Videos
Here are some videos that I've taken at various times. They are now on You Tube, so they should download quicker and  play better.

BNSF Transfer to the IC at Johnston Yard, Memphis, TN,  Fall of 1999

CC GP10 8055  Idling on the engine lead at Homewood. Illinois, December 1997

CC engines head to the roundhouse and IC SW 14's 1511 and 1453 switch at Markahm Yard, Homewood, IL in December of 1997

Circus Train On May 15, 2007, Ringling Brothers and Barnam and Bailey Circus "Blue Train" enroute to Little Rock, AR derailed seven cars in Indianapolis, IN. On May 21, 2007 these seven cars passed through Memphis on a special train enroute to Little Rock.

City of New Orleans 11/1/01 At Rivergate Road Memphis, Tennessee

City of New Orleans 7/22 and 10/18/01 at Mile Post 7 on the Lowline,   Memphis , TN. Bonus shot: Egrets at the same location.

City of New Orleans 9/18/01 At Rivergate Road Memphis, Tennessee

City of New Orleans 8/16/01 Video made from the Plant Road Overpass  near  T.O. Fuller State Park.


City of New Orleans, Date unknown Southbound "City" arriving at Memphis Central Station

Johnston Yard - Misc. Videos of the Johnston Roundhouse, Transportation Center and Intermodal Ramp from 2001-2002.

Northbound City of New Orleans arriving at Memphis' Central Station, April 25, 2009, with private cars "Cimarron River" and "Royal Street".

CSXT train to IC at Memphis running ahead of Circus Train at Stage Road, Bartlett, TN, May 21, 2007
Executive Train October 1997, Homewood, Illinois An annual event. Each year a "Football Special" makes a trip to Champaign, IL., for a University of Illinois football game. Tailgating in style!

Illinois Central Transfer from Markham Yard to Glenn Yard with Illinois Central GP10's 8126 and 8305. Homewood. Illinois.

Illinois Central Transfer from Markham Yard to Glenn Yard with Illinois Central GP10's 8042 and 8178. Homewood. Illinois


Grain Train December 1997 Homewood Illinois  IC SD40-2 6143 and IC SD70 1017

High Wide Special, Chelsea Avenue, Memphis,TN, 7/30/01

IC SW14's 1431 & 1491
Switching at Homewood, December 1997


Illinois Central Intermodal Train I-02 inbound to Markham Yard. Illinois Central GP-40's IC 3115, IC 3121, IC 3130 and E-9's IC 100 and IC 101.

Illinois Central Intermodal Train I-02 inbound to Markham Yard. Illinois Central GP-40's IC 3123, IC 3126, IC 3140 (in primer). Homewood Illinois. Also Norfolk Southern manifest freight with NS 1584 and NS 5210.

Illinois Central Intermodal Train I-02 inbound to Markham Yard. Illinois Central GP-40's IC 3134, IC 3125, IC 3139.

Illinois Central Intermodal train I04 on the riverfront in downtown Memphis, TN. This was recorded in the spring of 2001 on a VHS camera, hence the low quality. This is rare footage as Illinois Central trains did not use the track through town unless congestion, derailment or track work on the LA Belt

Manifest Freight, Mile Post  7, Lowline, Memphis, TN , 8/16/01 Running on the block of the City of New Orleans

Manifest Freight, Plant Road, Lowline, Memphis, TN, 8/30/01 Video made from the Plant Road Overpass  near  T.O. Fuller State Park.

Miscellaneous shots from Homewood Illinois in the late 1990's

Norfolk Southern train with NS 3237 and NS 6182. Homewood Illinois

Inbound Wisconsin Central Train to Markham Yard with WC SD45's WC 6515 and WC 6507. Homewood Illinois

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