T.G.'s Photography Blog

 After taking the kids to Lewis Park in Minoa, NY., we decided to head over to Kirkville, NY., to catch Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited, with AMTK 108 leading the train. We got lucky, and also caught a CSX manifest freight leaving DeWitt Yard. Auto 280/CP 280 on the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision Looking east toward Auto 280 and CP280, while being eaten alive by mosquitos. After finding a nice spot next to the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision (STS), along Saintsville Road, at Town Isle Road, and getting attacked by New York's native "bird", the mosquito, we had to move east a bit more. After driving east, a short distance, we found another nice place to pull off of the road at the Auto 280 and CP 280 block signals (located at milepost (MP) QC280.5). Thankfully, there were no mosquitos at this spot. CP280 on the Syracuse Terminal Sub., along Saintsville Rd. The STS has three tracks at this location. Track 2 is closest to the road, then Track 1 in the middle, and Track 4 is th...

Earlier today, I was on my way home from running errands when I saw the crossing signals flashing for the crossing at Winston Hills Parkway. Not knowing which way, the train was heading I made my way to the TN-386 overpass over Nashville Pike and pulled off to the side of the road. Soon, CSXT 5110 and CSXT 408 came north leading their train under the TN-386 overpass. This train was traveling to Louisville, Kentucky, on CSX's Main Line Subdivision , which runs between Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville. Photo taken on: August 21, 2019, at Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) 4546 and Larry's Truck & Electric (LETX) 8858 ( EMD SD40T-2 ) are south bound on the point of Union Pacific train, ZYCHOB 13. This is a high priority train running between Yard Center near Chicago, Illinois, and Houston, Texas. In the background is the J.B. Bridge, which carries Interstate 255 across the Mississippi River, between South St. Louis County, in MO., and Columbia, IL. KCSM 4546 is a GE built locomotive, model GE AC44CW. Photo taken: October 14, 2007. Columbia, Illinois.