Coal loads from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming roll south through Ooltewah on their way to Georgia Power's Plant Scherer in Juliette, GA. Normally these trains have BNSF run-through power, but ... (more)
An empty grain train from Pilgrim's Pride in Athens, GA enters the siding at Harper in order to meet a pair of northbound freights, the first of which is about 45 minutes away.
The southbound Hamlet to Atlanta manifest takes the siding at Harper for a northbound to get by. Of note, trailing third was SD70M the "Spirit of Tampa", rarely seen out of the Bone Vall... (more)