Photography and random writings from some crazy Cajun with a camera!

[Jimbaux knows that success is his only option; failure is not.] Back To Trains So, you didn’t care for the sentimental pizza post?  Hey, I’m going to miss my whoadie William, but although we do have trains in this post, we also have several other indoor pictures of another project as well as some pictures […]

[Jimbaux knows that everything changes.] Hey, everybody!!  How are you doing?  Jimbaux has been up and down, and Wednesday was his first day in the weight room since January, the first time in the weight room since the back issues were bad.  Rest assured, we are only doing light weight here.  There are some exercises […]

[Jimbaux is almost fine again . . . or maybe not.] May You Live In Interesting Times Hi.  It’s been a few weeks.  Even though the condition with my back seems to be improving thanks to two epidurals, I’ve just been too busy to write here.  Times that I would normally have spent blogging and […]

Warning: Too Many Pictures Welcome to Day 2 of Jimbaux’s 2012 Spring Road Trip.  All of these pictures were taken on Saturday 31 March 2012.  Day 1 can be seen here. From Heavener, Up Rich Mountain, Back to Heavener, Northward Through Pittsburg, To El Rancho Grumpo Hello, there.  Yes, I will present a ridiculous amount […]

So, y’all liked those 2006 northern-central Texas pictures?  Well, I did too, and it made me miss being in places like that.  Tonight, I’ll take you back even further, to the latter half of 2005 to the very beginning of my DSLR camera days, and we’re going to go across the length of the “Lower […]

No, there aren’t 2,006 pictures in this post.  There are only five.  They were just all taken in the year 2006, June 2006 to be specific, and all on a trip to Texas and northern Louisiana.  Texas has been on my mind plenty lately, especially northeastern Texas, though plenty has been on my mind lately, […]

Does This Count As A Hat Trick? You tell me, as we will see three trains in one afternoon – the afternoon of 20 March 2008 – circular commute, but you’ll only see the head ends of two of those trains. Raising Cane’s First, we see the ILBNO – which would become CSX train Q192 […]

[Jimbaux is digging his way to something better . . . ] Except that, one year after these pictures are taken, digging would probably be against the orthopedist’s orders.  Then again, maybe not, if done the right way.  Heck, I don’t know. Anyway, here are some pictures taken under cloudy skies on 12 March 2012 […]

[Jimbaux is just giving you the same old story, same old song and dance . . . ] Same Old, Same Old . . . These pictures were taken Sunday 24 February 2008. A photographer friend writes to me . . . Ah, after a few years all your train photos look the same to […]

[Jimbaux reminds you that a pretty face can hide an evil mind.] Do you think that Johnnie Rivers intentionally pronounced the “g” weakly so that people would think that he was saying “secret Asian man”? Beware Of Pretty Faces That You Find Here are a few pictures, not really all that great but also not […]

Jimbaux sees you at the crossroads, crossroad, crossroads . . . Here’s a look at the railroad action in New Orleans on Saturday 9 February 2008, a post that is brief but which shows some variety despite its brevity.  Much-if-not-most of the railroad action in New Orleans is interchange traffic among the major railroads that […]

The early afternoon of Sunday 29 January 2012 finds Union Pacific Railroad train IAVLB emerging from the siding in Baldwin, Louisiana, on the BNSF Railway’s Lafayette Subdivision, formerly of the Southern Pacific Railway, and appropriately, therefore, a patched SP locomotive – UP 6345 – is the sole power leading this intermodal train (hence the “I” […]

[Lately, Jimbaux finds that he should be the one behind the wheel.] The End Of The End (But Not The End Of The End Of The End) One month ago, you saw the last ever railroad delivery to Valentine Paper, not only some of my best train pictures, but, put all together and with the […]

[Jimbaux is crawling in the dark.] After our Tennessee-Mississippi trip (Day One, Day Two, and Day Three) I spent that night in bayouland, but the next day, I headed back to Woadieville and got these pictures along the way, as is my customary fashion.  We’ll start with a westbound train at Chacahoula, specifically westbound BNSF […]

[Jimbaux visited the Lake of Fire, well, at least something terrible like it.] This is Part 2 of a three-day journey that The Duke and Jimbaux took to northern Mississippi and western Tennessee in late December 2007; Part 1 can be seen here. And Now For Something Completely Different I have for you today something […]

[Jimbaux never cared for what they do, never cared for what they know . . . ] A Heavenly Time of Year So, how do you like the Sully Erna on piano version of that song? And Jimbaux Said, Let There Be Light, Homie Though not quite like my shots of the Transit of Venus […]

