Southbound coal loads cross the Boone’s Creek bridge on a clear January afternoon

The Savannah & Atlanta Heritage Unit leads 15T Westbound through downtown Johnson City on their way towards Knoxville.

201 rolls through downtown Johnson City with the Monongahela heritage unit on point.

Sitting in the snow by the old Giant Grocery warehouse. Photo by F. David Petke. From my collection.

Wearing it’s old “paper railroad” number but no longer sublettered this veteran sports shiny new paint. No switcher has been assigned to Johnson City for man years now.

The first of three westbound intermodal trains cruses through the suburbs of Johnson City.

CSX's #911 (Spirit of our First Responders) leads Q693-03 along with the CSX #1776 (Honoring our Veterans unit) across Boone's Creek trestle near Johnson City, TN.

The daily East Tennessee Railway local approaches the former ET&WNC (Tweetsie) mainline before reversing and heading to the Norfolk Southern interchange in Johnson City.

The Santa train deadhead move south to Jax crosses the Boones Creek trestle near Johnson City,TN.

The consist for the CSX Santa Train is headed home to Jacksonville FL the day after the 76th running of the annual train.

ETRY 214 leads a single loaded propane car towards the Broadway St crossing. The short train is running along the railroads lightweight mainline bound for Suburban Propane and Johnson City Chemica... (more)

ETRY 214 heads rushes back to the company yard with quite a hefty train behind them.

Originally MP, then RSSX, this unit now is the sole power for what might be called “Johnson City Beltline”. Her they’re doing some switching in the yard as a machine in the background works... (more)

Four Southern GP38-2’s wheel a northbound freight past the James H Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center complex in Johnson City, Tennessee.