The next Trackside theme for Vol. 193 is "unit coal trains." 

Please send photos to trackside@trains.com no later than Thursday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. CDT. 

1. Send your photo at 1024 pixels wide and 72 dpi.
2. Include "Vol. No. 193: Unit coal trains" in the subject line of your email to trackside@trains.com.
3. Make sure your text includes a standard caption and a short story about how you got the shot.  
4. Your text should be no more than 300 words.
5. Camera information should be listed in the following order. Please hit return after each item. No need to add commas or the like.
  • Date
  • Camera type
  • Shutter speed
  • F stop
  • ISO
  • Lens