January 12, 2019 - A LYNX Blue Line train arrives at the end of it's line a the I-485 stop in Pineville, NC.According Wikipedia: The Lynx Blue Line is a light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 19.3-mile (31.1 km) line goes from its northern terminus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in University City through NoDa, Uptown, and South End then paralleling South Boulevard to its southern terminus just north of Interstate 485 at the Pineville city limits. There are 26 stations in the system, the light rail portion of which carries an average of over 16,900 passenger trips every day. It is the first major rapid rail service of any kind in North Carolina, and began operating seventy years after the previous Charlotte streetcar system was disbanded in 1938, in favor of motorized bus transit. It opened on November 24, 2007 between I-485/South Boulevard and 7th Street as the first rail line of the Charlotte Area Transit System. - #jimstrainphotos #NCrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #commutertrain #lightrail #northcarolinarailroads

January 12, 2019 – A LYNX Blue Line train arrives…

January 12, 2019 – A LYNX Blue Line train arrives at the end of it’s line a the I-485 stop in Pineville, NC.According Wikipedia: The Lynx Blue Line is a light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 19.3-mile (31.1 km) line goes from its northern terminus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in University City through NoDa, Uptown, and South End then paralleling South Boulevard to its southern terminus just north of Interstate 485 at the Pineville city limits.

There are 26 stations in the system, the light rail portion of which carries an average of over 16,900 passenger trips every day. It is the first major rapid rail service of any kind in North Carolina, and began operating seventy years after the previous Charlotte streetcar system was disbanded in 1938, in favor of motorized bus transit. It opened on November 24, 2007 between I-485/South Boulevard and 7th Street as the first rail line of the Charlotte Area Transit System. – #jimstrainphotos#NCrailroads#trains#nikond800#railroad#railroads#train#railways#railway#commutertrain#lightrail#northcarolinarailroads

January 9, 2019 - The head end of Evansville Western Railway's EVW5 (with 4501 and LTEX 8708 leading) catches to the rear end of its loaded coal train (EVWR 2103, 2108 and LTEX 8740 as DPUs) as it makes its way around the loop at the Mount Vernon Terminal at Mount Vernon, Indiana, delivering a load. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #evwr #evansvillewesternrailway

January 9, 2019 – The head end of Evansville Western Railway’s EVW5…

January 9, 2019 – The head end of Evansville Western Railway’s EVW5 (with 4501 and LTEX 8708 leading) catches to the rear end of its loaded coal train (EVWR 2103, 2108 and LTEX 8740 as DPUs) as it makes its way around the loop at the Mount Vernon Terminal at Mount Vernon, Indiana, delivering a load. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #evwr #evansvillewesternrailway

December 21, 2018 - CSX Q647, with 3 different paint schemes, BNSF 6578 ES44C4 in H3 paint, BNSF 4886 Dash 9 in H2 paint and BNSF 1073 dash 9 in H1 paint, passes the signals at the south end of Breton siding as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Breton, Ky. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

December 21, 2018 – CSX Q647, with 3 different paint schemes…

December 21, 2018 – CSX Q647, with 3 different paint schemes, BNSF 6578 ES44C4 in H3 paint, BNSF 4886 Dash 9 in H2 paint and BNSF 1073 dash 9 in H1 paint, passes the signals at the south end of Breton siding as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision at Breton, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

January 1, 2019 - The conductor on NS 167 keeps a watchful eye out as NS 7717 makes its way through the crossovers at the south end of the yard at Princeton, Indiana on it's way east along the NS Southern-East Dist- #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway.

January 1, 2019 – The conductor on NS 167 keeps…

January 1, 2019 – The conductor on NS 167 keeps a watchful eye out as NS 7717 makes its way through the crossovers at the south end of the yard at Princeton, Indiana on it’s way east along the NS Southern-East Dist- #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway.

January 1, 2019 - Norfolk Southern 318 approaches the east end of Douglas siding as NS 8061 leads it's short manifest east at Princeton, Indiana. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailroad

January 1, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 318 approaches…

January 1, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 318 approaches the east end of Douglas siding as NS 8061 leads it’s short manifest east at Princeton, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailroad

January 1, 2019 - Rails are aglow from the headlights of Indiana Southern Railroad 3385 as it works Ashby Yards at Petersburg, Indiana, as light from the first day of the year begins to fade toward night. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #isrr #indianasouthernrailroad

January 1, 2019 – Rails are aglow from the headlights…

January 1, 2019 – Rails are aglow from the headlights of Indiana Southern Railroad 3385 as it works Ashby Yards at Petersburg, Indiana, as light from the first day of the year begins to fade toward night. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #isrr #indianasouthernrailroad

January 1, 2019 - Norfolk Southern 9898 leads 375 through Mt. Carmel, Illinois with CBFX 6028, One of the three former BN SD60M's trailing, as they head west on the NS Southern-West District. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #norfolksouthern #nsrailroad

January 1, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 9898 leads 375…

January 1, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 9898 leads 375 through Mt. Carmel, Illinois with CBFX 6028, One of the three former BN SD60M’s trailing, as they head west on the NS Southern-West District. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #norfolksouthern #nsrailroad

January 1, 2019 - RJ Corman 3438 backs a string of empty autoracks into the loading area of the Toyota Plant at Princeton, Indiana. RJ Corman switching company was awarded the job at four Toyota Locations. Here's the news release. https://www.rjcorman.com/newsroom/press-releases/r-j-corman-switching-company-llc-awarded-job-four-toyota-locations-0 - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #rjc #rjcrailroad

