Southern 4501 gets loose on the mainline for the first time in nearly 21 years during a test run between Chattanooga and Cleveland, TN. Here we find her storming through Ooltewah at Edgemon Road a... (more)

The inbound NS Kentucky Derby train approaches its final destination, Louisville's former K&IT Youngtown Yard, on Monday morning of derby week. A mostly un-shootable early morning westbound moveme... (more)

Spring color is beginning to show in the hills as one of the final trains for LG&E Cane Run heads south through Spring Lick. The train will load at Armstrong Coal in McHenry, KY and return north t... (more)

Southern 4501 gets loose on the mainline for the first time in 21 years! Here we find her in the wind big time at Hickory Valley Road as she begins a short turn out to Cleveland, TN and back.

Steam makes an appearance on the CNO&TP in KY for the first time in over 20 years as SOU 630 storms south on the First District during May 2014. I'll consider myself extremely lucky on this one co... (more)

The Cane Run empties drop off Rosine Hill at Jerusalem Ridge, homeplace of Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe. The end is near for this train, with LG&E Cane Run converting to Natural Gas in the near fu... (more)

NS 22A works Whitner with the Virginian heritage unit leading.

Westbound through Clark Station with the Erie heritage unit in command.

The old lady puts on a good show as she storms east between Bristol and Radford.

I knew it would be the last time when I saw these three near perfect YN2 4-axles together at Lanett, AL. Fitting that it happened down in Alabama, my old stomping grounds. Ironic that it would be ... (more)

Southbound on the former L&N.

Twelve former CR SD40-2's involved in a power swap between NS and CSX head north through Louisville at Mary Street. The units were gathered up and interchanged to CSX at Chattanooga and are seen h... (more)

There's no mistaking the obvious heritage of this stretch of railroad as NS 336 splits the intermediates at Waverly. He really had 'em in the wind big time when he came by us out here in the Alaba... (more)

The N&W heritage unit heads east through Waddy with another load of Indiana coal for TVA at Kingston, TN.

NS 223 splits the searchlights at Hemp Ridge - eastbound on the Louisville District.