Howdy from Havana ,Illinois.

Despite hot, muggy and hazy weather I heard KJRY this morning and knew they would come either today or tommorrow as I seen them tied down around Mapleton facing west. This morning here then post a quick heads up on my cell and head out to go to atleast Bushnell.  I went out to Good Hope. I took pictures at Cuba, Smithfield and Seville.  I wanted to get better photographs  of them crossing the Spoon River at Seville as the last time i took actual photographs was with my old camera. Pity today the sun was giving me issues and it was hazy.  After that go film them at New Philedelphia, Bushnell  but my first one was at Civer ( old town marked by a sign that no longer exists west of Canton) in Illinois.  When I get to Bushnell I wait a bit for KJRY to catch up and film a passing Amtrak train locomotive #55 heading towards Macomb. I did go to Good Hope but sat there a while and it got too hot turns of KJRY was sitting on the edge of Bushnell so they might have be...

This is just an opinion so if you're not a Linkin Park fan this probably wouldn't effect  you much. Reguardless a human being struggling took their own life. While I do think going down that path hurts others I also know this struggle because I have been down the path where the depression or problems were so much just wanted the pain to stop by any means.  I do not promote it but I understand having those feelings.  This morning someone according to reports found that the lead singer Chester Bennington hung himself taking his own life. Why is this  important to me? Well   Linkin Park's music has helped me cope with my own demons  quite a few times and I used to love to jam to them before or after work.  I mean I listened to them alot and not just because of the musical aspect of it but the lyrics of the songs.  I tend to listen to music I can personally relate to by listening to lyrics or just feel to the sound.  I'm probably not the only one...

Here I thought KJRY this morning was going to be the highlight of the day then a friend  inboxes me on facebook giving me a heads up on a BNSF Eastbound Coal train heading to my area.  I head to Lewistown and film it near the old CB&Q Depot and to a pleasant surprise instead of the same old same old BNSF Orange and black one locomotive stood out a red and black  Kansas City Southern locomotive BNSF was using.  That made my day to see something different on this line.   I  film it and take a few photo's in Lewistown then head to Bryant and go past it again at Saint David on my way home.  This has made an evening so much better. Leads: BNSF # 8567 (SD70ACe) KCS# 3943  (SD70MAC) Tail: BNSF #8767  (  SD70ACe) BNSF# 6035   (ES44AC)