A crew member sits in the window on Strasburg Railroad steam locomotive #89, as they wait to depart with the last train of the day on the Strasburg Railroad on November 6th, 2021, at Strasburg, Pennsylvania. According to Wikipedia: Strasburg Railroad (Canadian National) No. 89 is a 2-6-0 "Mogul" type steam locomotive originally built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in February 1910 for the Canadian National Railway. It is now owned and operated by the Strasburg Railroad outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania where it resides today for use on excursion trains. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/4, 20 seconds, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #trainsatnight #steamtrains

Strasburg Railroad Steam locomotive 89 waiting to depart the depot at Strasburg, PA

A crew member sits in the window on Strasburg Railroad steam locomotive #89, as they wait to depart with the last train of the day on the Strasburg Railroad on November 6th, 2021, at Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

According to Wikipedia: Strasburg Railroad (Canadian National) No. 89 is a 2-6-0 “Mogul” type steam locomotive originally built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in February 1910 for the Canadian National Railway. It is now owned and operated by the Strasburg Railroad outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania where it resides today for use on excursion trains.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/4, 20 seconds, ISO 200.

TAG 80 on the Chickamauga Creek bridge Looking back to 2017 to pull an image for a customer, I realized that I hadn't ever processed this image from my trip to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Railfest in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This was during their first night shoot and thanks to the lighting wizardry of Casey Thomason and Steve Barry we all had a outstanding night! September 9, 2017 - Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway engine #80 "The John A. Chambliss," sits on the Chickamauga Creek bridge with a passenger train, just east of the Tennessee Valley Railroad museum in Chattanooga, TN during the museums night photo shoot during their 2017 Railfest. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @36mm f/8, 20 seconds, ISO 800.

TAG 80 on the Chickamauga Creek bridge

Looking back to 2017 to pull an image for a customer, I realized that I hadn’t ever processed this image from my trip to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Railfest in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This was during their first night shoot and thanks to the lighting wizardry of Casey Thomason and Steve Barry we all had a outstanding night!

September 9, 2017 – Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway engine #80 “The John A. Chambliss,” sits on the Chickamauga Creek bridge with a passenger train, just east of the Tennessee Valley Railroad museum in Chattanooga, TN during the museums night photo shoot during their 2017 Railfest.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @36mm f/8, 20 seconds, ISO 800.

Night work at Metropolis, Illinois HLCX lease unit 1058 heads up a BNSF local as it sits on the main in front of the Honeywell plant at Metropolis, Illinois waiting for a new crew to take over their train before continuing its night move north on the BNSF Beardstown Subdivision. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm f/1.4, 1/15, ISO 2000.

BNSF Night work at Metropolis, Illinois

HLCX lease unit 1058 heads up a BNSF local as it sits on the main in front of the Honeywell plant at Metropolis, Illinois waiting for a new crew to take over their train before continuing its night move north on the BNSF Beardstown Subdivision.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm f/1.4, 1/15, ISO 2000.

Last shot on a cold winter night move on the CN We'll, technically it's not really winter yet, but it was a cold night as I did one last night shot after a day of chasing the CN IC Heritage unit, 3008 through Missouri and Illinois. On the way home we stopped off at CN's Chiles Junction and I caught a southbound Canadian National loaded coal train under a starry sky as it passed the LED signals the junction in West Paducah, Kentucky on the CN Bluford Subdivision on December 2nd. 2020. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

Last shot on a cold winter night move on the CN

We’ll, technically it’s not really winter yet, but it was a cold night as I did one last night shot after a day of chasing the CN IC Heritage unit, 3008 through Missouri and Illinois.

On the way home we stopped off at CN’s Chiles Junction and I caught a southbound Canadian National loaded coal train under a starry sky as it passed the LED signals the junction in West Paducah, Kentucky on the CN Bluford Subdivision on December 2nd. 2020.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

Canadian National Fulton to Paducah (FUPD) Local L513 After completing it's interchange work with the Paducah and Louisville Railway, CN 5854 (GTW) leads the Fulton to Paducah, Ky local L513 long nose forward as it crosses over Maxon road on it's return trip to their yard in Fulton, Kentucky, as the light of the day fades from the sky. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm, f/1.4, 1/100, ISO 6400.

Canadian National Fulton to Paducah, Ky Local L513

After completing it’s interchange work with the Paducah and Louisville Railway, CN 5854 (GTW) leads the Fulton to Paducah, Ky local L513 long nose forward as it crosses over Maxon road on it’s return trip to their yard in Fulton, Kentucky, as the light of the day fades from the sky.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm, f/1.4, 1/100, ISO 6400.

