CSX F688 departs for Dante with six wood chip hoppers and eight log cars.

CSX E672 heads north out of Kingsport after meeting a southbound U428.

SD40-2 #8285, still sporting the remains of its Clinchfield paint scheme, leads a southbound coal train through downtown Kingsport.

US Army #1829 at Kingsport, TN.

U304 runs southbound past the former CSX Intermodal yard at the south end of Kingsport.

CSX Q696 pulls out of the siding, and pauses their work to let Z595 pick up a cut of cars. Nikon D80.

Southbound grain train rolls through Kingsport, past the former Clinchfield train station. Nikon D80.

CSX Q696-16 accelerates away from the Kingsport Yard office after picking up orders on what cars to set-off and pick up in the yard.

Switching in the cold and buisy yard at Kingsport.

CSX V342 heads north out of Kingsport as the first of a parade of northbounds to come out of Kingsport after the Santa Train completed its run.

Business doesn't stop on Saturday for the yard crew switching the Eastman plant in Kingsport. RailLink 1518 pulls and shoves a cut of cars late in the afternoon.

The first day of frost yields an extremely foggy day, as southbound CSX coal train N216-18 rolls through Kingsport With a surprisingly clean SD70MAC leading. Nikon D80.

The awesome UP Challenger was taking the spotlight as it was being prepared for it's trip the next day on CSX's Santa Claus Special. A CSX GP30M rolls by pretty much unnoticed by most of the rail... (more)

Southbound coal train thunders through Kingsport, disturbing an otherwise peaceful day. On its way to Erwin in early morning light. Passing a parked U595-30. Nikon D80.

Tied down in the Carter Yard since last night, this loaded southbound coal train waits crewless. With a nice clean new GEVO leading. On this Sunday morning in Kingsport. Nikon D80.