The old Louisville and Nashville railroad tower stands tall in Baxter, Kentucky, as CSX U400-06 completes a run over from Kingsport, Tennessee. The former L&N tower is surely nearing 100 years old... (more)

If a guy is lucky enough to get a southbound move on the CV Sub leaving Loyall, KY, in the afternoon, the old L&N tower at Harlan Junction is a cool spot. A stone train out of Mount Vernon, KY, to... (more)

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was in the throes of an unprecedented volume of coal traffic in Eastern Kentucky when this shot was taken. A St. Paul, VA-bound 72-car unit train is just out of... (more)

Engineer Morgan Calhoun smiles at the photographer as he rolls into the junction point of Baxter with four U25Cs in his command. Ralph Nader wouldn't be too happy with the Corvair waiting on the r... (more)

After dropping its train (all empty hoppers) about two miles back at Harlan Junction, Extra 188 North and its "Little Woody" cab roll along the double track main of the Martin's Fork Branch on the... (more)

Heading for the barn, the "Anti-Christ" unit---666---approaches the Cumberland River bridge at Baxter after earlier pushing a southbound coal train all the way to Watkins, VA on NS.

An mty Lynch Turn passes the old interlocking tower at Baxter.

A Corbin to Lynch (KY) turn rocks through the crossover and turnout at Baxter en route to US Steel's Lynch 3 mine near Cumberland. The old interlocking tower at Baxter was short-lived in operation... (more)

Northbound empty train coming across the Cumberland River Bridge at Baxter

Northbound Merna unit coal train crossing over at Baxter for a meet with a Lynch Turn on double track.

Meet @ Baxter