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Poster 'Pacific Star' (Mirage), 1980 Illustrated by Nicholas Gaetano ( b.1944). - source Ana Thiebaut.

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How to annoy Ornithologists and birdwatchers: call a raven a crow and vice versa.

Bonus points if you call a grackle a raven or crow.

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A Meet and a Pass

We’re along the Louisville & Nashville, former Monon. A northbound freight is in the hole at Thornton Siding for an Amtrak Floridian moving in each direction. The tiny burg of Peerless is here at the north end of the siding; all of this lies between Bedford and Bloomington, Indiana.

About the black unit, an Alco C420: obviously it’s in former SCL paint, but shows on the L&N roster as theirs. It was built for the Seaboard Air Line in 1965; this is at or near the time of the so-called Family Lines being formed.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken January 7th 1977.

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Metro systems in Europe

by civixplorer/instagram

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Florida Bound

This is a southbound Amtrak Floridian rolling down the former Monon at a spot called Ketchams, between Bloomington and Bedford, in southern Indiana. The line was owned by the Louisville & Nashville at the time.

The train is powered by two SDP40Fs, running elephant style as the train would be split in two once in Florida—the two terminals being Miami and St. Petersburg. I’m pretty sure this train always had at least one dome car in the consist.

Someone on FB tells me the Southern Pacific box baggage cars (at the rear of the train here), were leased by Amtrak for a Chicago to Jacksonville mail contract.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken January 5th 1977.

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Meet at Thornton

I believe we have a northbound Amtrak Floridian on the main here, Louisville & Nashville, former Monon.

Don’t know how long the siding is, but I imagine the southbound freight may have had to saw through the siding. The Passenger train will soon by rolling through the tiny burg of Peerless. I now realize that I must have climbed up the semaphore at the north end of the siding for this angle.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken January 5th 1977.

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Pokémon Gold & Silver

Game Freak / Nintendo Game Boy Color 2000

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A Little Chase: New Year’s Day

I was able to make a little chase on New Year’s Day, 1977. These images will all be along the Louisville & Nashville, former Monon.

In the first image above we see the southbound Amtrak Floridian at Cloverdale, Indiana. The Hoosier Line had several small, frame depots that resembled this one, a some of those were preserved, albeit away from the tracks in most cases. I believe the second image was taken just north of Ellettsville at south end of Adams siding, near North Matthews Drive & West Maple Grove Road.

I’m certain of the third image: it’s made at a spot known as Ketchams, south of Bloomington and Clear Creek. And the final spot is a mystery to me, once again. I have the stream to go on, and the fact that it has to be far enough away from the previous shot that I was able to catch up. I know it’s not Harrodsburg nor Logan—since I have other shots at those places for comparison.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken January 1st 1977.

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when in doubt make it into a smoothie

NOT IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS BLOG!!!

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@ gaurav

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Station Stop

This is a northbound Amtrak Floridian making its station stop at Bloomington, Indiana. At the time this was the Louisville & Nashville, but is formerly the Monon Railroad.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken Dec 28th 1977.

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Last of the Slant-Noses

I believe this was the last active slant-nosed E-unit. CRI&P E6 number 630 is seen in LaSalle Street Station, Chicago, Illinois. The distinctive locomotive was built for the railroad in October of 1941.

This image was made by Richard Koenig on December 22nd 1976.

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Execute order 69