January 1, 2019 – RJ Corman 3438 backs a string…

January 1, 2019 – RJ Corman 3438 backs a string of empty autoracks into the loading area of the Toyota Plant at Princeton, Indiana. RJ Corman switching company was awarded the job at four Toyota Locations. Here’s the news release. https://www.rjcorman.com/newsroom/press-releases/r-j-corman-switching-company-llc-awarded-job-four-toyota-locations-0 – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #rjc #rjcrailroad

January 1, 2019 - CSX Q513-01, with a brand new Genesee & Wyoming motor third out, going to the Georgia Central Railway heads through the siding at Alliance as it heads south at Princeton, Indiana on the CE&D Subdivision. According to Wikipedia: The Georgia Central Railway (reporting mark GC) operates about 174 miles (280 km) of former Seaboard Coast Line track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It also operates about 20 miles (32 km) of trackage between Savannah and Riceboro, Georgia, switching Interstate Paper LLC. It connects with CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. The Georgia Central Railway is owned by Rail Link, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

January 1, 2019 – CSX Q513-01, with a brand new Genesee & Wyoming…

January 1, 2019 – CSX Q513-01, with a brand new Genesee & Wyoming motor third out, going to the Georgia Central Railway heads through the siding at Alliance as it heads south at Princeton, Indiana on the CE&D Subdivision.

According to Wikipedia: The Georgia Central Railway (reporting mark GC) operates about 174 miles (280 km) of former Seaboard Coast Line track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It also operates about 20 miles (32 km) of trackage between Savannah and Riceboro, Georgia, switching Interstate Paper LLC. It connects with CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. The Georgia Central Railway is owned by Rail Link, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

December 29, 2018 - A lone bird soars through the sky about NS 9510 as it leads a loaded, short autorack train east across the NS/Indiana Southern RR diamond at Oakland City, Indiana. - #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #d800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway

December 29, 2018 – A lone bird soars through the sky…

December 29, 2018 – A lone bird soars through the sky above NS 9510 as it leads a loaded, short autorack train east across the NS/Indiana Southern RR diamond at Oakland City, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #d800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway

December 28, 2018 - A blur of CSX Q028 makes it's way through Mortons Junction as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky. - Tech: Nikon D800, F/32, 5 sec, ISO 100 with a 10 stop ND Filter. #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

December 28, 2018 – A blur of CSX Q028 makes it’s way…

December 28, 2018 – A blur of CSX Q028 makes it’s way through Mortons Junction as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky. – Tech: Nikon D800, F/32, 5 sec, ISO 100 with a 10 stop ND Filter. #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

October 20, 2008 - Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight westbound past Mormon Rocks in the southern California's famous Cajon Pass. According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass (/k?'ho?n/; elevation 3,777 ft (1,151 m) is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault. Located in the Mojave Desert, the pass is an important link from the Greater San Bernardino Area to the Victor Valley, and northeast to Las Vegas. Cajon Pass is at the head of Horsethief Canyon, traversed by California State Route 138 (SR 138) and railroad tracks owned by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad improvements in 1972 reduced its maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet (1,167 to 1,151 m) while also reducing the curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit, elevation 4,260 feet (1,300 m). However, the entire area including Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit is often collectively called Cajon Pass. Sometimes the entire area is called Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit in detail. Mormon Rocks In 1851, a group of Mormon settlers led by Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich traveled through the Cajon Pass in covered wagons on their way from Salt Lake City to southern California. This prominent rock formation in the pass, where the Mormon trail and the railway merge (near Sullivan's Curve), is known as Mormon Rocks.

October 20, 2008 – Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight…

October 20, 2008 – Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight westbound past Mormon Rocks in the southern California’s famous Cajon Pass.

According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass (/k-‘ho-n/; elevation 3,777 ft (1,151 m) is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault. Located in the Mojave Desert, the pass is an important link from the Greater San Bernardino Area to the Victor Valley, and northeast to Las Vegas.

Cajon Pass is at the head of Horsethief Canyon, traversed by California State Route 138 (SR 138) and railroad tracks owned by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad improvements in 1972 reduced its maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet (1,167 to 1,151 m) while also reducing the curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit, elevation 4,260 feet (1,300 m). However, the entire area including Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit is often collectively called Cajon Pass. Sometimes the entire area is called Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit in detail.

Mormon Rocks
In 1851, a group of Mormon settlers led by Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich traveled through the Cajon Pass in covered wagons on their way from Salt Lake City to southern California. This prominent rock formation in the pass, where the Mormon trail and the railway merge (near Sullivan’s Curve), is known as Mormon Rocks.

December 20, 2018 - Paducah and Louisville 2109 leads the local from Louisville as it passes the south end of the Pond River Siding at Madisonville, Ky as it heads south through the fog. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway

December 20, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville 2109 leads…

December 20, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville 2109 leads the local from Louisville as it passes the south end of the Pond River Siding at Madisonville, Ky as it heads south through the fog. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway

December 21, 2013 - CSX Q647 pulls through the curve on track 1 at Nortonvillle, Ky, with 3 different paint schemes, BNSF 6578 Gevo in H3 paint, BNSF 4886 Dash 9 in H2 paint and BNSF 1073 dash 9 in H1 paint, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

December 21, 2013 – CSX Q647 pulls through the curve on track 1 at Nortonvillle, Ky…

December 21, 2013 – CSX Q647 pulls through the curve on track 1 at Nortonvillle, Ky, with 3 different paint schemes, BNSF 6578 Gevo in H3 paint, BNSF 4886 Dash 9 in H2 paint and BNSF 1073 dash 9 in H1 paint, as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad