illinois, during the IRM 70th Anniversary celebration where the museum ran trains continuously from 11am Saturday morning to 5pm Sunday afternoon, which gave a rare opportunity to photograph much of their equipment during nighttime hours. According to the IRM website: Illinois Terminal 101 is a rare example of a center-entrance interurban coach. It operated its entire service life between St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. These cars were built for high-speed operation and were known as “Yellowhammers” and “Alton High-speeds.” The car has been restored to its appearance in the mid-1950s. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @24mm, f/4.5, 30 Seconds, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NikonD800 #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #trainsinbadweather #illinoistrains #interurbancoach #streetcars #trainsatnight

Digital Photo Art – Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 at Union, Illinois

Digital Photo Art – Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 sits on the main next to the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in the dark on September 16th, 2023, as it waits for a green signal to proceed at Union Illinois, during the IRM 70th Anniversary celebration where the museum ran trains continuously from 11am Saturday morning to 5pm Sunday afternoon, which gave a rare opportunity to photograph much of their equipment during nighttime hours.

According to the IRM website: Illinois Terminal 101 is a rare example of a center-entrance interurban coach. It operated its entire service life between St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. These cars were built for high-speed operation and were known as “Yellowhammers” and “Alton High-speeds.” The car has been restored to its appearance in the mid-1950s.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @24mm, f/4.5, 30 Seconds, ISO 100.

A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (Empty Hiawatha to Bear Run) loads at Bear Run Mine, at Dugger, Indiana, on August 26th, 2023. The short load of 14 cars is destined to a customer somewhere in Wisconsin. According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road’s Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham. The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company's executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 180. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #coaltrain #INRD #bearrunmine #DuggerIndiana

A short Indiana Railroad coal train loads at Bear Run Mine, at Dugger, Indiana

A short Indiana Railroad coal train, EHWBR (Empty Hiawatha to Bear Run) loads at Bear Run Mine, at Dugger, Indiana, on August 26th, 2023. The short load of 14 cars is destined to a customer somewhere in Wisconsin.

According to Wikipedia: The Indiana Railroad (reporting mark INRD) is a United States Class II railroad, originally operating over former Illinois Central Railroad trackage from Newton, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana, a distance of 155 miles (249 km). This line, now known as the Indiana Rail Road’s Indianapolis Subdivision, comprises most of the former IC/ICG line from Indianapolis to Effingham, Illinois; Illinois Central successor Canadian National Railway retains the portion from Newton to Effingham.

The company was formed in 1986 by entrepreneur Thomas Hoback, who retired as president and chief executive officer in 2015. CSX Transportation now owns a majority interest in the parent company. The company’s executive and administrative offices are in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

CSX loaded grain train, G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850, heads south across the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This bridge and trackage for the Henderson Subdivision used to belong to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, before it was absorbed by CSX. According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network. The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroad’s iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with today’s CSX colors and markings on the cab end. Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nation’s heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/1000, ISO 150. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #CSXHeritage #SlaughtersKy #dronephoto #trainsfromadrone #KyTrains

CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850, heads south across the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky

CSX loaded grain train, G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850, heads south across the Ohio River at Henderson, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision. This bridge and trackage for the Henderson Subdivision used to belong to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, before it was absorbed by CSX.

According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network.

The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroad’s iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with today’s CSX colors and markings on the cab end.

Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nation’s heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/1000, ISO 150.

Norfolk Southern 168, with NS 7566 and BNSF 4083, mixed freight sits just short of the Height Chapel Road crossing, along with NS 4327 on the Toyota Lead, with a load of Toyota’s from the plant at Princeton, Indiana, on September 28th, 2023, on the NS East District. Both trains were waiting for the yard at Princeton to clear enough for them to move. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 400. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #NSTrains #PrincetonIN #dronephoto #trainsfromadrone

Norfolk Southern 168, with NS 7566 and BNSF 4083 at Princeton, IN

Norfolk Southern 168, with NS 7566 and BNSF 4083, mixed freight sits just short of the Height Chapel Road crossing, along with NS 4327 on the Toyota Lead, with a load of Toyotas from the plant at Princeton, Indiana, on September 28th, 2023, on the NS Southern East District. Both trains were waiting for the yard at Princeton to clear enough for them to move.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 400.

