T.G.'s Photography Blog

On a recent outing, we stopped by the Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct on the Erie Canal, in Camillus, New York. The aqueduct is the only one, of thirty-two aqueducts, to be fully restored and navigable.  Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct The Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct was built on what is know as the Enlarged Erie Canal, and it replaced an older aqueduct that was further downstream of its location. The aqueduct and this section of the Erie Canal were unused after the completion of the New York State Barge Canal, which was completed in 1918. Looking east from the parking area. The Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct was originally completed around 1841-1842. It was used for many years, until it was abandoned and dismantled. For years the canal here was mostly dry, and all that was left of the aqueduct were the stone supports. Looking east from the towpath, on the western side of the aqueduct. Eventually, interest in restoring the aqueduct and this section of the canal gained enough traction that a group of volu...

UP 3985 - Chester Subdivision - Columbia, IL Back in October of 2010, Union Pacific's Challenger 3985 came to St. Louis, Missouri. On October 7, the steam locomotive took an excursion train south to Gorham, Illinois , and then back to St. Louis. The first photograph, above, is of the locomotive as it heads south on the Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision at Columbia, Illinois. This was the only photograph I managed to get of the locomotive on the outbound trip to Gorham. The train was traveling at a fast pace, and due to a road closure at Chester, Illinois, my dad and I could not keep with it. So, after lunch in Chester, we found a photographic spot to capture UP 3985 from on the return trip. UP 3985 - Kaskaskia River - Chester Subdivision After Union Pacific 3985 got to Gorham, Illinois, it was turned around on the wye tracks between the Chester Subdivision and the Mount Vernon Subdivision. It then began its journey back to St. Louis. On the return journey we c...

UP 6838 - KCT Highline Bridge - Santa Fe Junction - Kansas City Union Pacific 6838 is on the point of an eastbound coal train that is rolling across the upper deck of KCT's Highline Bridge. The train is crossing over the Kansas River, and is nearing the Kansas-Missouri state border, at Santa Fe Junction. The train is approximately 1,000 feet from the state line, where it will cross into Kansas City, Missouri from Kansas City, Kansas. Photo taken: November 9, 2007. Kansas City, Kansas.

Union Pacific 5976 is working as the DPU on this south bound load coal train, which is crossing over the Kaskaskia River on UP's Chester Subdivision. March 3, 2006. South of Modoc, Illinois.

Little Rock skyline - Junction Bridge Looking out at the Little Rock, Arkansas, skyline from Junction Bridge. Junction Bridge is an old railroad bridge that has been converted to a pedestrian bridge. The bridge features a lift span that is now permanently raised, to allow river traffic to pass underneath. The bridge has stairs and elevators at each end of the lift span, so that people can get from the ground up to the lift span's pathway and back down to the ground. Junction Bridge offers pedestrians a unique and easy easy way to get back and forth between Little Rock and North Little Rock. October 13, 2016. North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Tank cars on a northbound Union Pacific freight train roll across the bridge over the Kaskaskia River, just south of Modoc, Illinois. I took this photograph from a boat ramp that is down river of the bridge. March 3, 2006. South of Modoc, Illinois.

Union Pacific 6502 is the lone unit on this westbound empty coal train, rolling along side the Missouri River at Jefferson City, MO. In the background the dome of the Missouri capital building can be seen. June 1, 2011. Jefferson City, Missouri. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

UP 9055 and CN 2412 - Modoc, IL and Ellis Grove, IL Union Pacific (UP) 9055 and Canadian National (CN) 2412 lead a manifest freight train north over the Kaskaskia River, on the Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision. The Kaskaskia River bridge is located about a mile north of Kaskaskia Lock and Dam site. The lock and dam site is about a mile up river from the confluence of the Kaskaskia River and the Mississippi River. March 3, 2006, between Modoc, Illinois, and Ellis Grove, Illinois.

UP 7142 - Sherman, MO Leading an empty coal train west over the Meramec River on Union Pacific's Jefferson City Subdivision is UP 7142. The train was heading to the Power River Coal Basin for another load of coal. While, I was on the wrong side of the bridge to get the best light, I'm still fairly happy with this shot. This was taken with an older Canon 20D. Sometimes, given the age of that camera, it amazes me what it could pull off. January 8, 2006. Sherman, Missouri. Photo © Tom Gatermann. All rights reserved.

American and Bridal Veil Falls A view, looking toward the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, with the Rainbow International Bridge in the distance. The bridge spans the Niagara River between the United States and Canada.The green tower between the bridge and American Falls is the Niagara Falls Observation Tower , which is part of the Maid of the Mist boat tour complex. Photo taken: November 23, 2010, from Niagara Falls, Ontario

Long Point Lighthouse On Cape Cod Photograph taken on September 8, 2017. Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Wood End Lighthouse September 8, 2017. Provincetown, Massachusetts. Wood End Lighthouse stands along Cape Cod Bay at sunset. Photo © Tom Gatermann.