August 29, 2018 – PRLX 691 passes over the Walbash River bridge on Norfolk Southern 168 as it heads West on the NS Southern-West District at Mt. Carmel, Indiana at MP 151. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #fujixt1 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 30, 2018 – Day 304 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Waiting in line – While waiting in line at school to pickup Jayden this afternoon I shot this photo of kids playing on the playground. Finding something to help frame and add interest to your photograph will go a long way to making the picture more interesting!
August 29, 2018 – CSX Q588 heads through St. James Curve at Johnson Township Indiana as a break in the stormy skies sends a shaft of light onto the train as it makes its way south on the CE&D Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 29, 2018 – Day 303 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Rest Area! -Out railfanning today at Mt. Carmi, Indiana I spotted this “Rest Area 4 Coal Bucket Drivers” and had to get a photo! Couldn’t find any drivers around to pose however!
August 29, 2018 – CSX local J721-29 passes the signals at Darmstadt, Indiana as it makes it’s way south through a light rain on the CE&D Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 28, 2018 – Day 302 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Alien Deer – My nephew Damion proudly displays the “Alien Deer” he drew on a napkin today at lunch! He’s our budding artist!
August 22, 2018 – CSX Q501 basks in the glow of the evening sun as CSXT 74 leads it past Casky Inspection yard at Hopkinsville, Ky as it makes its way south on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 27, 2018 – Day 301 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Karate Drills – My nephew Jayden is having a good time as he works on a karate drill under the watchful eye of his sensei, Eric.
August 21, 2018 – CSX local, J732-21 heads under the US 41 overpass as it approaches the defect detector at Mortons Gap, Ky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 26, 2018 – Day 300 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Photo Bomber!!! – Today at lunch I was shooting a selfie with my niece Journey and another niece Elaina snuck into the background for a “photo bomb!” Sometimes the photo you originally plan isn’t the one that comes out the best!
August 22, 2018 – RJ Corman’s 3805 leads it’s train east to Guthrie, Ky after doing a day of pickup and drop offs along the Memphis Turn, with 3863 trailing. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #rjc #rjcrailroad #rjcormanrailroad
August 25, 2018 – Day 299 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Cousins! – My nephews Xavier and Jayden lay around on a car trailer ramp after we spent a couple hours walking around and shooting pictures at the Frog Follies car show in Evansville, Indiana today. They both were about tuckered out but had a great time!
August 22, 2018 – CSXT 64 leads N875, a loaded coal train, past local J732 at Guthrie, Ky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision through a cloud of coal dust from its trailing train. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
August 24, 2018 – Day 298 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Aunt Chrystal! – My niece Chrystal surprised Elaina, Jayden and Damion yesterday when she walked in the door for their karate practice! She lives in Chicago and when she showed up you could hear plain as day Aunt Chrystal as the three of them rushed to give her a hug! I expected this to happen and was ready with my iPhone when she came in the door. Being prepared is always good, but still I got a bit of movement from being in the lower light of the indoors. However, I’ll take a little blur as this is a moment that makes it worth it!
August 22, 2018 – Day 296 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Old Grainery – This old grain operation in Guthrie, Ky from many years ago has seen better days, but it still makes for an interesting picture that works really well in black and white!
August 23, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville’s University of Kentucky 4522 70mac echos off the walls of the cut as it leads a loaded LG3 (Louisville Gas & Electric) coal train north under the highway 70 overpass outside of Bremen, Ky on its way north. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
August 22, 2018 – This 600mm long lens shot shows RJ Corman’s 3805 as it lopes along through a tunnel of trees, at about 10mph, as it makes its way east on the Memphis Turn, approaching the Hampton Station Road Crossing, outside of Clarksville, Tennessee on the afternoon return to the yard at Guthrie, Kentucky. A big shout out to Cooper Smith for helping me get ahead of this move! Sonia Holz-Smith – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #rjcorman #rjcormanrailroad
August 23, 2018 – Day 297 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Patterns – Look around you, patterns can be found just about anywhere and can make for interesting pictures! This stack of Mountain Dews was setting in the grocery isle of my local Kroger store and made the cut for my challenge photo for the day!
August 20, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville Railway’s 2110 heads up a loaded coal train as it heads downgrade from Warrior Coal loadout at Nebo, Ky though a local rain shower. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
August 21, 2018 – Day 295 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Lights and Lines! – I like all the lines and different lights in this photo I shot this morning as I headed in for lunch with members of our local photography group.
August 2, 2018 – Canadian National 2269 heads up local L513 as it waits for a signal to pass the DPU end of a loaded BNSF coal train at CN’s P&I Junction at Paducah, Ky after performing interchange work with the Paducah and Louisville Railway. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cn #pal