Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion from Kingsport, TN to Appalachia, VA. Eastbound excursion is drifting downgrade and will soon enter Natural Tunnel before entering the valley of the Clinch River.

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion from Kingsport, TN to Appalachia, VA. On the way back to the origin the eastbound train passes through a low point in this thriving community before beginning the s... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding east on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Running downgrade, dynamic brakes whining and going at a pretty good clip. Trains between me and th... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding east on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Topping the first grade eastbound, leaving the valley of the Powell River, the excursion is heading ... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding east on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. The excursion is coming off the east leg of the wye, and will soon board on the main for the return t... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Train is backing down the east leg of the wye toward Andover Yard to prepare for the return to Kings... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Objective achieved. Appalachia, an aspiring ghost town, like many in the coalfields, enthusiastical... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. With Horton's Summit behind them the train descended into Duffield and immediately began climbing a... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Having reached and summit at Big Cut, then descended to the Clinch River, the excursion is starting... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. Story goes that the god fearing folks Scott County eschewed legal alcohol and a fair number of thos... (more)

Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is proceeding west on NS's former Southern Appalachia Division. This eclectic mix of passenger cars and locomotives is bound for Appalachia (short "a" pl... (more)

A few miles north of its origination at Kingsport this Watauga Chapter NRHS excursion is diverging from the former Clinchfield main onto NS's former Southern Appalachia Division heading railroad w... (more)

NS Yard Job HM61 shuffles around Abrams with a scale test car.

southbound with a short train

It's a lite power move, as these two GP38-2s head toward Enola Yard at CP Mary. Photo taken from Routes 11/15. Canon 20D and 24-70mm lens.