Southbound CSX K429 crosses the Cooper Creek bridge with a CN Gevo in the lead as the last of the morning fog burns off in the Clinch River Valley

Southbound CSX Q693-06 passes across the Copper Creek bridge on the Kingsport Sub, as the sun breaks through after an overnight snowfall

A rather clean Mac rebuild leads loaded rail train W015-12 across the world famous Copper Creek Trestle along the Clinchfield. The train consisted of 40 loaded rail cars all of the Chessie System ... (more)

Coal is no longer the 'king' it once was on CSX’s former Clinchfield mainline. Mines and tipples–both large and small alike have continued shudder across the region since the late 1980’s fol... (more)

Northbound CSX L692-06 crossing the bridge at Copper Creek with a short train

An SD70MAC leads a short Q693 through the intermediate signals at Dungannon

W584-11 crosses Boones Creek bridge on their way South towards Erwin

W584-11 splits the signals at Unicoi this afternoon, on their way South towards Erwin where they'd put their train away in the yard.

On a crisp October afternoon, a pair of CSX AC GE's hold back a T722-21 for Brice as they come down the main at Rock Creek, Erwin, Tennessee. The track in the foreground is the 'Rock Creek Lead',... (more)

Weed spray train W053 passes the NE Johnson City signal Northbound on their way to Kingsport

K447 departs Kingsport Southbound in the early morning sun with a colorful assortment of power, with a Kansas City Southern SD70ACe leading.

Shot through (safely) the South tunnel of the Twin Tunnels at Hill Station, the W003-12 geometry train exits the North tunnel with ex-MARC GP40WH-2 CSX 9969 leading.

Loaded coal for Brice, NC pulls from a stop at the South end of Towers siding in the Breaks Interstate Gorge on the route of the former Clinchfield. A very brief pocket of light opened up just in ... (more)

A very late Q693 exits Tunnel No. 29 at Speers Ferry with a somewhat rare SD70MAC leading the 880ft. long train. It's sad that we've gotten to the point of getting excited to see a MAC leading but... (more)

The 77th edition of the Santa Train crosses the famed Copper Creek viaduct in Clinchport, Virginia. Although much of the day featured downpours as the one seen here, the Christmas spirit was alive... (more)