May 19, 2018 – A westbound Norfolk Southern Railway mixed freight makes its way across Decatur Lake, just outside Decatur, Illinois. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #norfolksouthernrailway
May 19, 2018 – Decatur Junction Railway Company’s Pioneer Lines 1608, 1607 and 1609 sit at the Moweaqua Farmers Co-Op Grain in Moweaqua, Illinois as they wait for their next day of work.
The Decatur Junction Railway Co. (DT), a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, operates 21 miles of track from Assumption to Elwin, Illinois. The railroad’s principal commodities are grain, fertilizer and plastics. They serve Elwin, Macon, Moweaqua, Radford and Assumption, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pioneerlines
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
May 19, 2018 GMTX 729 Switcher sits idle for the weekend at Tate and Lyle Grain, Cole, IL. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway
May 18, 2018 – A scene out of the past, the engineer on Southern Steam engine 401 prepares to pickup a set of train orders at Stair Tower at the Monticello Railway Museum, in Monticello, Illinois as another member looks on during Southern Rail Production’s night photography event.
The Monticello Railway Museum, is an all-volunteer organization in central Illinois with an operational railroad main line yard open to the public.
The museum offers train rides on Saturdays and Sundays from May through October, regardless of weather conditions, as well as a number of special events throughout the year. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #southern401 #southernsteam #steamtrain #southernrailproductions #monticellorailwaymuseum
May 18, 2018 – The last light of the day begins to fade from the sky as Southern Steam engine 401 idles at Stair Tower at the Monticello Railway Museum, in Monticello, Illinois.
The Monticello Railway Museum, is an all-volunteer organization in central Illinois with an operational railroad main line yard open to the public.
They offer train rides on Saturdays and Sundays from May through October, regardless of weather conditions, as well as a number of special events throughout the year. This scene was captured during the Southern Rail Productions Photo Charter event, held Thursday and Friday. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #southern401 #southernsteam #steamtrain #southernrailproductions #monticellorailwaymuseum
May 17, 2018 – Southern 401 sits beside the Nelson Crossing Station at the Monticello, Illinois Railway Museum during the Southern Rail Productions night photo session.
May 22, 2018 – Day 204 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Vote Hug! – I knew I’d get my photo for the day when we stopped to vote in the Kentucky Primary. I figured I’d get Damion and Elaina standing beside my sister as she voted, but Elaina, much to the dismay of her brother Damion, had other plans! Always be open to other pictures, then the one you plan for!
May 21, 2018 – Day 203 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Super Damion with Super Wolf! – Two of our newest super heroes, “Super Damion and Wolf” pause for a portrait before heading home!
May 20, 2018 – Day 202 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah – My youngest great-great nephew Jeremiah and his mom Tracy! My reflection was a bonus in this shot! Sometimes including yourself in a reflected scene helps add impact to your pictures. Consider it!
May 19, 2018 – Day 201 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Silo – This evening’s clouds made for a dramatic shot of this grain silo at Princeton, Indiana tonight. Sometimes you need to look up for your picture!
May 18, 2018 – Day 200 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&-W Photo Challenge – The Photo Line – This morning the photo line captures Southern 401 as the day of photo run-bys began this morning at the Monticello Railroad Museum in Monticello, Illinois. The subject of your photograph can change, all depending on your point of view!
May 17, 2018 – Day 199 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Southern 401 – The photo line waits for the last light of the day to fade from the sky during a night photo shoot at the Monticello Railroad Museum in Monticello, Illinois. I used the pan feature on the iPhone for this shot.
May 16, 2018 – Day 198 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Simple Things – Don’t forget to photograph the simple things right in front of you! This is the ice in my sister’s glass of water!
May 15, 2018 – Day 197 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – No Pictures! – This morning Elaina and I played the “No Pictures” game! LOL Sometimes the hands make for a nicer picture and fun memories! If you look real close you can see her peeking through her fingers at me! About a minute later everything was back to normal and she had the phone taking pictures, but not of me!!
May 14, 2018 – Day 196 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – A Galaxy Far, Far away – I like the look of this photograph I shot today of soap foam running down my windshield when I was getting my car washed! You just never know where you’ll find an interesting picture! Keep your eyes open as they are all around you!!
May 8, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville Railway local WW3 works on putting it’s train together at the yard in Princeton, Ky for the run to Madisonville, Ky to perform interchange work at CSX’s Atkinson, Yard. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway
May 13, 2018 – Day 195 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Two Generations – After church today I caught this shot of my beautiful niece grandma Jeanne and great-great niece Journey at our favorite stopping place for lunch on Sundays. I still can recall to this day taking pictures of Jeanne at the same age as Journey! Where did time go???
May 11, 2018 – CSX W950-08 Passes the Atkinson Yard Office at Madisonville, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision with a Positive Train Control Test train bound for Lafayette, Indiana, with CSXT 5246 leading, CSXT 994501 Test Car and CSXT 983 trailing. Positive Train Control (PTC) is an advanced system designed to automatically stop a train before certain accidents occur. In particular, PTC is designed to prevent: Train-to-train collisions, derailments caused by excessive train speed and train movements through misaligned track switches. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
May 12, 2018 – Day 194 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – First Ballet Recital – This evening was another milestone for Elaina as she had her first on stage performance at our local fine arts center, along with others from her ballet school! Here she peeks through the opening between one of her tutus for the night’s performance and her mom. When photographing kids, don’t always go for the normal shot! Look for something different to help add impact!
May 11, 2018 – CSX W950-08 heads north on track 2 on the Henderson Subdivision at Nortonville, Ky with a PTC Test train bound for Lafayette, Indiana, with CSXT 5246 leading, CSXT 994501 Test Car and CSXT 983 trailing. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
May 11, 2018 – Day 193 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – First Graduation – Elaina seems to be deep in thought after her graduation ceremony this morning from preschool. Milestones in the lives of your family are always good opportunity for great photographs!
May 8, 2018 – CN 3110 approaches the highway 62 overpass at Dawson Springs, Ky as it pulls a loaded coal train south on the Paducah and Louisville Railway. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
May 10, 2018 – Day 192 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – First Dance – Since I covered my niece Stephanie and Justin’s wedding today as my wedding gift for them, I reserved my black and white iPhone photo to their First Dance!
May 9, 2018 – Day 191 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Stephanie and Justin – My niece Stephanie and her soon to be husband Justin on the eve of their wedding day! Love them both!!!
May 8, 2018 – CN 3110 pulls a loaded coal train south across the Tennessee River on the Paducah and Louisville Railway, with PAL UofL 2013 trailing, at Gilbertsville, Ky. Just below the train is Kentucky Dam. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
May 7, 2018 – Day 189 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Swinging – My nephew Jordan loves to swing! He’d let me push him all day long if I would! Today the sun was just right, and I had to grab this shot of him and his shadow on the surface of the playground! Keeping your pictures clean and easy to read can help make for a stronger picture!
April 28, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville LGE loaded coal train heads north across Interstate 69 as it takes the East Diamond Lead off the CSX Henderson Subdivision, back onto the PAL, where it’ll head toward Louisville, Ky later in the evening. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad