The DPU of stack train 23G cruises in reverse around the sharp curve at Powell.

A trio of BNSF GEs are on the point of an 85 car loaded grain train bound for Loudon, Tennessee.

A great day to follow the Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express! Bringing up the rear of the train is the famed GP9.

The Three Rivers Rambler starts its final trip of the year back toward downtown Knoxville as it crosses the Holston River Bridge with a beautiful backdrop

I'm dreaming of a... Green Christmas?? Welcome to Tennessee! Former Washington & Lincolnton #203 leads one of the final Rambler excursions of the 2014 season across the train's namesake Th... (more)

The other units are NS 2689 and NS 2810.

I title this one "Golden Hour Reflections". With sunset quickly approaching, coal empties head north crossing the Tennessee River into downtown Knoxville on the KD Sub behind a pair of AC G... (more)

The Rambler curves along Neyland Drive as it approaches the stadiums of the University of Tennessee and its former boarding location at Volunteer Landing.

The 203 leads a Three Rivers Rambler "Christmas Lantern Express" out of downtown Knoxville. The Rambler crew has adorned the smokebox of this handsome Baldwin Consolidation with a wreath... (more)

The Three Rivers Rambler is rolling back into Knoxville, passing a line of old equipment stored in a siding.

The University of Tennessee's graduating class of the fall semester of 2014 has just completed their graduation ceremonies at the Thompson-Boling Arena as KXHR's former L&N GP9 leads a Three River... (more)

Southbound grain loads bound for Loudon, TN tied down at Baxter Ave waiting for a new crew to complete the journey. The now-empty marker light locations on the nose can leave little doubt that th... (more)

The Rambler passes by the cemetery in Marbledale, final resting place of Revolutionary War veterans. Although no longer standing (the 1903 building burned in 1981), the Lebanon Presbyterian Church... (more)

Southern Railway #154 heads off to be stored for the night in the Marbledale area (downtown Knoxville is not a fan of coal smoke!) while a glorious sunset lights up the sky.