August 29, 2020 - Illinois Central 1005 (Deathstar) heads up Canadian National R940-92 in the early morning light as it works the CN Grand Avenue yard in Decatur, Illinois. The yard supports the CN Mattoon Sub and Peoria district along with the Decatur and Eastern Illinois Railroad.

Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 500.

Illinois Central 1005 (Deathstar) at Effingham, IL

August 29, 2020 – Illinois Central 1005 (Deathstar) heads up Canadian National R940-92 in the early morning light as it works the yard at Effingham, Illinois.
 
Tech Info: Full Frame Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 500.

June 15, 2018 – Norfolk Southern 8163 leads 70Q Extra…

June 15, 2018 – Norfolk Southern 8163 leads 70Q Extra (East Mt. Carmel, IN (Duke Energy) – East Mt. Carmel, IN (Sunrise Coal), as it arrives at the Load out in East Carmel, Indiana to pick-up a load at the newly located load-out. This is a new train that only has to travel a few miles from Duke Energy to load at the new facility. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #coaltrain #nsrailway

NS 6096, and a mixed freight, with NS 9854 leading, pulling westbound over the WABIC Diamond…

May 19, 2018 – After two great days of capturing steam action at the Monticello Illinois Railway Museum I made the trip home along with fellow railfans Ryan Scott and Bryan Burton and it was a great day! Everywhere we stopped we only had to wait 15 minutes or so before trains came along and we did this all the way back to Princeton, Indiana! It was a great day of railfanning and a lot of nice photos coming up over the next week or so between steam and diesel!

Plan is to post steam in the mornings and diesel shots from the trip in the evening, so look for two posts a day!

This shot is of a light engine, NS 6096, and a mixed freight, with NS 9854 leading, pulling westbound over the WABIC Diamond from the NS Yard at Decatur, Illinois, with the city in the background. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #norfolksouthernrailway