In this week’s Saturday Infrared view, we catch CSX I025 as it heads south into downtown Crofton, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision, on September 30th, 2023, with CSXT 5252 leading the way. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 270mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 1100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #CSXrailway #infrared #infraredtrainphotography

In this weeks Saturday Infrared view, we catch CSX I025 at Crofton, Ky

In this weeks Saturday Infrared view, we catch CSX I025 as it heads south into downtown Crofton, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision, on September 30th, 2023, with CSXT 5252 leading the way.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Sigma 150-600 @ 270mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 1100.

The late evening light and rainy weather helped bring about this slow shutter speed shot of the conductor on G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850 leading his loaded grain train, doing a roll-by inspection on empty coal train E904 at the south end of the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision, trackage that used to belong to the L&N. I’ve been trying for several days to get a good shot of this engine, as it’s been at Howell Yard in Evansville, IN for their Family Days event. I didn’t want a shot of it just sitting in a yard, so I played the long game and made two-day long trips to Indiana to get it finally on the move! I started the chase on this move at Princeton, IN this was my last shot of the day! It rained pretty much the whole day, but fortunately there was a lull here and a couple of other spots where I was able to get the drone up! According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network. The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroad’s iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with today’s CSX colors and markings on the cab end. Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nation’s heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX. The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/10, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #CSXHeritage #SlaughtersKy #dronephoto #trainsfromadrone #KyTrains

CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850 leading loaded grain train G419, at Slaughters, Ky

The late evening light and rainy weather helped bring about this slow shutter speed shot of the conductor on G419, with the latest CSX Heritage Unit, L&N 1850 leading his loaded grain train, doing a roll-by inspection on empty coal train E904 at the south end of the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky on October 5th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision, trackage that used to belong to the L&N.

I’ve been trying for several days to get a good shot of this engine, as it’s been at Howell Yard in Evansville, IN for their Family Days event. I didn’t want a shot of it just sitting in a yard, so I played the long game and made two-day long trips to Indiana to get it finally on the move! I started the chase on this move at Princeton, IN this was my last shot of the day! It rained pretty much the whole day, but fortunately there was a lull here and a couple of other spots where I was able to get the drone up!

According to CSXT: CSX has introduced the sixth locomotive in its heritage series, a freshly painted unit honoring the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Designated CSX 1850, the locomotive will be placed into service, carrying the L&N colors across the 20,000-mile CSX network.

The paint scheme was designed and applied at the CSX Locomotive Shop in Waycross, Georgia, which has produced all six units in the heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern CSX. Like the other heritage locomotives, the L&N unit combines the heritage railroad’s iconic logo and colors on the rear two-thirds of the engine with today’s CSX colors and markings on the cab end.

Chartered by the State of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N grew into a vital transportation link between the Gulf Coast and the nation’s heartland. The railroad was absorbed by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which subsequently became part of the Chessie System and, ultimately, today’s CSX.

The CSX heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/8, 1/10, ISO 100.

CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 leads CSX M500 as it passes the old depot (once housing the C&EI and L&N railways) in downtown Princeton, Indiana on September 28th, 2023, as it heads north on the CE&D Subdivision. According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad. Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes today’s CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds. The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes. Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network. The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #CSXHeritageUnit #HaubstadtIN #C&OCommemorativeLocomotive

CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 leads CSX M500 past the depot at Princeton, IN

CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 leads CSX M500 as it passes the old depot (once housing the C&EI and L&N railways) in downtown Princeton, Indiana on September 28th, 2023, as it heads north on the CE&D Subdivision.

According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad.

Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes todays CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds.

The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes.

Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network.

The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.

Indiana Railroad 65 Interurban Car sits at the west end of the station platform, ahead of Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 and Frisco 1530 steam locomotive as it waits to depart the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) on the wet and rainy evening of September 16th, 2023, during the IRM 70th Anniversary at Union, Illinois. According to the IRM website: Indiana Railroad 65 was the first piece of equipment IRM ever acquired, becoming the museum’s “mother car” when the museum purchased it for preservation in 1953. When it was new in 1931 it was among the most modern interurban cars in the world, a lightweight coach designed for high-speed operation across the Indiana Railroad interurban network. Car 65 was one of the last interurban cars in use when IRR closed out operations in 1941. Museum volunteers have completely restored car 65 to its appearance while in service in Indiana in the 1930s. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @18mm, f/4.5, 30 Seconds, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NikonD800 #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #trainsinbadweather #illinoistrains #interurbancoach #streetcars #trainsatnight

Indiana Railroad 65 Interurban Car sits at the west end of the station platform at Union, Illinois

Indiana Railroad 65 Interurban Car sits at the west end of the station platform, ahead of Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 and Frisco 1530 steam locomotive as it waits to depart the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) on the wet and rainy evening of September 16th, 2023, during the IRM 70th Anniversary at Union, Illinois.

