The Valley Railroad Company #40 steams out of Essex, Connecticut with a rare mixed freight move on the night of October 8th, 2024, after a photo charter conducted by Dak Dillion Photography. According to Wikipedia: The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep River and Essex and has since reopened additional parts of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad line. It operates the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train. Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 28mm, 2.8, 1/160, ISO 12,800. #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #thevalleyrailroad #steamtrains

The Valley Railroad Company #40 steams out of Essex, Connecticut with a rare mixed freight move…

The Valley Railroad Company #40 steams out of Essex, Connecticut with a rare mixed freight move on the night of October 8th, 2024, after a photo charter conducted by Dak Dillion Photography.

According to Wikipedia: The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep River and Essex and has since reopened additional parts of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad line. It operates the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 28mm, 2.8, 1/160, ISO 12,800.

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. Here the TAG locomotive passes the head end of their counterpart train, NS 168 as they meet at Huntingburg, IN. Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive! “Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.” Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 130. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromadrone #nsheritagelocomotives #NSTAGlocomotive

Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 on NS 167

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. Here the TAG locomotive passes the head end of their counterpart train, NS 168 as they meet at Huntingburg, IN.

Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive!

“Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 130.

July 27, 2015 - United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 head through an open field along highway 41A, as they move a loaded military train from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX's Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky. There CSX picked up the train and took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/4.5, ISO 160, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 82mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto #militarytrains

United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 head through an open field along highway 41A…

July 27, 2015 – United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 head through an open field along highway 41A, as they move a loaded military train from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX’s Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky. There CSX picked up the train and took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/4.5, ISO 160, Lens: Nikon 70-300 @ 82mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

July 27, 2015 - United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 passes an old general store along highway 41A, as they move a loaded military train from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX's Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky. There CSX picked up the train and took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/4.5, ISO 125, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW. #photographyoftrains #trainphotography #JimPearsonPhotography #trendingphoto #militarytrains

United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 passes an old general store along highway 41A…

July 27, 2015 – United States Army GenSets 6519 and 6520 passes an old general store along highway 41A, as they move a loaded military train from Ft. Campbell Army Post to CSX’s Fort Campbell Wye in Hopkinsville, Ky. There CSX picked up the train and took it on north on the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: 1/2000sec, f/4.5, ISO 125, Lens: Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm with a Nikon D800 shot and processed in RAW.

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. Here the TAG locomotive passes the old CE&I depot in downtown Princeton, Indiana on their move east. Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive! “Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.” Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/240, ISO 100. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromadrone #nsheritagelocomotives #NSTAGlocomotive

NS Heritage TAG locomotive passes the old CE&I depot in downtown Princeton, Indiana

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. Here the TAG locomotive passes the old CE&I depot in downtown Princeton, Indiana on their move east.

Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive!

“Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/240, ISO 100.

Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 8685 leads a mixed freight as it heads through the Tehachapi mountains in California, in this film scan from a Kodachrome slide that was shot sometime in the early 1990’s. According to Wikipedia: The Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company. The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. The last incarnation of the Southern Pacific, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the Southern Pacific system. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad. Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded #slidescan #filmphotography #trains #railroads #jimpearsonphotography

Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 8685 leads a mixed freight as it heads through the Tehachapi mountains

Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 8685 leads a mixed freight as it heads through the Tehachapi mountains in California, in this film scan from a Kodachrome slide that was shot sometime in the early 1990’s.

According to Wikipedia: The Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company.

The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. The last incarnation of the Southern Pacific, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the Southern Pacific system. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad.

Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded

Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 9768 leads a tank train as it heads through the Mormon Rocks area in the Cajon Pass in southern California, in this film scan from a Kodachrome slide that was shot sometime in the early 1990’s. According to Wikipedia: The Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company. The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. The last incarnation of the Southern Pacific, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the Southern Pacific system. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad. Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded #slidescan #filmphotography #trains #railroads #jimpearsonphotography

Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 9768 leads a tank train as it heads through the Mormon Rocks area

Film Wednesday – Southern Pacific 9768 leads a tank train as it heads through the Mormon Rocks area in the Cajon Pass in southern California, in this film scan from a Kodachrome slide that was shot sometime in the early 1990’s.

According to Wikipedia: The Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company.

The original Southern Pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. The last incarnation of the Southern Pacific, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the Southern Pacific system. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad.

Tech Info: Camera, Nikon F3, Kodachrome Slide Film, no other data recorded

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. Here the TAG locomotive prepares to pass over the Wabash river at Mt. Carmel, IL on their move east. Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive! “Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.” Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 120. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromadrone #nsheritagelocomotives #NSTAGlocomotive

Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. Here the TAG locomotive prepares to pass over the Wabash river at Mt. Carmel, IL on their move east.

Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive!

“Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 120.

The Fireman on East Broad Top (EBT) steam locomotive16 waits to start their day from the yard at Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania on October 6th, 2024, during the museum’s Friends of the East Broad top event. According to the East Broad Top Website: Locomotive #16 was built in 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Entering the age of modern steam in 1916, the EBT received its first of three large Mikados. Unlike the previous three smaller locomotives, #16 came with superheaters, piston valves, and Southern valve gear. One story mentions #16 pulled 60 empty hoppers from Mt. Union to Rockhill in one train, literally clearing out the yard. #16 underwent an overhaul in 1955 and made only a handful of trips in early 1956 before the railroad shut down. On February 1, 2023, the locomotive returned to service. Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 62mm, f/2.8, 1/50, ISO 140. steam locomotive, train, railways, vintage, smoke, green hillside, sunlight, iron bridge, transportation, travel, photography of trains, train photography, Jim Pearson Photography, trending photo, East Broad Top Railroad, steam train

The Fireman on East Broad Top (EBT) steam locomotive 16 waits to start their day…

The Fireman on East Broad Top (EBT) steam locomotive16 waits to start their day from the yard at Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania on October 6th, 2024, during the museum’s Friends of the East Broad top event.

According to the East Broad Top Website: Locomotive #16 was built in 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Entering the age of modern steam in 1916, the EBT received its first of three large Mikados. Unlike the previous three smaller locomotives, #16 came with superheaters, piston valves, and Southern valve gear. One story mentions #16 pulled 60 empty hoppers from Mt. Union to Rockhill in one train, literally clearing out the yard. #16 underwent an overhaul in 1955 and made only a handful of trips in early 1956 before the railroad shut down. On February 1, 2023, the locomotive returned to service.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 62mm, f/2.8, 1/50, ISO 140.

East Broad Top (EBT) steam locomotive #16 pulls a mixed freight as they head to Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania on October 5th, 2024, during the museum’s Friends of the East Broad top event. This is my first post from a week-long trip I took with Bryan Burton (Photography) where we traveled 2,800 miles and covered steam operations at Reading and Blue Northern Railway (2102), East Broad Top Railroad, Strasburg Railroad and then a two-day photo charter by Dak Dillion Photography at the Valley Railroad in Essex, CT. It was a long, but fun and exciting trip for sure! You’ll see a lot of steam action over the coming weeks! According to the East Broad Top Website: Locomotive #16 was built in 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Entering the age of modern steam in 1916, the EBT received its first of three large Mikados. Unlike the previous three smaller locomotives, #16 came with superheaters, piston valves, and Southern valve gear. One story mentions #16 pulled 60 empty hoppers from Mt. Union to Rockhill in one train, literally clearing out the yard. #16 underwent an overhaul in 1955 and made only a handful of trips in early 1956 before the railroad shut down an overhaul when the EBT shut down. On February 1, 2023, the locomotive returned to service. Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm, f/6, 1/1600, ISO 450. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #steamtrains #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #EastBroadTop

East Broad Top (EBT) steam locomotive #16 pulls a passenger train as they head to Rockhill Furnace, PA

East Broad Top (EBT) steam locomotive #16 pulls a passenger train as they head to Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania on October 5th, 2024, during the museum’s Friends of the East Broad top event.

This is my first post from a week-long trip I took with Bryan Burton (Photography) where we traveled 2,800 miles and covered steam operations at Reading and Blue Northern Railway (2102), East Broad Top Railroad, Strasburg Railroad and then a two-day photo charter by Dak Dillion Photography at the Valley Railroad in Essex, CT. It was a long, but fun and exciting trip for sure! You’ll see a lot of steam action over the coming weeks!

According to the East Broad Top Website: Locomotive #16 was built in 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Entering the age of modern steam in 1916, the EBT received its first of three large Mikados. Unlike the previous three smaller locomotives, #16 came with superheaters, piston valves, and Southern valve gear. One story mentions #16 pulled 60 empty hoppers from Mt. Union to Rockhill in one train, literally clearing out the yard. #16 underwent an overhaul in 1955 and made only a handful of trips in early 1956 before the railroad shut down an overhaul when the EBT shut down. On February 1, 2023, the locomotive returned to service.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm, f/6, 1/1600, ISO 450.

