VLIX U23B #9553 leads the first train of the day north towards Blair, TN. during a photo charter on the last day of operation for the Heritage Railroad before Watco takes over.
It's just after sunrise on this snowy morning as VLIX U23B #9553 heads north out of the K-25 Plant on their way to get the first train of the day ready for photos and videos.
Ex CSX U23B remains in the MOW orange paint scheme pulling a small train to Blair.
Heritage Railroad Y101 heads north by the high cliff on the K-25 Branch. The 9553 is a General Electric U23B built as Louisville & Nashville 2817 in March of 1975. It would eventually wind up i... (more)
Heritage Railroad Y101 departs the 327 siding. The 9553 is a General Electric U23B built as Louisville & Nashville 2817 in March of 1975. It would eventually wind up its Class 1 career with suc... (more)
Heritage Railroad Y101 shoves back to the ETRC office to get out of the way for Y102 after assembling their train. The 9553 is a General Electric U23B built as Louisville & Nashville 2817 in M... (more)
The crew of HRR Y101 begins assembling their MOW train by picking up the shoving platform that'll be used near the ETRC Office. The 9553 is a General Electric U23B built as Louisville & Nashvi... (more)
With Blair bound empty flats in tow, the now solo former CSX MofW U23B, 9553, eases north by milepost 1.
With Alex at the throttle and Ryan riding shotgun, Heritage Railroad Y101-15 darts north through the picturesque scenery of East Tennessee, to collect a cut of empties from Blair.
CSX 9553 sit in the late afternoon sun at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, TN, with fall colors on the hills behind it.
Engineer Alex Wood is at the controls of the most basic GE you'll ever see as he puts on a show climbing the grade by "Wheat" with 7 cars in tow.
It doesn't have to be Halloween for pumpkins to be seen here! This particular old beast sees daily service into 2017 long after it was initially expected to. Thanks to die-hard enthusiasts, this u... (more)
VLIX 9553 is seen basking in the early morning sun as SARM volunteer crews prepare her for start up to pull an 11 A.M. excursion.
Riding and chasing not one, but two U-boats, pulling vintage passenger coaches? A true railfnas dream, I would say.