According to the IRM website: Indiana Railroad 65 was the first piece of equipment IRM ever acquired, becoming the museums “mother car” when the museum purchased it for preservation in 1953. When it was new in 1931 it was among the most modern interurban cars in the world, a lightweight coach designed for high-speed operation across the Indiana Railroad interurban network. Car 65 was one of the last interurban cars in use when IRR closed out operations in 1941. Museum volunteers have completely restored car 65 to its appearance while in service in Indiana in the 1930s.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @18mm, f/4.5, 30 Seconds, ISO 100.

Digital Art Photo - September 16th, 2023 - J. Neils Lumber Company Shay #5 sits at the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois at night, waiting to make another night run, during the museum’s 70th Anniversary Celebration. According to their website, J. Neils Lumber Company 5 is the museum’s only geared locomotive and was built in 1929 by the Lima Locomotive Works. It is designed with three cylinders mounted vertically on the engineer’s side that powers a drive shaft running the length of the engine alongside the wheels. This allows all wheels to be powered using bevel gears. Shays were extremely slow but were powerful and could negotiate uneven track and sharp curves, making them popular with logging and mining companies. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain #digitalphotoart

Digital Art Photo – September 16th, 2023 – J. Neils Lumber Company Shay #5 at Union, Illinois

Digital Art Photo – September 16th, 2023 – J. Neils Lumber Company Shay #5 sits at the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois at night, waiting to make another night run, during the museum’s 70th Anniversary Celebration.

According to their website, J. Neils Lumber Company 5 is the museum’s only geared locomotive and was built in 1929 by the Lima Locomotive Works. It is designed with three cylinders mounted vertically on the engineer’s side that powers a drive shaft running the length of the engine alongside the wheels. This allows all wheels to be powered using bevel gears. Shays were extremely slow but were powerful and could negotiate uneven track and sharp curves, making them popular with logging and mining companies.

CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 as it leads CSX M500 as it passes through St. James Curve at Haubstadt, Indiana on September 28th, 2023, as it headed north on the CE&D Subdivision. According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad. Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes today’s CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds. The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes. Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network. The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 160. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #CSXHeritageUnit #HaubstadtIN #C&OCommemorativeLocomotive

CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 as it leads CSX M500 at Haubstadt, Indiana

CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 as it leads CSX M500 as it passes through St. James Curve at Haubstadt, Indiana on September 28th, 2023, as it headed north on the CE&D Subdivision.

According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad.

Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes today’s CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds.

The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes.

Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network.

The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable, and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 160.

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Nebraska Zephyr “Silver Pilot” makes its way east from the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM), Union, Illinois on September 16th, 2023, with its passenger trainset during the museum’s 70th Anniversary celebration. The IRM ran trains continuously from 11am on Saturday until 5pm Sunday during the event. According to the IRM website: The Nebraska Zephyr is the most famous train at the Illinois Railway Museum. It is an articulated streamlined train built entirely of stainless steel. The train is known as the “Train of the Goddesses” because each of its five cars is named after a classical deity. It is the only complete Zephyr train from the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad in operation today. When it was built, the Nebraska Zephyr was pulled by a two-unit set of “shovel nose” diesels. In later years it was commonly hauled by stainless steel E5 passenger diesels, and today the train is still hauled by the last surviving E5, CB&Q 9911A “Silver Pilot.” Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130 #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #unionpacific #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #IllinoisTrains #NebraskaZephyr

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Nebraska Zephyr heads east from Union, IL

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Nebraska Zephyr “Silver Pilot” makes its way east from the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM), Union, Illinois on September 16th, 2023, with its passenger trainset during the museums 70th Anniversary celebration. The IRM ran trains continuously from 11am on Saturday until 5pm Sunday during the event.

According to the IRM website: The Nebraska Zephyr is the most famous train at the Illinois Railway Museum. It is an articulated streamlined train built entirely of stainless steel. The train is known as the “Train of the Goddesses” because each of its five cars is named after a classical deity. It is the only complete Zephyr train from the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad in operation today.

