NS 115 approaching the north end of Laurel Siding for a meet with NS 54G

The Conrail heritage unit leads eight other engines on a rather short 112 stopped at Laurel. A southbound loaded grain train would arrive shortly, and the crew of 112 would tie their power on the ... (more)

Coal loads head south at the OOC 250.0 MP marker at CP Dossett.

The rail bridge over the Clinch River is normally visible from this vantage point. However, dense fog has completely obscured both the bridge and the river, as 23G slowly rolls by the cars stored ... (more)

Steam comes off the fresh wood chips in the hoppers, as T12 sits at East Siding, preparing to head south back to Sevier Yard.

"CSXT 953 south. Clear Dossett." Having just ducked under the NS K&O Line, a trio of AC traction GE units leads coal loads southbound at CP Dossett. Classic L&N-era searchlight si... (more)

The fog was so thick, I almost wished that I had a knife... NS T12 is moving to couple onto the last few cars of it's consist before heading south toward Sevier Yard. 27V is passing on the Main.

On a frosty and foggy second day of 2016, NS T12 is lead by an increasing rarity. GP38-2 5117 (still in it's original high hood configuration) is in charge, as the train prepares to depart East Si... (more)

"Running Southern style". Under the symbol 90T, a single light engine runs long hood forward across the Clinch River into Clinton in the early morning hours. This unit was heading... (more)

Two of Norfolk Southern's admiral cab SD40-2's run light over the old truss bridge at Clinton to relieve the crew.

NS local T13 has picked up a short mixed bag consist of covered hoppers, coal loads, log, and woodchip loads from East Siding, and is departing Clinton, headed for Sevier Yard in Knoxville. The cr... (more)

A long string of northbound Autorack empties head across the Clinch River.

The nightly Clinton local shoves across the Clinch River to pick up its cut of cars from the south yard as an Osprey takes flight from its nest on the bridge. I learned what a restricted approach ... (more)

A long empty autorack heads north through Clinton on the K&O District towards Harriman and the CNO&TP. This train originates in Norfolk, Virginia and goes to the Toyota plant in Indiana.

T12 rolls across the Clinch River as the morning fog burns off.