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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhat" data-source="post: 664067" data-attributes="member: 44664"><p>Went on a solo railfan vacation last year to pick up some things I missed the year before that. Here's a taste of what I saw.</p><p></p><p> One thing I wanted was the sun in the right spot for the signature street-running shot at La Grange, Kentucky, which meant getting there in the morning. The previous year I didn't get there until the afternoon, so the three eastbound trains I shot all had the sun behind them.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]283895[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next was another visit to Jeffersonville, Indiana, for another try at a Louisville & Indiana RR locomotive at the north end of the yard with the skyline of Louisville, Kentucky, visible across the river. The previous year all I had was a 55-200mm zoom for this view, but this year I was packing a 70-300mm lens for a little more reach. Either way, it was really hot both visits, and heat waves were everywhere.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]283896[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The next day I beat feet for Dyersburg, Tennessee, to try and catch a rare Tennken RR GP28 in action. Originally Illinois Central locomotives, I caught sister unit 9434 at Central City, Kentucky, in 1981, and even saw it with 9433 at Dyersburg in 2016, but they were both parked behind covered hoppers at the time and impossible to shoot.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]283897[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The third day, I chased a couple West Tennessee RR trains north out of Jackson to Humboldt. This is the second train. I had passed through Jackson with a friend in 2011, but missed the West Tenn back then.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]283898[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Then, I went south to Corinth, Mississippi, and found this GM&O caboose stuffed and mounted by the depot-turned-museum at the NS/KCS crossing.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]283899[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Running early on the way home on the forth day, I took a chance and stopped at Louisville, Kentucky, to find this colorful threesome switching at the Paducah & Louisville RR's Oak Street yard.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]283900[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>All-in-all, it was a good outing. Been studying La Grange and Jeffersonville for new angles. Hope to make it back down there this summer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhat, post: 664067, member: 44664"] Went on a solo railfan vacation last year to pick up some things I missed the year before that. Here's a taste of what I saw. One thing I wanted was the sun in the right spot for the signature street-running shot at La Grange, Kentucky, which meant getting there in the morning. The previous year I didn't get there until the afternoon, so the three eastbound trains I shot all had the sun behind them. [ATTACH=CONFIG]283895._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next was another visit to Jeffersonville, Indiana, for another try at a Louisville & Indiana RR locomotive at the north end of the yard with the skyline of Louisville, Kentucky, visible across the river. The previous year all I had was a 55-200mm zoom for this view, but this year I was packing a 70-300mm lens for a little more reach. Either way, it was really hot both visits, and heat waves were everywhere. [ATTACH=CONFIG]283896._xfImport[/ATTACH] The next day I beat feet for Dyersburg, Tennessee, to try and catch a rare Tennken RR GP28 in action. Originally Illinois Central locomotives, I caught sister unit 9434 at Central City, Kentucky, in 1981, and even saw it with 9433 at Dyersburg in 2016, but they were both parked behind covered hoppers at the time and impossible to shoot. [ATTACH=CONFIG]283897._xfImport[/ATTACH] The third day, I chased a couple West Tennessee RR trains north out of Jackson to Humboldt. This is the second train. I had passed through Jackson with a friend in 2011, but missed the West Tenn back then. [ATTACH=CONFIG]283898._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then, I went south to Corinth, Mississippi, and found this GM&O caboose stuffed and mounted by the depot-turned-museum at the NS/KCS crossing. [ATTACH=CONFIG]283899._xfImport[/ATTACH] Running early on the way home on the forth day, I took a chance and stopped at Louisville, Kentucky, to find this colorful threesome switching at the Paducah & Louisville RR's Oak Street yard. [ATTACH=CONFIG]283900._xfImport[/ATTACH] All-in-all, it was a good outing. Been studying La Grange and Jeffersonville for new angles. Hope to make it back down there this summer. [/QUOTE]
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