A new selection of Rail Photos from Jim Pearson Photography

September 18, 2018 – Not something you see every day! CSX Q500 came through…

September 18, 2018 – Not something you see every day! CSX Q500 came through this afternoon with a rare sight on the end of it! CSX 900401 Operation Red Block safety caboose! Here it’s pulling out of the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

September 12, 2018 – CSX Q501-12 pulls past the signals at the north end of Hybird…


September 12, 2018 – CSX Q501-12 pulls past the signals at the north end of Hybird at Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana with shrink wrapped NREX 122, 123, 124 & 125 trailing behind CSXT 3076 and 536 as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. Just four days later these NREX units ended up on the ground, between Peedee and Lilesville, NC after a derailment due to a washout from the rains from Hurricane Florence. Fortunately the engine carrying the crew (not the one pictured here) did not derail and they only suffered minor injuries.

From what I’m told the NREX Units that are Export SD40-3 rebuilds for Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, The Republic of Guinea, are all on the ground and are probably a total loss.- #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

August 30, 2018 – CSX Q588 (Nashville, TN – Avon, IN), with CN 8102 …

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 15, 2018 – Tennessee Southern Railroad refurbished locomotives CEFX 6671 and 6352…


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 13, 2018 – Day 318 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Socks

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…

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 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train…

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 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train…

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 1, 2018 – All’s quiet around Engine Barn #9 at the Illinois Railway Museum…

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