3170 at 50 The very first SD40 that was purchased by the Southern Railway NÂș 3170 is living Its glorious years in retirement at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum for the publi... (more)

It's late and veteran engineer Brent Thomson slowly bring the Tennessee Central "Murder Mystery & Music Special" back from Watertown, TN through the quite community of Lebanon, TN bound... (more)

The rails was hot on this unbearable Friday evening as the empty Tennessee Valley Authority coal-bucket NS 73Z (Kingsport,TN-Memphis,TN/BNSF) pace the Tennessee River on it's way northbound on th... (more)

After making the descend down Howardsville grade NS 188 (Atlanta,GA-Detroit,MI) coast down the single main just outside of Collegedale,TN on the NS Atlanta North-End. After knocking down the adv... (more)

Michigan Southern GP9 NÂș 908 is sitting on the west leg of what was at one time the busy IC mainline that ran between Jackson, TN to Oxford, MS. The Mississippi Central Railway a reincarnated o... (more)

NS 101 (Bulls Gap,TN-Memphis,TN/UP) enter the double track main on the final hump to Memphis, TN. We're on the NS Memphis West-End and, NS 101 will run to Harris Yard where the NS crew will hand t... (more)

circa 2014 At the dawning light on this brisk early spring morning the 5,311ft in length CSX Q144-03 (Memphis,TN/UP-Atlanta,GA) is coasting down the single main track just on the outskirts of Wau... (more)

CSX Q585-20 (Nashville,TN-Chattanooga,TN) rushes south across the Elk River at Estill Springs, TN for the run to Chattanooga. Daily run Q585 is one of those road local freights that make set off f... (more)

A pair of Geeps assigned to M780 is tied down in idle on the house track across from depot on this bright brisk Sunday morning. The Nashville & Chattanooga Depot (ca.1913) in Tullahoma was built i... (more)

CSX Q585-20 (Nashville,TN-Chattanooga,TN) rushes south across the Elk River at Estill Springs, TN for the run to Chattanooga. Daily run Q585 is one of those road local freights that make set off f... (more)

"Steam return's to the valley!" After a year long absent with heavy maintenance needed Ks-1 Class SR 630 return to revenue service now sporting it's true as delivered look to the Southern Railway.... (more)

On the last official day of winter the quiet air that blanket East Chattanooga was broken by the sound of TVRM NÂș 225 as it cruises westbound as the four car train crossing the Awtry Street bridg... (more)

A trio of BNSF motors seen racing along the Tennessee River as the pig train gets a running head start to take on for the Raccoon Mountain. From time-to-time trains would be re-profiled to other t... (more)

Northbound NS 373 (Macon,GA-Chattanooga,TN) lean into the curve as the freight make the assault up Howardsville grade just north of Cohutta, GA. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but it's nic... (more)

After passing one of the shortest siding holdout Boyce on the Western & Atlantic Sub, CSX K442-26 (Lawrenceville,GA-Chicago,IL/CP) is now slowing down as the unit train is on the final few miles o... (more)