August 1, 2020 - It's a hot and steamy summer night as the headlights of CSX Q513 illuminates the tracks at the south end of Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana as it makes a pickup before continues its way south along the Henderson Subdivision. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikkor 70-300 @112mm, f/4.8, 1/30, ISO 3,200.

It’s a hot and steamy summer night…

August 1, 2020 – It’s a hot and steamy summer night as the headlights of CSX Q513 illuminates the tracks at the south end of Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana as it makes a pickup before continues its way south along the Henderson Subdivision.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikkor 70-300 @112mm, f/4.8, 1/30, ISO 3,200.

July 21, 2020 - A storm moves to the northeast across southern Indiana as signals on the CSX CE&D Subdivision glow at "middle King" siding at Princeton, Indiana after a southbound had just passed through. Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/11, 30 seconds, ISO 2000.

Stormy weather over the CSX CE&D Subdivision at Princeton, IN

July 21, 2020 – A storm moves to the northeast across southern Indiana as signals on the CSX CE&D Subdivision glow at “middle King” siding at Princeton, Indiana after a southbound had just passed through.

Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm, f/11, 30 seconds, ISO 2000.

June 2, 2020 - It was the dead of night, crickets, frogs and an occasional car passing through the crossing breaking the silence at the Rosewood Crossing, as the moon illuminated the tracks headed out of the south end of the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Paducah, Kentucky toward Mayfield. Moonlight provides a mystical light in my opinion. Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mn, f/5, 30 seconds, +2 stops, ISO 640 on a Gitzo Tripod, camera timer, 3 second delay, Mirror Locked up.

Moonlit Tracks on the PAL Railway, Paducah, Kentucky

June 2, 2020 – It was the dead of night, crickets, frogs and an occasional car passing through the crossing breaking the silence at the Rosewood Crossing, as the moon illuminated the tracks headed out of the south end of the Paducah and Louisville Railway at Paducah, Kentucky toward Mayfield. Moonlight provides a mystical light in my opinion.

Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mn, f/5, 30 seconds, +2 stops, ISO 640 on a Gitzo Tripod, camera timer, 3 second delay, Mirror Locked up.

June 18, 2020 - After a 3 hour wait for maintenance-of-way to clear up, the crew of a southbound Indiana Railroad train from Indianapolis (INRD) with engine 9005 leading, meets and does their job briefing with northbound INRD 9004 and INRD's 25th Anniversary engine 9025 trailing, at the north end of BLS Siding at Switz City, Indiana, to trade off trains at dusk. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm @ 1.4, 1/320, ISO 2,500,

INRD Meet at Switz City, Indiana

June 18, 2020 – After a 3 hour wait for maintenance-of-way to clear up, the crew of a southbound Indiana Railroad train from Indianapolis (INRD) with engine 9005 leading, meets and does their job briefing with northbound INRD 9004 and INRD’s 25th Anniversary engine 9025 trailing, at the north end of BLS Siding at Switz City, Indiana, to trade off trains at dusk.


Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm @ 1.4, 1/320, ISO 2,500,

June 18, 2020 - Indiana Railroad (INRD) 9004 leads SAHW-18 (Switz City, IN - Hiawatha, IN), as engineer Travis Collins keeps a watchful eye as he passes through the diamond over the Indiana Southern Railroad at Switz City, Indiana, as he heads north on the INRD Indianapolis Subdivision, as the last light of the day fades from the sky. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm @ 1.4, 1/125, ISO 6,400, Car head lights for lighting.

Indiana Railroad (INRD) 9004 leads SAHW-18…

June 18, 2020 – Indiana Railroad (INRD) 9004 leads SAHW-18 (Switz City, IN – Hiawatha, IN), as engineer Travis Collins keeps a watchful eye as he passes through the diamond over the Indiana Southern Railroad at Switz City, Indiana, as he heads north on the INRD Indianapolis Subdivision, as the last light of the day fades from the sky.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 50mm @ 1.4, 1/125, ISO 6,400, Car head lights for lighting.