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025. The first location was at the Viterra Grain elevator that is located at Browns, Illinois, just east of Albion, IL, as the engine passed their GP9 5000 there. This locomotive was built for the Milwaukee Road in May 1959, as MILW 311. From the Milwaukee, this engine worked for Indiana Railroad (IRRC 311), Nucor Steel (NUCX 311), and ConAgra (CAGX 5000) and now Viterra, although I’m not sure if it is still in use today. Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive! “Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.” Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 140. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromadrone #nsheritagelocomotives #NSTAGlocomotive

Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 on NS 167

I spent New Year’s Day with fellow railfan Ryan Scott and we spent it chasing Norfolk Southern’s newest Heritage Unit, Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive 4851 as it ran as the DPU on NS 167 On January 1st, 2025.

The first location was at the Viterra Grain elevator that is located at Browns, Illinois, just east of Albion, IL, as the engine passed their GP9 5000 there. This locomotive was built for the Milwaukee Road in May 1959, as MILW 311. From the Milwaukee, this engine worked for Indiana Railroad (IRRC 311), Nucor Steel (NUCX 311), and ConAgra (CAGX 5000) and now Viterra, although I’m not sure if it is still in use today.

Norfolk Southern recently unveiled their newest addition to their Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive!

“Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet.”

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 140.

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 pulls through the countryside on October 5th, 2024, during its first day of the year of pulling Fall Foliage Excursions, as it heads for Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124. The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s. In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains. Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm, 1/640, f/5.6, ISO 900. #steamtrains #besttrainphotograph #JimPearsonPhotography #RBNRR

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 pulls through the countryside

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 pulls through the countryside on October 5th, 2024, during its first day of the year of pulling Fall Foliage Excursions, as it heads for Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124.

The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s.

In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 300mm, 1/640, f/5.6, ISO 900.

Reading & Northern's 2102 steam locomotive backs their passenger train out of the wye as they finish turning their train just outside of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania on October 5th, 2024. According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124. The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s. In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains. Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 165mm, f/5.3, 1/1000, ISO 320. #steamtrains #besttrainphotograph #JimPearsonPhotography #RBNRR

Reading & Northern’s 2102 steam locomotive backs their passenger train out of the wye…

Reading & Northern’s 2102 steam locomotive backs their passenger train out of the wye as they finish turning their train just outside of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania on October 5th, 2024.

According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124.

The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s.

In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 165mm, f/5.3, 1/1000, ISO 320.

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 pulls away from the outer station at Reading, Pennsylvania on October 5th, 2024,during its first day of the year of pulling Fall Foliage Excursions. According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124. The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s. In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains. Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 32mm, 2.8, 1/2000, ISO 180. #steamtrains #besttrainphotograph #JimPearsonPhotography #RBNRR

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 departs Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad steam locomotive 2102 pulls away from the outer station at Reading, Pennsylvania on October 5th, 2024,during its first day of the year of pulling Fall Foliage Excursions.

According to their website: The Reading Company T-1 class #2102 was built in the Reading’s own locomotive shops in 1945. With drivers of 70” diameter, it weighs 404 tons, and its tender holds up to 26 tons of coal, and up to 19,000 gallons of water. After the Reading Steam era was over, the Reading Company used 2102 for the Reading Rambles on several different excursions. The 2102 has had many different owners since it was retired by the Reading Railroad. It is one of only four to survive. The other remaining locomotives are the 2100, 2101, and 2124.

The Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad purchased the 2102 in 1987, and it ran on the Temple to South Hamburg line into the early 1990’s. Once the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad became the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, the 2102 ran over Reading & Northern’s rails for a short time before it was removed from service in the early 1990’s.

In 2022, steam locomotive 2102 reentered service on the Reading & Northern. The locomotive has been used actively to pull both passenger excursions and revenue freight trains.

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Nikon 24-70 @ 32mm, 2.8, 1/2000, ISO 180.

Union Pacific 6660 lead a loaded coke train south on the Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) line at the location known as Monarch, at Madisonville, Ky on December 26th, 2024. This location is where the PAL crosses over the CSX Henderson Subdivision where I've been trying to catch two trains at for several years. This was a close one as the train I posted earlier and this one were only about 15 minutes apart! Persistence will pay off and the shot will happen!! Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 140. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #steamtrains #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone

Union Pacific 6660 lead a loaded coke train south on the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Madisonville, Ky

Union Pacific 6660 lead a loaded coke train south on the Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) line at the location known as Monarch, at Madisonville, Ky on December 26th, 2024. This location is where the PAL crosses over the CSX Henderson Subdivision where I’ve been trying to catch two trains at for several years.

