My Railroad Photos(Former L&N Trackage)

[cherokee woman]

SimRacin40, really like your pictures.  Especially the one of the overpass on Preston.  That's over in the Audubon Park area.   Know that area, fairly well.

 

[SimRacin40]

I went to the Train Expo in Louisville on Saturday. Saw a KRM booth,asked about taking photos. They're glad I asked,at least. The guy also said the main line from Louisville-Shepherdsville-Elizabethtown runs all the way down to Bowling Green and there's roads that run along most of it,so I'll have a heckuva time getting pictures.I also added some more pics to the gallery for everyone to see. Some are up in Louisville, I don't know much about the lines. I saw a CSX train along Frankfort Avenue after leaving the Expo,missed the engines but filmed the rest of it.It's on YouTube.

[drafterdude]

The track from Elizbethtown south is part of the main line from Louisville to Nashville the same line the wreck is on. You should consider joining the KRM not only would you be able to shoot pictures but you get to "play" with the trains (like taking the toilet out of a caboose, a first for me). I have been a member for four years and it is a lot of fun, my wife can tell how good of a time I had by how dirty my son and I get.

[SimRacin40]

Thanks for sharing.I did a "double-take" when I saw the photo of the two Metro North cars from the New York area.They're a lonnnng way from home!Any idea what's going to happen to them? Would be interesting to see them restored and running in a different paint scheme instead of being relegated to museums.

Thanks for IDing them. I'd guess KRM would restore them to what they originally are. I'll ask when I visit them at some point in the future.

Simracin40

Are you new to the Louisville area?   I am from Northern Ky area between Cincinnati and Lexington .

Those are really good pictures. I like the ones of the steep grades you got.

Brian(KY)

I live in Bardstown,and I've been here all my life. I started searching for trainwatching spots. Osborn Yard sounds good,but I think it leads onto the main that runs south to where that train wreck is,so there probably isn't going to be much traffic. I'm thinking about going to photograph the section of track that runs between Elizabethtown and Munfordsville.

[louisnash]

Simracin40

Are you new to the Louisville area?   I am from Northern Ky area between Cincinnati and Lexington .

Those are really good pictures. I like the ones of the steep grades you got.

Brian(KY) 

[AntonioFP45]

Thanks for sharing.

I did a "double-take" when I saw the photo of the two Metro North cars from the New York area.  They're a lonnnng way from home!  

Any idea what's going to happen to them? 

Would be interesting to see them restored and running in a different paint scheme instead of being relegated to museums.

[RR Redneck]

Those some pert dang near awesome shots. I like 'em.

[Railfan1]

Good pictures

Interesting shots....

[SimRacin40]

Hope this is fine with everyone(making a thread for a link)

 

http://public.fotki.com/SimRacin14/railroad-photography/

 

Took these in former L&N territory in Bardstown,New Haven and Shepherdsville. I'm curious about the CSX line that runs through Shepherdsville.I'm wondering how often trains go through it.

 

I'm also wondering if there are any good places to see trains frequently in Louisville or surrounding areas.

I'm going to ask the Kentucky Railway Museum and the R.J. Corman line if I can get some better photos on their property.It's worth a shot I guess. I feel I have a good chance with KRM,not sure about Corman,though. I won't be in their way or anything,because my camera has a 12x zoom that can compensate for distance. It's a Canon Powershot S2 IS,btw.