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When the Buzzi Unicem cement plant needed switching on the 21st, the KXHR called in some heavies! The GP40-2LW is a former CN GP40-2LW and the locomotive behind it is KXHR is an ex CR GP38-2.

Jersey Central Heritage Engine leading 127 through the now gone City Yard in Knoxville

I've never been able to really time a rail photography trip with a snowstorm, but after a blanketing of the stuff on the 18th and me being off work I was able to take this photo of an NS SD40-2 t... (more)

With the building of the University Commons shopping center, Gulf and Ohio was able to build a new station for the northern terminus of the companies "Three Rivers Rambler" tourist train... (more)

The KXHR ended January with a splash! A major rainstorm swept through Knoxville, and this left the KXHR crossing at Tyson McGee Park Rd very wet. You can even see the front trucks creating a small... (more)

Southern Railway 154 splits a large cut with an afternoon excursion of the Christmas Lantern Express.

Southern Railway 154 marches up a small hill on its way towards Marbledale with a Christmas Lantern Express excursion.

Southern 154 charging towards downtown Knoxville.

A pair of KLW rebuilt NREs lie parked at the University Commons. In the background is CSXT 922 (Obscured) and CSXT 911.

Back in the day, the bridge over the NS tracks behind the Cherokee Mills building used to be a major hotspot for photographers. Lots of photos from the mid 2010s were taken on this bridge. But the... (more)

Southern Railway 2-8-0 154 was built in 1890 by Schenectady Locomotive Works for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway as ETV&G 466. Four years later, that railroad merged with the Ric... (more)

Southern 154 leading the Three Rivers Rambler through Knoxville on the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad

KXHR typically parks its locomotives by the University Commons shopping center. The 5ft tall fence makes it a bit tricky to get a good angle on the locomotives, so this artistic shot is the best I... (more)