January 26, 2017 – CSX W221 (it’s what he was calling), with UP 4129 and 4250 as power, moves south with a loaded coke train across the bridge over the Great Miami River at Troy, Ohio.
December 30, 2016 – Union Pacific Railroad, UP 7970 a GE AC45CCTE, approaches the Memorial Tower at Teutopolis Illinois as it leads CSX’s Q131 west. The Memorial Tower was the main entrance to the former St. Joseph Seminary. The Knights of Columbus bought the ground, razed the building, except for the tower, and constructed a new Club room in this location.
December 27, 2016 – Remote Controlled Union Pacific Railroad 1722, a rebuilt EMD SD40N, works on a autorack train in the Union Pacific yard in at Salem, Illinois.
August 24, 2016 – Union Pacific’s 4801 heads up a empty coke train as it moves north on the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Richland, Ky on a hot summer afternoon and apparently their air conditioner wasn’t working very well.
August 20, 2016 – CSX E050-16 coal train approaches the station at Princeton, Indiana, with a set of Union Pacific engines leading the way, as it heads north on CSX’s CE&D Subdivision. The depot was built in 1875 and has been beautifully restored and is the only remaining depot structure in Gibson County. It once housed the C&EI and L&N railways and is now home to the Gibson County Visitors Center and features a railway museum with a restored train caboose.
May 3, 2016 – A Union Pacific loaded coke train rounds a curve as it approaches the Earlington Road crossing at Richland, Ky on the Paducah and Louisville Railway as it heads south to Calvert City, Ky to drop off its load. – Tech Info: 1/640 | f/6 | ISO 4000 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 480mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
April 27, 2016 – At sunset a Paducah and Louisville Railway conductor changes a ditch light on UP 8420 as a northbound P&L local passes them at West Yard in Madisonville, Ky so they can move south with their loaded coke train to Calvert City, Ky. – Tech Info: 1/1000 | f/5.6 | ISO 800 | Lens: Sigma 150-600 @ 360mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
March 20, 2016 – CSX X804-19 departs from the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Ky with Union Pacific’s MKT Heritage Unit 1988, “The Katy” heading north on the Henderson Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/500 | f/2.8 | ISO 100 | Lens: Nikon 18mm on a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
August 12, 2015 – CSX Q645-11 heads south along side Romney siding at Nortonville, Ky with Union Pacific’s 9453 in the lead and UP 1421, 1999, CSX 484, 627, 7303 and 3093 behind it as it heads down the Henderson Subdivision. The only CSX power that was running was 484. – Tech Info: 1/640sec, f/8, ISO 450, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW
June 26, 2015 – A set of BNSF engines pull a heavy coal train south on Union Pacific’s Chester Subdivision as they approach Gorham, Illinois. Traffic was being re-routed from across the river due to flooding. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 450, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 195mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s 5856 heads through the south end of Gorham, Illinois as it heads northbound on UP’s Chester Subdivision with its intermodal cargo. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 280, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 92mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 26, 2015 – Norfolk Southern engine 9654 leads a northbound autorack train through Gorham, Illinois on the Chester Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 250mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
July 11, 2015 – Norfolk Southerns 112w passes the signal at the East end of the siding at Taswell, Indiana as it heads west with UP 6852 on point. – Tech Info: 1/500sec, f/5.6, ISO 4000, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.?
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s 5885 leads a mixed freight southbound at Howardton Junction, south of Gorham, Illinois on UP’s Chester Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 40mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s 5885 leads a southbound mixed freight under the signals at the north end of Gorham, Illinois on UP’s Chester Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 220, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 52mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. ?#?jimstrainphotos?
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s 1688 waits with it’s autorack train as a southbound intermodal passes them on UP’s Chester Subdivision at Gorham, Ill. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 560, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 300 mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s engines 7116 and 6920, ex-Southern Pacific, unload coal at the Kinder Morgan Cora Terminal coal facility at Cora, Ill, just off UP’s Chester Subdivision. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 320, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 135 mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s engine 8609 leads a intermodal as it heads south on the Chester Subdivision at Jacob, Illinois. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 280, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 270 mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.
June 26, 2015 – Union Pacific’s 1688 leading with NS 8821 trailing, passes under the signal bridge as it moves it’s autorack train north on UP’s Chester Subdivision, just outside of Gorham, Illinois.. – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 200 mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. ?#?jimstrainphotos?
June 26, 2015 – The one that almost got past me! Union Pacific : UP 1995 Heritage Unit (C&NW) – SD70ACe – Heads north from the La Rue Hills bridge at the Big Muddy River, as it heads toward Gorham, Illinois. I had shot the train coming over the bridge and didn’t notice that this unit was trailing as the last unit. A fellow railfan, Rick Bivins, yelled at me about it otherwise I would have missed it! – Tech Info: 1/1250sec, f/5.6, ISO 1100, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 90mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. #jimstrainphotos
June 26, 2015 – Today I went on a railfanning outing with several other railfan friends to catch trains on UP’s Chester Subdivision in Southern Illinois. This shot from our first stop was my first train of the day. It’s Union Pacific’s engine 7791 leading a southbound intermodal over the La Rue Hills bridge at the Big Muddy River, at MP 94.6, as it heads toward Wolf, Illinois. I think all in all we caught about 25 different trains on our trip so it was a great day. I’ll be posting shots from this trip over the next couple weeks. Hope everyone enjoys!