A young boy admires a restored relic from an era just before his. The One Spot was on an excursion on L&N rails with one of the helper B-units. Note the 2 whistles on the cab of Number 1, George H... (more)

Recently repainted (or perhaps simply washed) GE wide cab leads an eastbound manifest into Knoxville. Second unit is a rare standard cab Dash 9 in the newer "Horsehead" scheme.

A short Q540 has just crossed the NS diamond and is pulling out of CSX’s West Knoxville yard back onto the single track main behind a pair of wide cab Dash 8s.

On a rare journey outside of the Clinchfield, the Clinchfield 1 spot is simmering outside the L&N Knoxville Depot. The two B-units behind the little 10 wheeler will provide a majority of the power... (more)

Two trains in one photo. Well, sort-of. A uniquely NS standard cab GE is the trailing unit of a light power move passing a steam locomotive mural painted on the side of one of the buildings in the... (more)

Having crossed the NS at the Willoughby diamond a mile or so back, Q042 heads for the grade crossing at Loraine Street. 9024 is one of CSX's odd Dash 9 series locomotives. CSX's Dash 9s share the... (more)

A pair of big GEs lead a solid train of Autoracks across the Tennessee River and into dowtown Knoxville.

Matching colors.

Former Southern Railway SW1 leading a freight during the 2011 Diesel Days photo shoot on the Three Rivers Rambler.

Following a periodic 92-day inspection performed at the Knoxville Locomotive Works, Knoxville & Holston River Railroad (KXHR) SW1500 #1504 sits under a colorful evening sky awaiting to be put back... (more)

A northbound CSX Office Car Special crosses the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville behind F40PHs 9993 and 9992 on a warm spring afternoon en route to Corbin, KY and points north.

The downtown switcher heads West through the "Old City" area of downtown Knoxville behind former N&W SD40-2 6084. Just out of frame to the left is the old Southern Railway depot where a number of ... (more)

3018 is looking good in CSX’s newest corporate logo “the boxcar”, as it leads a relatively short Q540 at the south end of Amherst.

Brand new NS EMD SD70ACe #1081 (less than a month old) leads loaded coal train 800 as it approaches Sevier Yard in Knoxville, TN.

CSX 6498 and road slug CSX 2319 switch cars in Knoxville. I was surprised to see that both these yard switchers have K5 horns, something that I have never seen on a switch engine out West.