A westbound local with Eastman Chemical traffic hustles through Whitesburg, TN on the leg between Bulls Gap and New Line, at Morristown. The train is en route to Knoxville's John Sevier Yard. The ... (more)

Andover Nocturne: Standing on the very same track where I photographed the last Interstate Railroad RS-3 at Andover--number 32--on October 5, 1965, the newly arrived Interstate heritage unit sits ... (more)

This shot might explain one of the many reasons NS decided to do the heritage paint scheme program. Admirers watch "Interstate" 8105 roll through Kite, TN, on the west approach to Bulls Gap. She's... (more)

A classic Southern Railway SD24--the main line power that revolutionized tonnage movement on the CNO&TP in 1959--sits at Andover, VA at the "pit." The 2516 is one of several six-motor units making... (more)

"White face" (radio control master unit) 3006 fronts other SDs at Andover--waiting to take the afternoon Catawba unit train of 60 Silverside loads to Duke Power.

Consecutively-numbered Southern SD35s 3031 and 3032 roll into the house track at Duffield, VA to meet an eastbound coal train (behind the photographer) on the authority of a Form 31 wait order. Th... (more)

A Southern SD35, plus two SD24s, stands just outside the "new" side of the shop at Andover. These units normally saw unit train service at the time, with F-unit and older GP7s and GP9s handling th... (more)

An Interstate Railroad mine run (using Southern power, since the short line's Alcos were shipped south three years earlier) do some switching at the west end of the yard at Andover. The old hopper... (more)

At the official roll-out for "Interstate" 8105, an NS shop worker checks on the prime mover of the brand-new and freshly painted GE. The workmanship of the NS paint crews is exceptional. Photo tak... (more)

An MPI unit rolls toward a stop at Glenview, IL with an early afternoon northbound commuter run.

On Friday the 13th, a few patrons for Amtrak 335 are lined up on the platform at Glenview, IL. This is the former Milwaukee Road main line--route of the Hiawathas.

On Friday the 13th, passengers detrain at Milwaukee from Amtrak Hiawatha Service train 335. They've just enjoyed an 80 MPH sprint from Chicago along a well-maintained piece of railroad. Even the o... (more)

A study of various CSX General Electric AC units at Corbin.

This is the final "steam only" outing for Clinchfield Ten-Wheeler number 1--a two-car round trip orbit from Erwin to St. Paul, VA. The engine is getting oil, coal and water at Kingsport. The first... (more)

Heading "east" (south by compass) on the ex-C&O Big Sandy Subdivision, UP's Challenger, 3985, is disguised as "Clinchfield 676"--one number higher than some post-war engines on the CRR that were i... (more)