Q696 battles thick fog on its way south to set off 15 cars in Kingsport. Nikon D80.

Trackage rights light power move runs through thick fog in Yuma Virginia. Nikon D80

Southbound CSX coal train through Fordtown with a CSX SD70MAC I shot just a week ago. Nikon D80.

Shortly after sunrise, Q696 battles the heavy fog of the Appalachian Region. With an approach signal at S.E Kermit, following slowly behind NS 890. Nikon D80

A clean GEVO(along with seven others) leads 723 past a stop signal, main into the siding at Boone. This train will stop at Watkins before making its trek to Andover, VA. Always seems to be a 7600 ... (more)

Loaded Coal train 784 thunders through scenic Gate City, past mile post 36. On this nice but cold day in October. Nikon D80.

A Dash-9 and 2 SD60's glide along at track speed making short work of the 1.7 grade at Watkins, pulling loaded coal train 784. Nikon D80.

The first day of frost yields an extremely foggy day, as southbound CSX coal train N216-18 rolls through Kingsport With a surprisingly clean SD70MAC leading. Nikon D80.

A pair of clean GEVO pushers have cut off from CSX U303 at Watkins and are heading back west on NS trackage rights. Passing a parked NS coal train in the siding at Jasper. Nikon D80

A dirty GEVO on the point of NS 25N waits at the yard office on a Central Division crew to take it west to Knoxville, TN. On the last official day of summer. Nikon D80.

V40 sits tied down with one engine, during the Rhythm and Roots festival in Bristol. Nikon D80.

NS 236 rolls past the scenic country side of Atkins, heading toward a meet with 22A at Rural Retreat. Nikon D80

NS 236 blows through Glade Spring at track speed. Nikon D80

A spartan cab EMD affectionately called by the crew a ''Cadillac'' leads 236 this morning past the Bristol station to change crews in the Bristol Yard. Too bad the Union Pacific engine was not lea... (more)

The more I photograph this area, the more I love this region and love living here. A CSX westbound with one of my favorite locomotives in the lead rides into the morning sun. On the foggiest summe... (more)