A pair of NS SD40-2s leads a Conrail GP southbound through Emory Gap in October 1987.

A southbound freight led by NS C39-8 #8647 passes by on the mainline as N&W 1218 is laying over in the yard at Emory Gap awaiting its return trip to Chattanooga later in the day.

STOP-Obstruction Ahead That's what the sign the NS supervisors are carrying away said. To test the crew of the southbound TVA coal train to see if they followed the speed restriction, the s... (more)

On a remote section of the Third District 167 takes track 2 at 26 Tunnel. The train would work Emory Gap for an hour and head south to Chattanooga.

Southern 630's rods, which ran slightly hot on the northbound trip, get greased up in preparation for the run south.

Southern 630 begins the trip south, taking the CNOTP main at CP Strange.

Southern 630 arrives in Harriman at the midpoint of its trip.

What a great 1st day of Spring. F-units, growing greens and pretty purples. NS OCS out of Cincy rounds the curve between Harriman and Emory Gap.

An old Southern Railway Transfer Caboose waits its fate at Harriman.

Two NS GP38-2s idle as the yard switch crew prepares for a shove deeper into the Emory Gap yard on a cool Thursday morning.

NS 7629 and NS 9602 shove a loaded coal train past the Emory Gap yard office and the many stationary rail cars in the yard.

After swapping crews at Oakdale a southbound NS coal train is on the move crossing the Emory River. One wonders if the resident of this lovely little home is railfan? Because if they are they ce... (more)

As a very light snow continues to fall a short freight knocks the fresh snow off the rails of the long former Tennessee Central bridge in downtown Harriman.

In the deep cut just outside of the Emory Gap yard a very short freight eases alongside a stopped northbound roadrailer. Hurry up and wait was the norm today as the unusually heavy snowfall took i... (more)

NS coal train 73Z heads up the Oakdale Line behind a pair of BNSF units.