The OCS crosses the Tennessee River arriving in Chattanooga, where there will be a crew change so it can continue on to Sheffield, and then Memphis.

The NS office car special crosses the Tennessee River bridge, known as "Tenbridge", coming into Chattanooga on a deadhead move towards Memphis.

Show Ponies After having a company photo taken at Tenbridge on the Tennessee River. NS 955 (Altoona,PA-Rossville,TN) coast down hill pass the Control-Point Pierce on it's way west... (more)

Show Ponies Norfolk Southern's third oldest Thoroughbred lead the full consist of the NS deadhead Office Car Special NS 955 (Altoona,PA-Rossville,TN) down the zero track heading ... (more)

Erie Mining F9 4214 exits Cramer Tunnel with an empty ore train in the waning light of a nice evening in September of 1987.

The full NS A-B-B-A set pulls the deadhead OCS south towards Augusta GA under the aging Southern Boxcar Frame signal bridge.

The same train as in photo 654053 about to cross Dyers Lake Road. I listened to it climbing from the harbour for ten minutes before it came into view - hearing that sound was worth all the insect ... (more)

LTV Steel F9A 4210 leads a GP20, an F9B, and a pair of SD9s leased from DM&IR, as their train of ore is slowly drawn through the unloading facility.

Serpentine might be the word. Winding along the cliffs beside the French Broad River a passenger train chartered by the Lexington Group is nearing their destination in Asheville.

Winding along the cliffs beside the French Broad River a passenger train chartered by the Lexington Group is nearing their destination in Asheville.

As the matching Maroon OCS heads south behind a 4 pack of NS “Tuxedo” F Units, the sun starts to pop above the horizon.

On a warm spring day in Charlotte, NS 952, the office car special, approaches the crossing at Charlotte Junction led by Norfolk Southern's immaculate A-B-B-A set of F9s.

One of the executive F-units from Burlington Northern's business train basks in the March sunshine at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Locomotives:
BN-1 F9A

Erie Mining F9 4212 passes the fire station at Taconite Harbor in September of 1987. Most of the train is still unloading ore at the facility there. Although much of the rail is still in place, it... (more)