A Rare Bird Around These Parts Haulage rights train NS 117 (CSX Z345-07) is giving all it's worth as two generation of GE locomotive pulls the 7,000+ foot long manifest up the 1.... (more)

After meeting the haulage rights train NS 732 at the bottom of the grade in Haletown, TN. Q580-02 (Greenville,SC-Louisville,KY) is seen making a run up Hogjaw Hill emerges out of the river valley.... (more)

The day start out with CSX Z344-15 (NS 726) (PRB-Juliette,GA) getting a head start run along Nickajack lake in order to take on the tough Raccoon Mountain grade. Just like the 90s all over again t... (more)

After receiving a signal at Wildwood, GA (MP J-143.8 Wildwood) the empty CSX G335-11 slowly snake its way around the s-curve on the main 2 track up the south end of the steep slope of Raccoon Moun... (more)

After the "southern" clear up the north-end of the CSX controlled diamond, AC-Dispatcher out if Atlanta, give "Calhoun turn" CSX A701-02 (Calhoun,GA-Chattanooga,TN) the signal to proceed out of th... (more)

A 500 series CSX AC4400, led CSX Q143-22 (North Baltimore,OH-Jacksonville,FL) south as the long intermodal train conquered the unforgiving 7-Mile Hill on the outskirts of the town of Tullahoma, TN... (more)

Man v. Mountain Pulling hard through the north portal of the famous 2,200ft long Cumberland Mountain Tunnel "AKA Cowan Tunnel" the northbound manifest CSX Q512-16 (Waycross,GA-Avo... (more)

During the late evening hours NS 108 (Birmingham,AL-Chattanooga,TN) finally arrived into the receiving yard after a long journey north up the NS AGS North-End from Norris Yard in the greater Birmi... (more)

Passing through the damp plowed field just south of Lake Cormorant CN G87670-17 is about to go under US highway 61 in the Mississippi Delta Country making on the CN Yahzoo Sub. Since the early 90s... (more)

Southbound heavy manifest CSX Q676-05 (Nashville,TN-Hamlet,NC) start to gain track of effort again as the train slowly grinds its way through downtown Dalton,GA (MP WA-98.7 Middle Dalton) getting... (more)

CSX J297-22 the morning shift pusher finally return after pushing the southbound CSX Q231-19 over the Cumberland Plateau on the CSX Chattanooga Sub Pusher District. What's an interesting sight is ... (more)

Cruising down the mountain in the town of Cowan, TN is the empty CSX V839-30 heading north with a pair of C40-8 (now retired) at the head. The crew will have to bring the empty grain train to a sa... (more)

After crossing over the TN/GA Stateline at Rossville, GA (MP-444.8) we are on the G&W-Chattooga & Chickamauga (CCKY) ex: Central Of Georgia main trackage, and CCKY 702 "Chattanooga Turn"... (more)

Liquid Sunshine As tropical depression Nate make it's presence known by showing it's fury with torrential downpour, and heavy wind, the work must go on. CSX M765-08 (Chattanooga,T... (more)

After swapping out at the crew change point at Webb NS 102 (Sheffield,AL-Bulls Gap,TN) is underway kicking up some dust as the freight begins it's journey out of the cold scenic city heading up th... (more)