When it was built, the Nebraska Zephyr was pulled by a two-unit set of “shovel nose” diesels. In later years it was commonly hauled by stainless steel E5 passenger diesels, and today the train is still hauled by the last surviving E5, CB&Q 9911A “Silver Pilot.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 130

In this week’s Saturday Infrared photo, I caught the CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 as it led CSX M500 at Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana on September 28th, 2023, as it headed north on the Evansville Terminal Subdivision. This was the fifth CSX Heritage Unit I’ve caught of the six they’ve released. Now I’m waiting for the L&N unit to get close to me! I really didn’t expect to catch this unit as it was supposed to pass through yesterday during the late afternoon, but they ran into problems with their DPU at Guthrie, Ky and had to leave their train there and run to Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky for a replacement. All said and done the train passed through my area in the dead of night. I got a heads up from a friend the next morning that it was still at Howell and a new crew was starting to do their drop off and pickup there. I figured that one of the hot intermodals coming south would keep it in the yard awhile and so I decided to make the one-hour drive north to see if I could catch them and I got there just when he was finishing up his work! I chased him all the way to Princeton, Indiana on the CE&D Subdivision and got several nice shots which I’ll be posting in the weeks ahead! According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad. Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes today’s CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds. The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes. Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network. The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 12mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 400. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #CSXHeritageUnit #EvansvilleIN #C&OCommemorativeLocomotive

Saturday Infrared photo, I caught the CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 at Evansville, IN

In this weeks Saturday Infrared photo, I caught the CSX Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage unit 1869 as it led CSX M500 at Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana on September 28th, 2023, as it headed north on the Evansville Terminal Subdivision. This was the fifth CSX Heritage Unit I’ve caught of the six they’ve released. Now I am waiting for the L&N unit to get close to me!

I really didn’t expect to catch this unit as it was supposed to pass through yesterday during the late afternoon, but they ran into problems with their DPU at Guthrie, Ky and had to leave their train there and run to Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Ky for a replacement. All said and done the train passed through my area in the dead of night.

I got a heads up from a friend the next morning that it was still at Howell and a new crew was starting to do their drop off and pickup there. I figured that one of the hot intermodals coming south would keep it in the yard awhile and so I decided to make the one-hour drive north to see if I could catch them and I got there just when he was finishing up his work! I chased him all the way to Princeton, Indiana on the CE&D Subdivision and got several nice shots which I will be posting in the weeks ahead!

According to the CSX Website: A locomotive commemorating the proud history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has entered service as the fifth in the CSX heritage series celebrating the lines that came together to form the modern railroad.

Numbered CSX 1869 in honor of the year the C&O was formed in Virginia from several smaller railroads, the newest heritage locomotive sports a custom paint design that includes todays CSX colors on the front of the engine and transitions to a paint scheme inspired by 1960s era C&O locomotives on the rear two-thirds.

The C&O Railway was a major line among North American freight and passenger railroads for nearly a century before becoming part of the Chessie System in 1972 and eventually merging into the modern CSX. In 1970, the C&O included more than 5,000 route miles of track stretching from Newport News, Virginia, to Chicago and the Great Lakes.

Designed and painted at CSX’s locomotive shop in Waycross, Georgia, the C&O unit will join four other commemorative units in revenue service on CSX’s 20,000-mile rail network.

The heritage series is reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad that continues to move the nation’s economy with safe, reliable and sustainable rail-based transportation services.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 12mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 400.

September 30th, 2023 – Episode 39 Saturday Edited Train Video from Jim Pearson Photography

This week we see trains around southern Indiana where we catch CSX I025 at Carlisle, Indiana Railroad Coal at Dugger, M500 at Emison, R567 at Oaktown, X503 at Sullivan, X512 at Decker with two CP Units, I025 at Evansville, I028 at Princeton and finishing out the video with M500, with the C&O Heritage Unit leading, at St. James Curve and passing the depot at Princeton. Enjoy and please Like! Share and Subscribe! Thanks for watching!

