East Chattanooga Belt Railway (ECBT) train EC01 passes the Burnside apartment building (no better trackside living in all of Chattanooga) on the way to the NS interchange with two empty resin hopp... (more)

It's been a nice trip over to East Chattanooga yard for today's local and now we head back to Grand Junction. On our way, we make a second trip through the Missionary Ridge Tunnel. The engineer c... (more)

After doing a full 180 on the turntable, the Missionary Ridge local engine prepares to hook back up and head back to Grand Junction.

The first "Missionary Ridge Local" of the day has pulled in from East Chattanooga.

TVRM 710 enters the turntable at east Chattanooga to turn the locomotive around for the trip back to Grand Junction.

Engineer A Walker waves to the camera as he brings his train across the Chickamauga Creek bridge at TVRM , Chattanooga Tn

Tennessee Valley`s Christmas Train at East Chattanooga

Tennessee Valley`s Christmas Train at East Chattanooga

Three EMD products of over 70 years difference are seen as the sun sets on the Tennessee Valley. On the right, NC&StL GP9 710, originally built as a GP7 in 1950 for the same road, sits in the disp... (more)

TVRM's Missionary Ridge Local crosses the South Chickamauga Creek this morning with the NC&STL GP7 leading the train.

NC&StL 710 leads a TVRM Chickamauga Turn excursion through Rossville.

TVRM GP7 710 is still looking good with it's ten plus year old dress, it would be the day's power for the Chickamauga Turn.

TVRM 710 leads the Missionary Ridge Local round the curve at Grand Junction with Kyle Shannon at the throttle.

TVRM's NC&StL GP7 and KXHR GP9 2391 emerge from the woods and into the morning sun as they lead the Copperhill Special southbound. The train negotiated the Hiwassee Loop just a few minutes prior t... (more)

A TVRM excursion rolls south on the former L&N "Hook and Eye" route on its way from Etowah to Copperhill on what is now the Hiwassee River division of TVRM. This location is just north of the famo... (more)