In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
The Mingo Creek Viaduct (also known as the Joe Montana Bridges) near Finleyville, Pennsylvania is the site of three large bridges - two highway (Route 43, part of the PA Turnpike system) and one railroad (W&LE) - that criscross across a wide valley in a rural area south of Pittsburgh. The railroad bridge is 200 feet tall, the highway spans at 260 feet high and 2400 feet long. These are one of the more impressive bridge structures in the country.
With temperatures hovering over a muggy 90 degrees, we decided not to hang around and wait for a train. That will have to wait for another time.
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To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice. Unfortunately it has become necessary, so please bear with me!
Please don't copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem for me, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather they threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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