Norfolk Southern Train 178 heads north through the beautiful backwoods of Keno, KY.
Norfolk Southern Roadrailer train 258, powered by NS EMD GP60 No. 7115, passes through a deep cut of the Southern Railway’s upgraded “Rathole” line between Cincinnati and Chattanooga at Keno... (more)
A short Labor Day 215 is having an easy time climbing out of the Cumberland River. The Rathole was surprisingly busy, making for a productive drive home from holiday in Michigan.
Buffalo to Birmingham freight 179 is definitely of PSR design, with lot of stops en-route for block swapping. 179-05 worked Bellevue, OH; Middletown, OH; Georgetown, KY; Somerset, KY & Chattanoog... (more)
Northbound highball at Keno.
NS 174 with an ES44AC and C40-8W heads north at Keno, KY.
Two pumpkins take on the Rat Hole as they are making their trip towards Chattanooga with several steel slab cars behind them.
Deep in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Southern 630 leads the excursion northbound on the famous Rathole, seen here at remote Keno. While there were many railfans out for the chase, we had thi... (more)
On a dreary day on the Rathole, N&W 1218 fills the valley with steam and smoke as it climbs the grade toward Tateville, Ky.
A southbound heads into the cut near Keno, KY as fall colors adorn the hillsides.
A Norfolk Southern ballast train heads south at Keno, Kentucky, on the famous former Southern Railway “Rathole” line between Cincinnati and Chattanooga. The short, heavy train even has a caboo... (more)
A flock of pigeons take to the air as NS 2765 leads its train south at Keno.
Southbound freight traversing the huge cut at Keno.
A pair of GE's enter one of the infamous cuts along The Rathole with an intermodal train in tow.
167 is running the yellows as it follows a grain train southbound.