This was a close one as the train I posted earlier and this one were only about 15 minutes apart! Persistence will pay off and the shot will happen!!

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 140.

Norfolk Southern 4261 Leads CSX B647, a loaded ethanol train, south as it passes under the Paducah and Louisville Railway line at the location known as Monarch, at Madisonville, Ky on December 26th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. This train runs between Bensenville, IL (CPKC) and TDSI (RPMG) - Lawrenceville, GA, on a as needed basis. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 140. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #steamtrains #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #norfolksouthern

Norfolk Southern 4261 Leads CSX B647, a loaded ethanol train under the Paducah and Louisville Railway

Norfolk Southern 4261 Leads CSX B647, a loaded ethanol train, south as it passes under the Paducah and Louisville Railway line at the location known as Monarch, at Madisonville, Ky on December 26th, 2024, on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. This train runs between Bensenville, IL (CPKC) and TDSI (RPMG) – Lawrenceville, GA, on a as needed basis.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 140.

 

September 20th, 2024, Two BNSF trains pass each other at the at the Summit of Cajon Pass in southern California and the BNSF Cajon Subdivision. According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains to the east and the San Gabriel Mountains to the west in Southern California. Created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault, it has an elevation of 3,777 ft (1,151 m). 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. The Cajon Pass area is on the Pacific Crest Trail. 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. Improvements in 1972 reduced the railroad's maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet while reducing curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit. The entire area, Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit, is often referred to as Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit. The California Southern Railroad, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, was the first railroad through Cajon Pass. The line through the pass was built in the early 1880s to connect the present-day cities of Barstow and San Diego. Today the Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway (the successor to the Santa Fe) use the pass to reach Los Angeles and San Bernardino as part of the Southern Transcon. Due to the many trains, scenery and easy access, it is a popular location for railfans, and many photographs of trains on Cajon Pass appear in books and magazines. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100. #railroad #railroads #train, #trains #railway #railway #steamtrains #railtransport #railroadengines #picturesoftrains #picturesofrailways #besttrainphotograph #bestphoto #photographyoftrains #bestsoldpicture #JimPearsonPhotography #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone #CajonPass

September 20th, 2024, Two BNSF trains pass each other at the at the Summit of Cajon Pass, CA

September 20th, 2024, Two BNSF trains pass each other at the at the Summit of Cajon Pass in southern California and the BNSF Cajon Subdivision.

According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains to the east and the San Gabriel Mountains to the west in Southern California. Created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault, it has an elevation of 3,777 ft (1,151 m). 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. The Cajon Pass area is on the Pacific Crest Trail.

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. Improvements in 1972 reduced the railroad’s maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet while reducing curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit. The entire area, Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit, is often referred to as Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit.

The California Southern Railroad, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, was the first railroad through Cajon Pass. The line through the pass was built in the early 1880s to connect the present-day cities of Barstow and San Diego. Today the Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway (the successor to the Santa Fe) use the pass to reach Los Angeles and San Bernardino as part of the Southern Transcon. Due to the many trains, scenery and easy access, it is a popular location for railfans, and many photographs of trains on Cajon Pass appear in books and magazines.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we find The Valley Railroad Company #97 headed toward Chester, Connecticut with a passenger train on October 9th, 2024, as part of a two-day photo charter conducted by Dak Dillion Photography. According to Wikipedia: The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep River and Essex and has since reopened additional parts of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad line. It operates the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/5, 1/250, ISO 400. #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #infraredphotography #trending #thevalleyrailroad

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we find The Valley Railroad Company #97 headed toward Chester, Connecticut

In this week’s Saturday Infrared Photo, we find The Valley Railroad Company #97 headed toward Chester, Connecticut with a passenger train on October 9th, 2024, as part of a two-day photo charter conducted by Dak Dillion Photography.

According to Wikipedia: The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep River and Essex and has since reopened additional parts of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad line. It operates the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 10mm, f/5, 1/250, ISO 400.

January 4th, 2025 – Episode 105 – Railfanning Mortons Gap, Ky – Video by Jim Pearson Photography

January 4th, 2025 – Episode 105 – Railfanning Mortons Gap, Ky – Saturday Edited Video from Jim Pearson Photography My Saturday edited videos for 2025 will all highlight places that I like to railfan starting with Mortons Gap, Kentucky on the CSX Henderson Subdivision! Sit back, turn up the sound, expand to full screen and prepare to learn where some of my favorite places to rail fan are located!! Please like, share, subscribe and thanks for watching!