A southbound ethanol train rolls out of Tunnel 15 at Orlando, KY with freshly-painted IC 1031 leading the way. Tunnel 14 can be seen in the distance with the train in between the two ridges. The t... (more)

A power move heading north on CSX's KD Subdivision passes through Amherst on its way to Corbin, KY with a mixed bag of power. Second to last in the consist was a rare CSX SD38-2.

An empty autorack train led by one of Norfolk Southern's unique standard cab Dash-9s attacks the hill at Blair on the Oakdale (or K&O) Line. This mainline, which serves as a connection between th... (more)

A visitor from our neighbors up north leads an endangered SD60 on train 15T out of Knoxville. The NS West End District parallels an inlet of the Tennessee River for about 2 miles near Farragut, T... (more)

One of the last EMD GP50s owned by NS leads the K&A Local compass south (railroad west) out of Knoxville. The locomotive has since been sent to Altoona, PA for a rebuild.

Two KCS Belles and two "Big MACs," one belonging to TFM and one belonging to CSX, are on the point of daily manifest freight Q542 on CSX's KD Subdivision. This section of the line trave... (more)

A northbound auto rack train behind an ex-C&NW leader skirts along CSX's West Knoxville Yard. There are actually 4 trains in this picture: L228 in the foreground, Q539 on the adjacent track (powe... (more)

Two Canadian visitors team up with a regular on northbound manifest Q542. The train is crossing the Little River, which flows out of the Smokey Mountains through Townsend, Wallend, and Maryville,... (more)

A classic BN cascade green SD40-2 turned leaser leads southbound manifest Q541 through Singleton Siding on a chilly Winter morning. Q541 is approximately a third of the way through its trip from ... (more)

Gulf & Ohio's beautifully-restored Southern 154 arrives at the Three Rivers Rambler's new depot near downtown Knoxville, TN. The depot was constructed as part of a deal between the railroad and t... (more)

Seven of FEC's newest ES44C4 units are dead-in-tow on train Q541 from Cincinnati to Waycross. The units are fresh out of General Electric's plant in Erie, PA. After they reach Waycross, the unit... (more)

The CSX Knoxville Local drifts south through I.C. King on their way towards the Maryville Branch. C740 works the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) twice a week, and today they have a sizable cu... (more)

The K&A Local drifts north across the Little River on their way back to Knoxville from their turn point in Alcoa. Today's train is a rather short 12 cars, but business is expected to pick up soon... (more)