Seaboard System 116 and 118 leading a northbound excursion train through Unaka Springs after crossing the Nolichucky River.
The power for this Erwin, TN - Marion, NC excursion runs around its train at Marion with passengers walking around the depot before the trip back north to Erwin || April 1984
A northbound three-car inspection train for Seaboard System rolls by a southbound unit coal train in the hole at Big Stone Gap. The two units--116 and FP7A 118--were previously Clinchfield 800 and... (more)
A friendly wave from the fireman's side of the cab as the Etowah-Copperhill excursion nears its outbound destination
Etowah-Copperhill excursion coming around the Loop on the lower level; will cross the trestle in just a few minutes.
This panned shot of the 116 was a centerspread in Trains Magazine 24 years ago (ancient history!). This was a northbound SBD inspection train. The 116 is ex-Clinchfield 800.
A southbound SBD inspection train passes through Bee Rock Tunnel on trackage "rail banked" five months after this shot.