[Jimbaux is going home, knowing that on this day Earth shall ring.] Well, It’s A Nice Story, At Least Yes, kiddies, it’s the feast of Saturnalia, as the winter solstice is upon us, or as some ultra-modern and hip people like to call it, Christmas.  It’s a nice story, and it has helped to inspire […]

[Jimbaux wants you to smile and pretend that he’s not here.] That’s not an erroneous use of a double negative in the title of this post, my friends, as you will hopefully understand when you read the brief story below, but, if you haven’t already done so, I implore you to check out what I […]

[Jimbaux is the master of disaster, wondering if all his dreams are dead inside.] Hosting A Canadian-American Shadowing the KCS For a Day BobE is a big KCS fan, and he wanted to see everything on the KCS in New Orleans that he could in one day here, which gave me as his host the […]

[Jimbaux is wondering how much difference does it make?] I’m Still Here This one will be quick. I have plenty to say, both in words and photographically, but that will have to wait. I need to publicize my pictures of the Santa Fe painted F-units going to the Galveston Railroad Museum, and I have plenty […]

[Jimbaux should fight the good fight every moment, every minute, every day.] It’s Your Only Way Isn’t that song awesome? For those of you who have come here only for my Presidential election predictions, you can skip down until you find the appropriate subheadline. Getting Back To The NOGC, Finally Schedules of work, work, work […]

[Jimbaux knows that all that he can do is write about it.] You might have noted (or seen on the Facebook fan page) that Tuesday was the one-year anniversary of Rie’s abrupt death.  Well, it was a year ago tonight – Wednesday 26 October 2011 – that I broke down crying when I read her […]

[Jimbaux wishes happy trails to you, ’til we meet again.] The 6th of October 2007 was another photographic Saturday in New Orleans for Jimbaux. We Begin Where We Will End That has multiple meanings now, doesn’t it?  Anyway, we’ll start with a rare shot of the front end of a train with a now extinct […]

[Jimbaux must be sleeping.] Recently, I’ve been showing some pictures that indicate that changes were coming to the Kansas City Southern Railway in New Orleans in the later summer 2007.  Well, here are some images of Railworks employees at work at KCS New Orleans Yard – still called “West Yard” by crews – on Saturday […]

[Jimbaux wants you to experience the warmth before you go.] Hurricane Isaac is on its way.  On Sunday afternoon, I photographed what appeared to be a combination of a normal CSX-to-KCS movement on the New Orleans Public Belt Railway and an effort to drag cars from the low-lying France Yard – and it’s outside the […]

[Jimbaux is doing the best he ever did, now go away.] And I Wonder, Day To Day . . . Whatever.  Actually, I do have plenty to say right now, but I just lack the energy to say them; I’ve been very busy lately doing, among other things, challenging people’s never-ending stupidity and trying to […]

[You save Jimbaux from all that he is.] The End Is Near, In The Thick Of It Don’t you hate when you have so much to say but can’t or don’t say it?  I had so much to say to go along with this now-week-old Sunday Sermon, but I’ve forgotten plenty of it and don’t […]

[Jimbaux did not see a black dog, but he saw a black cat.] Omens And Distractions Well, here’s a fairly quickly-posted post considering the timeliness (or lack thereof) of recent postings.  Here are pictures from the Friday afternoon drive from Bayouland to Woadieville, Friday 13 July 2012, to be specific, and, yes, there was a […]

[Jimbaux knows that the highway song is as lonely as the road he’s on.] On And On . . . The Time Is Drawing Near, Oh, Baby, I Wish You Were Here Hey, everybody!  I have some bayou pictures and sugarcane field pictures for you, and some Chip pictures, all taken during the Friday afternoon […]

[Jimbaux sure does get a kick out of that Beavis & Butthead show.] Poetry, Prose, And The Intentionality Behind Them You might recall that a week ago, our Sunday Sermon was written in a rhyming, poetic fashion.  This is the second such post on Jimbaux’s Journal, the other being this year’s 4/20 posting. Anyway, recent […]

Whenever Two Or More Are Gathered In My Name . . . Greetings, dear parishoners, and we’ve finally determined, that we will publish this month-old Sunday Sermon. ‘Twas the warm Sunday morning of June the 3rd, and Jimbaux was up like an early bird, but unlike most times when he goes out to foam, this […]

[Jimbaux is not the only one.] Today’s song has multiple meanings, though they will not be apparent until you read through this story of photography including a police encounter along the Kansas City Southern Railway’s stretch of railroad between Hattiesburg and Gulfport in southern Mississippi. First, though, I want to say a few things as […]

[Jimbaux experienced an afternoon of astronomy.] And The Heavens Said . . . Like the rarity of specific alignments of celestial bodies, happening eons apart, making our human existence seem like the trifle matter that it is, so too did fate bring Jimbaux in contact with faces from the distant past. I hope that you […]

