Category: Jim Pearson

A train headed up by BNSF engine 5041 headed North through Madisonville’s West Yards and on Tuesday afternoon July 28, 2009 with 28 flat cars, each with two tanks. Car Trace on the P&L website lists the train as LCL328 leaving Paducah at 13:20 on the same date, but not much else. At West Yards it took a siding in order to pass the LGE Coal Drag that was waiting to depart also to the North. The overhead location was at the overpass on Grapevine Road in Madisonville looking North as the train heads away from Madisonville. (Photos by Jim Pearson)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (March 17, 2009) – CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) will present its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time via teleconference and live internet webcast. The company expects to issue its first-quarter financial and operating results after the market close on Tuesday, April 14, 2009.

Those interested in participating via teleconference may dial 1-888-327-6279 and ask for the CSX earnings call. (Callers outside the U.S. may dial 1-773-756-0199.) Participants should dial in no later than 10 minutes prior to the call.

Presentation materials and access to the live webcast will be available at www.csx.com in the Investors section.

Following the earnings call, a webcast replay of the presentation will be archived on the company’s web site. In addition, the replay will be available for download to a portable audio player or computer as a MP3 (or podcast) file. Both the replay and MP3 file will be available through the Investors section at www.csx.com. Submitted by Jim Pearson.

The following was copied directly from Amtrak’s website, www.amtrak.com.

Amtrak Corporate Guidelines on Photography and Video Recording:

Section I. Policy

The taking of photographs and/or videos is permitted within public access areas on Amtrak property and as otherwise stated in Section III. In emergency and/or special circumstances (for example, declared elevation of Homeland Security Advisory System to High or Severe – orange and red) and where actions are deemed suspicious or inconsistent with this policy by observing/reporting persons, photographers and videographers may be approached and questioned to determine if further investigation or action is necessary. Photography and video recording within restricted areas are prohibited. Individuals found in a restricted area will be subject to investigation and possible arrest and seizure of photography and/or video recording equipment may occur pursuant to the arrest. This policy applies in all circumstances, including where Amtrak may be promoting a photography contest or event.

Section II. Definitions

Commercial and Special Photography. Photography that requires explicit authorization from Amtrak and includes engagements for commercial gain or profit such as, movie films, commercial television productions, and photography for commercial advertisements. Photography. Photography shall mean the taking of moving and/or still images. Public Area. An area open to general public access and occupancy (station areas and platforms for ticketed passengers only) that is not otherwise posted or restricted by posted signs or locking devices. Signage, building design and physical barriers, i.e. fencing, bollards, etc., may also distinguish a public area from a restricted area. Restricted Area. A restricted area is any area not open to or occupied by the public, or is open to or occupied by the public on a limited basis. Signage, building design and physical barriers, i.e. fencing, bollards, etc., may also distinguish a restricted area from a public area.

Restricted areas include but are not limited to the following: Platforms (ticketed passengers are exempt); Crew and Employee Work Areas; Maintenance Facilities; Unoccupied Trains and Engines

Office Areas; Employee Elevators; Baggage/Delivery Areas; Commissaries; Right of Way and Track Areas; In service train cars. Find more at www.amtrak.com. – Submitted by Jim Pearson

Jim’s program for the March 23, 2009 meeting will be on the addition of a third mainline track in Southern California’s BNSF’s Cajon Subdivision. This is a photo of an Eastbound UP Freight as it heads up the Cajon Pass at Silverwood on the new mainline track that now runs through the Pass. He will present a program that he’s put together using video and stills that he shot on this new mainline and the areas that have been forever changed due to its construction.