Commonwealth Edison 4 sits in the station at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) at night as they wait to depart with a pull, push, caboose train, with Shay #5 on the other end, on September 16th, 2023, during the museum’s 70th anniversary celebration weekend at Union, Illinois. According to the IRM Website: Commonwealth Edison 4 is a “steeplecab” electric locomotive. It is the oldest preserved electric locomotive with articulated trucks, a design where the truck frames are connected together and carry all buffering forces. It hauled coal trains around the Northwest Generating Station in Chicago for 50 years until acquired by IRM in 1962. Tech Info: Nikon D800, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 30 seconds, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #PassengerTrain #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #IllinoisTrains #CommonWealth4

Commonwealth Edison 4 sits in the station at the Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL

Commonwealth Edison 4 sits in the station at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) at night as they wait to depart with a pull, push, caboose train, with Shay #5 on the other end, on September 16th, 2023, during the museums 70th anniversary celebration weekend at Union, Illinois.

According to the IRM Website: Commonwealth Edison 4 is a “steeplecab” electric locomotive. It is the oldest preserved electric locomotive with articulated trucks, a design where the truck frames are connected together and carry all buffering forces. It hauled coal trains around the Northwest Generating Station in Chicago for 50 years until acquired by IRM in 1962.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

Steam locomotive Frisco 1630 passes Spaulding Tower as it enters the grounds of the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) on a passenger, during their 70th anniversary weekend in Union, Illinois on September 16th, 2023. According to IRM website: At locations where railroads crossed each other at grade (i.e. at the same level), it was usually necessary to install an interlocking tower. This was a manned building, usually two stories tall for better visibility from the tower, where one or more “tower men” would operate the signals and switches governing train traffic through the crossing. This interlocking tower was located at Spaulding, a railroad stop on the east side of Elgin, IL, where the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific (the Milwaukee Road) crossed the Elgin Joliet & Eastern. Spaulding Tower was built by the EJ&E around 1891 and was enlarged to its current 12’x30′ footprint in 1909, when the Milwaukee Road double-tracked its main line through Spaulding. Around the 1980s the tower was made redundant by the installation of remote interlocking equipment, and it was moved to IRM in several large pieces in August 1988. It has been restored to its 1909 appearance and is used regularly to control train movements on the museum’s demonstration railroad using a restored CTC (Centralized Traffic Control) machine located on the upper floor. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 130 #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trains #unionpacific #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #IllinoisTrains #SteamTrains

Steam locomotive Frisco 1630 passes Spaulding Tower at the Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL

Steam locomotive Frisco 1630 passes Spaulding Tower as it enters the grounds of the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) on a passenger, during their 70th anniversary weekend in Union, Illinois on September 16th, 2023.

According to IRM website: At locations where railroads crossed each other at grade (i.e. at the same level), it was usually necessary to install an interlocking tower. This was a manned building, usually two stories tall for better visibility from the tower, where one or more “tower men” would operate the signals and switches governing train traffic through the crossing.

This interlocking tower was located at Spaulding, a railroad stop on the east side of Elgin, IL, where the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific (the Milwaukee Road) crossed the Elgin Joliet & Eastern. Spaulding Tower was built by the EJ&E around 1891 and was enlarged to its current 12’x30′ footprint in 1909, when the Milwaukee Road double-tracked its main line through Spaulding.

Around the 1980s the tower was made redundant by the installation of remote interlocking equipment, and it was moved to IRM in several large pieces in August 1988. It has been restored to its 1909 appearance and is used regularly to control train movements on the museum’s demonstration railroad using a restored CTC (Centralized Traffic Control) machine located on the upper floor.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 130

Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 waits to depart as another Interurban puts on a light show as it pulls from the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) on the wet and rainy evening of September 16th, 2023. Behind 101 is Frisco 1630 waiting to pull forward after 101 departs, during the IRM 70th Anniversary at Union, Illinois. According to the IRM website: Illinois Terminal 101 is a rare example of a center-entrance interurban coach. It operated its entire service life between St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. These cars were built for high-speed operation and were known as “Yellowhammers” and “Alton High-speeds.” The car has been restored to its appearance in the mid-1950s. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @18mm, f/4.52, 30 Seconds, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #UPtrains #NikonD800 #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #trainsinbadweather #illinoistrains #interurbancoach #streetcars #trainsatnight

Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 waits to depart as another Interurban puts on a light show at Union, IL

Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 waits to depart as another Interurban puts on a light show as it pulls from the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) on the wet and rainy evening of September 16th, 2023. Behind 101 is Frisco 1630 waiting to pull forward after 101 departs, during the IRM 70th Anniversary at Union, Illinois.

