After hibernating for a couple of months during the cold weather, I finally got the camera out again and headed out with E.B. yesterday (April 13th) for a few hours of trains close to home. The weather was nothing short of perfect, with fairly warm temps and not a cloud to be seen all day.
We started out by shooting train 223 in Harrodsburg, with a new (rebuilt) SD60E leading, and ended the day with train 375 and a pair of SD60's. In between the good stuff, we suffered through the usual afternoon rush of 15 or so Southbounds, each with a GE of some nature on the point. It was a great day though, and we came home with some decent material.
My shots from the entire day are at this link, with a few of my favorites posted below. http://www.pbase.com/kd4jsl/ns13clb (http://www.pbase.com/kd4jsl/ns13clb)
Train 223 passes the Corning glass plant at Harrodsburg, Kentucky with a newly rebuilt SD60E shining like new money in the morning sun.
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I thought this to be a most appropriate sign. NS 223 passes through Harrodsburg, taking several hundred big trucks off the road in the process. I wonder if all those people stuck at crossing for a few minutes realize just how much delay these trains really save them!
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Southbound 215 sprints down the valley near Palm KY, with the fields finally starting to green up.
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The tree's where starting to bloom and the pollen was heavy in the air as Southbound 229 passed through Southfork, KY
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Late in the afternoon, a pair of SD60's drag train 375 around the Wye and start the trip West to Louisville, seen here on the Louisville District between South Wye and Shuttleworth.
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That's some fine photography Carman !!!!
Great shots