On a extremely bitter winded morning upon Raccoon Mountain; NS train 102 crests the mountain grade. Sitting right alongside the tracks, the Nashville & Chattanooga tunnel sits at the peak of the gradient infrustructure on the peice of railroad. Since 1858, the tunnel has been standing flawlessly. As Norfolk Southern train 102-30 seen passing along , the historic tunnel stand gaurd in the freezing sleet and rain. The Lackawanna carries the Chattanooga bound manifest train over CSX's Chattanooga Sub via trackage rights between Stevenson,AL and Chattanooga,TN.