According to the IRM website: Illinois Terminal 101 is a rare example of a center-entrance interurban coach. It operated its entire service life between St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. These cars were built for high-speed operation and were known as “Yellowhammers” and “Alton High-speeds.” The car has been restored to its appearance in the mid-1950s.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @18mm, f/4.52, 30 Seconds, ISO 100.

Digital Art Photo - September 16th, 2023 - St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 pulls into the depot at Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. According to Wikipedia, the locomotive was built in 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for use in Russia as a class Ye locomotive. However, it, along with approximately 200 other locomotives, remained in the United States, due to the inability of the Bolshevik government to pay for them, following the Russian Revolution. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain #digitalphotoart

Digital Art Photo – September 16th, 2023 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 at Union, IL

Digital Art Photo – September 16th, 2023 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 pulls into the depot at Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.

According to Wikipedia, the locomotive was built in 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for use in Russia as a class Ye locomotive. However, it, along with approximately 200 other locomotives, remained in the United States, due to the inability of the Bolshevik government to pay for them, following the Russian Revolution.

Frisco 1630 approaches the siding at the Seeman Road crossing at Union, Illinois as it heads east with a passenger train, during the 70th Anniversary Weekend Celebration for the Illinois Railway Museum at Union on September 16th, 2023. According to the IRM website: St. Louis – San Francisco Railroad (“Frisco”) 1630 is the museum’s most famous steam engine. A “Russian Decapod,” it was built in 1918 for export to Russia but was embargoed when the Bolshevik Revolution took place. Instead, the newly completed engine was sold to the Frisco, which used it in both freight and passenger service into the 1950s. The Frisco later sold it to Eagle-Picher Mining, where it saw use hauling freight and aggregate trains until the mid-1960s. It arrived at the IRM in 1967. Tech Info: Nikon D800, Nikon Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1250, ISO 1000. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #PassengerTrain #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #IllinoisTrains #Frisco1630 #SteamTrains

Frisco 1630 approaches the siding at the Seeman Road crossing at Union, Illinois

Frisco 1630 approaches the siding at the Seeman Road crossing at Union, Illinois as it heads east with a passenger train, during the 70th Anniversary Weekend Celebration for the Illinois Railway Museum at Union on September 16th, 2023.

According to the IRM website: St. Louis – San Francisco Railroad (“Frisco”) 1630 is the museum’s most famous steam engine. A “Russian Decapod,” it was built in 1918 for export to Russia but was embargoed when the Bolshevik Revolution took place. Instead, the newly completed engine was sold to the Frisco, which used it in both freight and passenger service into the 1950s. The Frisco later sold it to Eagle-Picher Mining, where it saw use hauling freight and aggregate trains until the mid-1960s. It arrived at the IRM in 1967.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, Nikon Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1250, ISO 1000.

The color from the red signal gives the look of fall color as Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 sits on the main next to the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in the dark on September 16th, 2023. It waits for a green signal to proceed at Union Illinois, during the IRM 70th Anniversary celebration where the museum ran trains continuously from 11am Saturday morning to 5pm Sunday afternoon, which gave a rare opportunity to photograph much of their equipment during nighttime hours. According to the IRM website: Illinois Terminal 101 is a rare example of a center-entrance interurban coach. It operated its entire service life between St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. These cars were built for high-speed operation and were known as “Yellowhammers” and “Alton High-speeds.” The car has been restored to its appearance in the mid-1950s. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @24mm, f/4.5, 30 Seconds, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #UPtrains #NikonD800 #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #trainsinbadweather #illinoistrains #interurbancoach #streetcars #trainsatnight

Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 sits on the main next to the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL

The color from the red signal gives the look of fall color as Illinois Terminal interurban coach 101 sits on the main next to the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in the dark on September 16th, 2023. It waits for a green signal to proceed at Union Illinois, during the IRM 70th Anniversary celebration where the museum ran trains continuously from 11am Saturday morning to 5pm Sunday afternoon, which gave a rare opportunity to photograph much of their equipment during nighttime hours.

According to the IRM website: Illinois Terminal 101 is a rare example of a center-entrance interurban coach. It operated its entire service life between St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. These cars were built for high-speed operation and were known as “Yellowhammers” and “Alton High-speeds.” The car has been restored to its appearance in the mid-1950s.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24 @24mm, f/4.5, 30 Seconds, ISO 100.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #UPtrains #NikonD800 #IllinoisRailwayMuseum #trainsinbadweather #illinoistrains #interurbancoach #streetcars #trainsatnight