September 17, 2018 – Day 322 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – A southbound CSX freight train (Q501) crosses over West Arch Street in Madisonville, Ky as it heads south past the old L&N Railroad Depot. Want to get better at your photography? Photograph the things that you love and make you happy!
August 30, 2018 – CSX Q588 (Nashville, TN – Avon, IN), with CN 8102 and UP 2513 leading, pass loaded coal train N319-29 (Evansville, IN (EVWR) – Cross, SC), with 3268 & 253 at Romney, just south of Mannington, Ky as both trains make their way along the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 16, 2018 – Day 321 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Almost Church Time – Jayden, Sis, Elaina, Jeanne and Damion all occupy their time as they wait for church to begin! Nothing does my heart better than seeing everyone here and Journey and Jordan are downstairs in the nursery. I’m so glad that our kids enjoy coming to church!
September 15, 2018 – Tennessee Southern Railroad refurbished locomotives CEFX 6671 and 6352 bring up the end of the consist on CSX Q589 as it heads out of Howell Yard at Evansville, Indiana headed south on the Henderson Subdivision.
According to their website: The Tennessee Southern Railroad (TSRR) operates a total of 149 miles (including 118 main line miles) of rail line running from Columbia, Tennessee (46 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee), to Pulaski, Tennessee, and from Columbia, Tennessee, to Florence, Alabama. Of the 118 main line miles, approximately 109 miles of the TSRR are located in Lawrence, Giles and Maury Counties in middle Tennessee, while the remaining 9 miles are located in Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama.
The TSRR interchanges with Class I carrier CSX Transportation at Natco, Tennessee. TSRR also provides intermodal services between the railroad, river barges and trucks at its port facilities located in Florence, Alabama, at the Port of Florence. The Port of Florence is strategically located on the Tennessee River. In addition, TSRR has the ability to transload products between rail cars and trucks at its cross-dock facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 15, 2018 – Day 320 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Harvest Time – A farmer works on harvesting his field, just north of Sebree, Ky as light begins to fade from the day.
September 12, 2018 – CSXT 413 leads Q589 as it heads up the viaduct at Rahm, Indiana as it makes it’s way south on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 14, 2018 – Day 319 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Shapes and designs – I love how the ballast of the railroad cuts through this scene of Superior Metal Works, Inc. at Mortons Gap, Ky along with the shapes and tones in their building adding more interest to the picture.
September 2, 2018 – A CTA Blue line train arrives at the Damen Street Station on its way to O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois as it moves through the Damen Interlocking. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
September 13, 2018 – Day 318 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Socks – My cat Socks prepares to jump down from the exam table at the vets this morning as we wait to see the vet for a checkup. He’s been fighting some type of infection and his white cell count was 49,000 two weeks ago, which is very high! With the help of antibiotics, it was back down to normal today and he seems to be feeling much better.
September 12, 2018 – CSX Q501-12 passes through Hybird after leaving Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana NREX 122, 123, 124 & 125 trailing behind CSXT 3076 and 536 as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. I’m told they are Export SD40-3 rebuilds for Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, The Republic of Guinea. A joint Rio Tinto/Alcoa operation. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 1, 2018 – St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad steam locomotive 1630 approaches the Seeman Road Crossing, outside the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois as the last light of day begins to fade from the sky. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain
September 12, 2018 – Day 317 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Shapes and Patterns – Shapes, patterns and designs in building can make for some really nice and interesting photographs, such as this one in downtown Evansville, Indiana. Keep your eyes open to the world around you!!
September 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train to Forrest Park arrives at the California Street station as it makes it’s way toward downtown Chicago, Illinois. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
September 11, 2018 – Day 316 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – New Book – The first thing my niece Elaina said as she got in my car after school was, “Uncle Jimmy, I’ve got a new book!!” I love that she and all my other nieces and nephews get excited over getting a new book!
September 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train passes through the tower 18 interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois. For decades, the Tower 18 junction at Lake & Wells has been billed as one of the busiest railroad junctions in the world. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
September 10, 2018 – Day 315 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Looking Up – When out looking or searching for pictures don’t forget to look up! You never know what you’ll find that is worthy of a picture such as this little tree growing out of the side of a building in downtown Madisonville, Ky.
September 1, 2018 – All’s quiet around Engine Barn #9 at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois, as The Nebraska Zephyr, Burlington Northern 5883 and near as I can tell as there’s no markings on it, Rock Island 938 sit, waiting for visitors to make their way by on the evening event Labor Day weekend. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #steamtrains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #illinoisrailwaymuseum #steamtrain
September 9, 2018 – Day 314 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tired Tires – I’m always looking for things that I feel will make a good black and white photo and these used oversize tires fit the bill perfectly this afternoon!
September 2, 2018 – A CTA Blue Line train tops a hill as it approaches the Western Station on its way to O’Hare airport from downtown Chicago, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
September 8, 2018 – Day 313 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Buddy! – We’re dog sitting my niece Jeanne and nephew David’s dog buddy for a few days and try as I may to sneak up on him to get a picture, he always knows I’m doing it! LOL When photographing your pets and even children, you’ll get stronger pictures if you get down on their level!
September 2, 2018 – A CTA pink line train takes a right at Tower 12 as another train rounds a curve heading into the interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago