The fall colors is at it's peak here in the Tennessee valley, but the crew of the massive northbound CSX Q580-08 pay no mind as they get the train up to speed as they prepared to knock down the Me... (more)

During the late evening hours the heavy CSX G133-07 (Evansville,IN-Athens,GA) rocket south on the CSX Chattanooga Sub on the outskirts of Haletown, TN (MP J-130.1 Nickajack). The sky is almost gol... (more)

The afternoon sun peak through the clouds giving us a breath taking dramatic scene as the power of CSX W104-26 kicks up dust on the outskirts of Haletown, TN on the CSX Chattanooga Sub. The trio... (more)

Running as Z350-02 over CSX's Chattanooga Subdivision, NS #201 sports the Southern heritage unit on the point as the train skirts around Nickajack Lake in southeast Tennessee.

NS run through mixed freight has them throttled up as it makes a run for the steep Raccoon Mountain grade during a heavy snow shower that dumped nearly five inches on the greater Chattanooga area.

The sun poke it's head through the clouds shortly before the bottom fell out on this muggy July morning. CSX G131-15 (Hopkinsville,KY-Rockmart,GA) is down to a craw as the loaded grain train start... (more)

After knocking down the intermediate signal at Haletown, TN (J-130.1), CSX Q583-22 (Nashville,TN-Hamlet,NC) work its way south on it's long trek to Hamlet's Classification Yard in Hamlet, NC. We'r... (more)

The motorcyclists make pace with a northbound CSX manifest along Nickajack Lake.

A BNSF ACe takes the reigns to dig in and shove another load of Powder River coal up the treacherous Raccoon Mountain.

In the last sun of the day, the NS OCS runs on CSX trackage from Chattanooga to Stevenson, AL Once it arrives there it will get off the CSX Chattanooga Sub, and get on the NS Memphis East-End roll... (more)

During the late afternoon we see southbound CSX Q133-21 (North Baltimore,OH-Jacksonville,FL) stop on the single main along Nickajack Lake on the CSX Chattanooga Sub in Haletown, TN (MP J-130.1). W... (more)

After receiving a signal to proceed north from the main 1 track to the single main at Haletown, TN (MP J-133.1 James) a very late CSX Q142-09 (Jacksonville,FL-North Baltimore,OH) with a trio of Ci... (more)

After taking to SC-Dispatcher out of Nashville on where to take this train to CSX W031-30 is cruising Shellmound Rd, and the Tennessee River in Haletown, TN (MP J-130.0 Nickajack) the work train i... (more)

NS 334 (CSX Z346-09) is now at a steady pace coming from the single main track to the main 2 track as it passes through the rural community of Haletown, TN (MP J-133.3 James) on the CSX Chattanoog... (more)

At the last bit of light during this cold evening, you can see trails of coal dust coming off of the long string of loaded hoppers as CSX Z608-09 (NS 734) come round Nickajack Lake (MP J-130.1 Nic... (more)