Knoxville bound T35 crosses the French Broad river at Weavers Bend, TN along the NC/TN state line as some Fall color still hands to the trees along one of the remote portions of the river line.

T35 eases south back across the Clinch River while breaking down cars brought up from Knoxville by T34.

Chuck Parker and Will Duncan roll north on the siding past their hefty chip train to restore an open derailer just around the bend. Once connected to their train, T35 will shove up the Royal Blue ... (more)

3308 and 3264 idle under the stars as T35's conductor releases hand-breaks on a cut of plastic hoppers.

The power on NS T35 reverses through a small pocket of light while running around its train of loaded woodchips on the lead to the Royal Blue loadout on the old Southern Railway Jellico Branch.

Three SD40-2s shove hard on a loaded grain train through the quiet community of Laurel.

NS T35 rolls upgrade into the growing shadows of the Cumberland Mountains for a night of work.

T35 roars up the 1.2% grade out of Lake City, racing against the sunset before it enters the shadows of the Cumberland Mountains. This line runs to Jellico, TN, and is of Southern Railway heritage... (more)

T35 works the small yard in Lake City in a rare daylight move. A cut of empty woodchip hoppers for Royal Blue will be picked up before proceeding further north into the Cumberland Mountains.

The nightly Clinton local shoves across the Clinch River to pick up its cut of cars from the south yard as an Osprey takes flight from its nest on the bridge. I learned what a restricted approach ... (more)

T35 rolls off the Jellico line with a heavy load of wood chips and coal, crossing the Clinch River in downtown Clinton. T35 will take the siding across the river and a waiting 111 will pick up the... (more)

Always parked under the overpass at the old Clinton depot, a high hood and another older engine sit out the holidays. Both are used for local industrial work and to run the Jellico Branch to Royal... (more)