June 2, 2020 - The LED signal at the P&I Junction in Paducah, Ky illuminates the tracks approaching the switch, behind the camera, as a full moon begins to dip low in the sky over the scene. It's so bright it gives a Martian like view along the tracks as they disappear toward the bridge over the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm @ f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

The LED signal at the P&I Junction in Paducah, Ky…

June 2, 2020 – The LED signal at the P&I Junction in Paducah, Ky illuminates the tracks approaching the switch, behind the camera, as a full moon begins to dip low in the sky over the scene. It’s so bright it gives a Martian like view along the tracks as they disappear toward the bridge over the Paducah and Louisville Railway yard.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Irex 11mm @ f/4, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

January 1, 2020 - I spent New Years Day trackside between the CN at Fulton, the CSX Memphis Subdivision and the West Tennessee Railroad (WTRR) in Jackson, Tennessee yesterday with good friend and fellow photographer Ryan Scott of IndianaRails! We had a great trip and although moving trains were pretty scarice, we had the good fortune of catching a few nice gems and knocking this shortline off our bucket list. We both plan on returning to chase the WTRR between Jackson and Fulton, now that we kinda have a better feel for where things are at! A big shout out to all the folks that gave us suggestions along the way! It's folks like you that help make this passion so much fun! This photograph is of a CN intermodal as it takes on fuel at late dusk at Fulton, Kentucky before continuing on it's northbound trip on the Cario Subdivision. It was shot from a crossing with my Nikkor 70-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO was 1,000, exposure was 1/4 second at f/5.6 on a tripod. This is also just north of the Amtrak station in Fulton and so the platform helped nicely with its lighting.

I spent New Years Day trackside between the CN at Fulton, Ky the CSX Memphis Subdivision and…

January 1, 2020 – I spent New Years Day trackside between the CN at Fulton, Ky the CSX Memphis Subdivision and the West Tennessee Railroad (WTRR) in Jackson, Tennessee yesterday with good friend and fellow photographer Ryan Scott of IndianaRails! We had a great trip and although moving trains were pretty scarice, we had the good fortune of catching a few nice gems and knocking this shortline off our bucket list.

We both plan on returning to chase the WTRR between Jackson and Fulton, now that we kinda have a better feel for where things are at! A big shout out to all the folks that gave us suggestions along the way! It’s folks like you that help make this passion so much fun!

This photograph is of a CN intermodal as it takes on fuel at late dusk at Fulton, Kentucky before continuing on it’s northbound trip on the Cario Subdivision. It was shot from a crossing with my Nikkor 70-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO was 1,000, exposure was 1/4 second at f/5.6 on a tripod. This is also just north of the Amtrak station in Fulton and so the platform helped nicely with its lighting.

December 12, 2019 - CSX Q500 waits in the dark at the north end of Latham Siding as it waits for it's counterpart, Q501 to pass it, at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision.

CSX Q500 waits in the dark at Hopkinsville, Ky

December 12, 2019 – CSX Q500 waits in the dark at the north end of Latham Siding as it waits for its counterpart, Q501 to pass it, at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision.

September 20, 2019 - Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, sits on the turntable at the shops in East Chattanooga, during the Annual L&N Convention night shoot, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593…

September 20, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, sits on the turntable at the shops in East Chattanooga, during the Annual L&N Convention night shoot, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

September 20, 2019 - Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, sits next to Southern 630, during the Annual L&N Convention night shoot, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593…

September 20, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, as it sits next to Southern 630, for the Annual L&N Convention, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee during a night photo shoot.

January 21, 2019 - A Paducah and Louisville railway local passes through PAL's West Yard, with 3808 leading on its way south, as the last light of day begins to fade from the sky. Parked at the right is PAL 3801 (GP38), University of Louisville Cardinals engine. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway

January 21, 2019 – A Paducah and Louisville railway local at West Yard…

January 21, 2019 – A Paducah and Louisville railway local passes through PAL’s West Yard, with 3808 leading on its way south, as the last light of day begins to fade from the sky. Parked at the right is PAL 3801 (GP38), University of Louisville Cardinals engine. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway

October 6, 2018 – Signals reflect off the side of CSX Q647…

October 6, 2018 – Signals reflect off the side of CSX Q647, as makes its way through Howell Yards, in Evansville, Indiana, as it continues south to it’s final destination of Waycross, GA. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

October 6, 2018 – Against the night sky glow from Evansville, Indiana…

October 6, 2018 – Against the night sky glow from Evansville, Indiana the headlights from CSX E306 lights up the railing as it heads slowly down the viaduct at Rham, Indiana with its empty coal train after crossing over the Ohio River on the Henderson Subdivision. Nikon D800, 4 min exposure at f/11 at ISO 100 with a Nikon 18mm lens. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad