The winners for our January 2024 photo contest were Bill Grady for 1st 2nd, Place. Congratulations to you Bill and our next contest will run the full month of May 2024!
Other March 2024 Contest Entries
Category: Rick Bivins
Photos by Ricky Bivins
A Norfolk Southern Railway Ex-NKP at Tipton IN on September 23, 2021. – Rick Bivins photo.
I visited Wally Watts and surprised him with chocolate and a balloon on his 91st birthday! September 18, 2021.
Ricky Bivins
Ricky Bivins shot all but one of these from his home in Mortons Gap, KY
“Red-n-Ready”. Northbound oversized load going through Mortons Gap KY, 9:06AM, June 3, 2020. – Photography by Rick Bivins
Sunrise on the Madisonville, Harford & Eastern at Hwy 85, Anton KY, December 22, 2018. – Photo by Ricky Bivins
Needing storage space, I (Ricky Bivins) purchased a well worn highway trailer. By adding an official railroad sign from my collection, I now have an almost true to life piece of railroad equipment!
New train buffs Harper and Hayden Young run their Christmas presents on my (Ricky Bivins’) Valley Steel Lines layout.
Greetings,
Hello again National Railway Historical Society, Western Kentucky Chapter members, and welcome to November. Cool (cold) weather is here!
We will have many things to discuss this month relating to upcoming events. The Christmas Show cancellation, Breakfast with Santa and the upcoming Christmas dinner. Also, we will make our second and final call for nominees for officers as our election will be held this month. Your attendance to these meetings and events is paramount. We need everyone’s collective energy to make things work.
As for elections, we had our first call for nominees last month, remember, everyone is eligible to hold an office. We have the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chapter Representative. If you would like to hold an office, nominate yourself and don’t be bashful. I do not plan to run for president. I wish to pass the torch so to speak. So, speak up, be heard. YOU can be President!!!
Blair’s October UP 4014 program was a hit. Thanks Blair. The final photo contest has wrapped up. Jim will fill us in on same. Bill Farrell will have the final jacket order in hand, now we can all look sharp! I know Keith has been working on Breakfast with Santa, thanks Keith. Rich Hane suffered a fall this week. Not too serious I understand. We want to wish him a speedy recovery.
There will be more so be sure to attend. And again, step up and lead our Chapter in 2020!
Rick
Continuing the recent DPU (Distributed Power Units) parade by CSX, northbound freights glide through Morton’s Gap, KY. Photo by Ricky Bivins.
For my money, one of the best looking diesel locomotives to ever grace a 4’8.5” gauge track. The 42-year-old, 1977 built-for-Conrail EMD SD40-2 rolls south through Morton’s Gap, KY, September 12, 2019. – Photo by Morton’s Gap resident and our president, Ricky Bivins.
