CSX 3073 is about to get a clear signal from the east end dispatcher at Knoxville with the passing of NS 745 at the CSX NS connection track in Big Stone Gap, VA. This photo depicts the start of bo... (more)

NS 2756 switches a cut of coal cars long hood forward just as night begins to fall near Hill's Fuels coal yard just outside of Andover Yard.

CSX 86 (with most of its train still on the CSX/NS connection bridge) enters a curve downgrade into Cadet Yard Limits near the 4th Street grade crossing in Big Stone Gap, VA.

9827 passes a caboose sitting on the Paragon loading track which used to be the L&N Mainline until completion of the bridge in Big Stone Gap and a trackage rights agreement between NS and Chessie ... (more)

CSXT 725 has coupled to the coal car that has been sitting in the house track for several months waiting for a new drawbar, with all the drawbar and knuckle replacement done it can go to Loyall Ya... (more)

CSX coal loads from Benedict, VA to Corbin, KY for a crew change then south on the KD sub from there.

8088 on the point of this Southern Style long hood forward helper set as it heads west behind the town of Appalachia on the Clinch Valley district.

CSXT 3284 One of the new ET44AH Tier 4 Locomtives bought by CSX is assisting the loaded coal train to Watkins, VA through by the Hubbard Springs siding.

NS U48 with a new ac conversion in standard paint backs the empty Duke power train thru Appalachia by the old L&N trestle which tops US 23

This scene will most likely never be seen again with this coal fired power plant switching to natural gas. TVA F3500 with a string of empties prepares to take them back out to the NS main between ... (more)

NS unassigned power awaits the next job under the fuel racks with a new tier 4 leading the way.

CSX 3250 backs back into the pusher shack house track after pushing a loaded coal train across Duff Mountain to Kylsithe, TN. 3250 is the first Tier 4 placed into service by CSX.

CSXT 341 passes by the Hagan Tunnel protection signal just as the signal changes from green to red

CSXT 3284 One of the new ET44AH Tier 4 Locomtives bought by CSX is assisting the loaded coal train to Watkins, VA through by the Hubbard Springs siding and is slowing down in order to flag a grade... (more)

CSXT 3041 comes to a stop on the very light duty trestle at Lone Mountain Processing with all the cars now just beyond the loadout, Delmer the engineer will now wait for the word from his conducto... (more)