[Jimbaux blames you.] Whiskey Tango Friday Foxtrot You know it.  It’s Friday afternoon, and, once again, we have the usual drill of Jimbaux popping of shots on his way from swampland and bayouland back to Whoadieville, and, as usual, popping off shots on the Lafayette Sub, ya hurd may?  Those of you seeking photographic truth […]

[Jimbaux is a traveler of both time and space, to be where he has been.] Sunday Sermon All Will Be Revealed Listen up, dear parishoners!  Y’all hurry up and take your seats with the elders of the gentle race for today’s sermon, which will be brief, and please make sure you don’t fart during our […]

[Jimbaux will not fade out like a photograph, and neither will Chip, at least not yet.] Well, I’m glad that, judging by the feedback in the comments section and in e-mails that I received, that many of you are in general agreement with the arguments I made in the previous “Put Your Lights On” post, […]

[Jimbaux is no longer unforgiven.] What’s up, everybody?  How are y’all doing today?  I gots sum pikchaz fo y’all ri chea! How about today’s song?  It’s a really awesome acoustic version of a great, albeit overplayed, song, and the live and acoustic natures of it serve to solve the problem of its overplayedness.  It’s a […]

[Jimbaux knows you are trippin’ into a world that never seems too far away.] Just Another Vision . . . In My Head . . . Greetings, you pot-heads!  What’s good?  What’s funny? Jimbaux’s got some pics that he took on 4/20. It was Friday afternoon, and you know the usual drill. Jimbaux was takin’ […]

[Jimbaux hates the bull parade.] Some Of Those That Take Pictures . . . What’s good, peeps?  Y’all ready for a moronic blog post?  Hasn’t everything else you’ve ever read here already prepared you for that? It really was sirloin Sunday indeed for Jimbaux, photographically, I’m saying, but we’ll get to why a little bit […]

[Jimbaux’s got discipline, baby, whether you do or not.] Ah, yes, and I want to thank The Cajun Porkchop for turning me on to Gangstarr some years ago.  It being St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans, I spent plenty of time with the Porkchop and some of his pals yesterday, and I even, brace yourself, […]

[How did Jimbaux get here, and what went wrong?  Couldn’t handle forgiveness.] What’s good, little homies?  I have three lame shots for you on this Sunday.  These are not at all my best pictures, not even close, but maybe there’s a good lesson here in learning to play the hand that you are dealt, no […]

[Jimbaux has passed another day in this carnival of souls.] The Memories Are Shadows What’s good, my friends?  Here are some Saturday 3 March 2012 pictures for your viewing pleasure. A week later, and, believe it or not, I’m still somewhat sick, though I really seem to be getting better.  This hasn’t been really fun, […]

[Jimbaux hates how the clouds hide gasps from above.] Another Jimbaux Original It was Ash Wednesday, and it was time to meet up with my woadies The Mid-City Marine and his lovely lady for poboys followed by coffee.  Before that, though, it was time to check out what was happening on the CSX, namely, this […]

[Everyday, Jimbaux still says, you’re dead and broken.] I’d Rather Be Dead And Broken, Than Living In Your Dreams Nope!  I’m not going to do it.  I don’t care that “everybody” else does it; actually, that just makes me want to do it even less.  Yeah, it’s Carnival time, but I don’t care, and I […]

[Jimbaux will never believe in you again.] I’ll Never Forsake Myself Again This post is very noteworthy for two reasons.  This is the first time in a really long time that I’m posting pictures on the day that they were taken, especially as I have a backlog of stuff from October that I still want […]

[Jimbaux done finally found his way home . . . home . . home . . home.] Take Me Home Yeah, I used that same song, appropriately, in a post in August that includes some of my best work on the Lafayette Sub.  Today’s post, with pictures that I took on 8 January 2007, the […]

[Jimbaux is still running blind.] It’s my last full day in Mexico (until I return in December 2009), and I have just a few pictures to show.  We start again at the KCSM yard just after midnight. Nice. Here’s where I spent the nights there. Don’t waste your time trying to find it on a […]

[Jimbaux is alive, for you he’s awake, because of you he’s alive.] Yeah, I wish I was “asleep” now.  I’ve been crazy busy getting these posts out, but I’m pleased that many of you are enjoying them, and I am unable to respond to all of the e-mails in due time but hope to get […]

[Jimbaux does this so that he’s not just like you.] From looking at these pictures, you need not much of an explanation from me as to why I was not trackside on 2 January 2007.  I decided to visit Parque Chipinque, a mountain park essentially inside the city. I came here on a group visit […]