The handwriting was on the wall when this huge string of power was stored, apparently due to a business downturn. Some operated until 1986 when their fuel tanks were removed to go to GP38s and th... (more)

Almost five years after the advent of Norfolk Southern a nicely matched set of predecessor power is southbound. Photo by Jim Satterwhite.

Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

SW1500 2336 and slug 915 are switching in the yard at Chattanooga Tennessee.

On average once a week, on no certain day at no certain time, the past and present align in Chattanooga when Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) freight affiliate East Chattanooga Belt Railway... (more)

East Chattanooga Belt Railway (ECBT) train EC01 holds the former Central of Georgia mainline while NS local AC01 heads into the Georgia Pacific Runaround for a headlight meet to exchange cars. ... (more)

Southern locomotives behind the wall at TVRM.

Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501 & SD40 #3170 bring a NS '21st Century Steam' excursion by the south end of the siding at Wytheville after a meet with a northbound manifest

Even under the new umbrella old habits died hard. Carrying white flags, which for all practical never appeared on merger partner N&W, this train looks like the old Southern we knew and loved. N... (more)

Only five years old and looking rather shabby. I must grudgingly admit that things are generally kept in better shape these days, or maybe it's just Imron.

Winding Down for the Night. At the end of a TVRM-sponsored night shoot, the TAG 80 attaches to the SOU 6914 to move it back to the shops.

TVRM's Missionary Ridge train backs up to their morning trip as the NC&StL GP7 710 gives it a little extra push.

East Chattanooga Belt Railway Train Nº EC01 is now on the NS Controlled CR&S Line heading south for the E. 39th St siding to set-out the outbound cars for NS before heading back to it's home lin... (more)

We're at Polk St siding and work begins with EC01 is running around it's train westbound. As soon as the engine and two cars clears the switch, Co "Super" Dave will line the switch back to the mai... (more)

East Chattanooga Belt Railway Train Nº EC01 is working the Belt-Line this afternoon spotting a few cars at the Holtzclaw run-around track. EC01 assignment today was to pick up nine cars, most of ... (more)