When the Buzzi Unicem cement plant needed switching on the 21st, the KXHR called in some heavies! The GP40-2LW is a former CN GP40-2LW and the locomotive behind it is KXHR is an ex CR GP38-2.

I've never been able to really time a rail photography trip with a snowstorm, but after a blanketing of the stuff on the 18th and me being off work I was able to take this photo of an NS SD40-2 t... (more)

With the building of the University Commons shopping center, Gulf and Ohio was able to build a new station for the northern terminus of the companies "Three Rivers Rambler" tourist train... (more)

The KXHR ended January with a splash! A major rainstorm swept through Knoxville, and this left the KXHR crossing at Tyson McGee Park Rd very wet. You can even see the front trucks creating a small... (more)

A pair of KLW rebuilt NREs lie parked at the University Commons. In the background is CSXT 922 (Obscured) and CSXT 911.

A bright red Corman SD40-2 blasts through the suburb of Powell,TN. As this was quickly snapped on my way to work, I am very glad this train was relatively short and did not cost me any time.

Back in the day, the bridge over the NS tracks behind the Cherokee Mills building used to be a major hotspot for photographers. Lots of photos from the mid 2010s were taken on this bridge. But the... (more)

Three Locomotives of R.J. Corman prestige are parked on a siding in Powell, a suburb of Knoxville. The Locomotives are operating on Corman's Knoxville & Cumberland Gap line, that was formed in 202... (more)

KXHR typically parks its locomotives by the University Commons shopping center. The 5ft tall fence makes it a bit tricky to get a good angle on the locomotives, so this artistic shot is the best I... (more)

Despite the Willoughby Interlocking being a crossover between the NS and CSX railroads, this NS GE Loco, is actually running on the CSX portion of the diamond. Also helping out is a red CPKC unit,... (more)

CSXT 911 (Not to be confused with NS 9-1-1), and its partner CSXT 490 stop in the small West End yard. The crew of the train is about to take the flatcar seen behind the second locomotive and ... (more)

I was about a mile away from the siding at Cherokee Mills when I heard a whistle. So I went to investigate. Driving down the road that parallels the NS Main, I coduln't see any sign of a train. So... (more)

CSX 781 leads a slow moving freight through the area between the Amherst Siding and the industrial complex off of Byington-Solway Rd.

As I was driving down Ball Camp Pike, I got stopped at the first of three crossings the CSX's KD Sub makes over the road. Here #726 leads a unit train of grain hoppers northward towards Oak Ridge,... (more)

An ex-KLWX SW1500 of SP heritage leads a train of empty of gondolas across the busy Cumberland Avenue during the middle of rush hour. She is joined by KXHR 903 a slug unit that appears to be some ... (more)