Engineer Paul Z. brings office car train P905-11 across the Tennessee/Georgia state line on their descent off Raccoon Mountain. All the CSX big wigs from Jacksonville were on board and would give ... (more)

A South Carolina Utilities coal train descends Raccoon Mountain

An empty BNSF Scherer coal train splits the searchlights at Shellmound on its way back to the Powder River Basin

Finally easing down the Cumberland plateau into Cowan, TN (MP J-86.8 S.E. Cowan), the massive CSX Q582-06 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) only at 12,895 foot in length, the manifest will come to a stop ... (more)

Loaded coal train N208 heads onto the bridge that is on the Wauhatchie Yard lead which soars over NS's AGS North District. The train would tie down for several hours until a crew was called in ord... (more)

A fairly unconventional couple of units for a coal train around these parts lead the train south as it descends Raccoon Mountain on the outskirts of Chattanooga.

CSX Q582-30 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) is laying the sand as the two motors is dragging the 9,575ft of train up Raccoon Mountain, meantime coasting down grade on the main 2 track the journey is alm... (more)

A Norfolk Southern empty coal train from Plant Scherer utilizes trackage rights over CSX as it makes its way for Memphis. Once handed back to the BNSF, it will return to the Powder River Basin in ... (more)

A lengthy auto rack train rolls along Nickajack Lake as it passes through a slow order on the Chatt Sub.

Finally after rolling down Raccoon mountain CSX Q210-22 (Dixiana,SC-Louisville,KY) is now cruising through the 50 year old Nickajack indeterminate signal (MP J-130.1 Nickajack) on its way northbou... (more)

After a quick crew change at Lookout just on the other side of the bridge, loaded auto train Q211 rolls past the kudzu-covered vantage point on its way to Atlanta.

Further up the Chatt Sub we see 210 again leaning into another one of the many curves on the southern end of the scenic line.

A CEFX bluebird leads loaded racks from Lawrenceville, GA and empties from Cayce, SC up the mountain at Hooker on the Chattanooga Sub.

Scooting pass the Franklin Industrial Materials at Anderson TN (MP J-102.5 S.Anderson) is CSX Q049-15 (Chicago,Ill-Atlanta,GA) with a not so top of the line motor at the lead. Anderson is no less... (more)