A heavy rain shower sets the scene as a short trackage rights train NS 102 crests Raccoon Mountain with ease. I was dodging thunderstorms all day on this particular day as a severe weather event w... (more)

The silence of the night is interrupted by the roar of Northbound intermodal train 23N as it tops the Raccoon Mountain Grade at Whiteside, TN. Seen from inside the portal of 160+ year old Whitesid... (more)

Running as a Z train on CSX until it gets to Stephenson, NS 201 heads for Rossville via Sheffield, passing Dang Ole Matt Jones Tunnel with the Jersey Central heritage unit on the point.

Moving at a great clip NS 22N (Rossville,TN-Jacksonville,FL/FEC) is putting forward the track of effort just north of the Whiteside Crossover on it's battle against the longer section of Raccoon ... (more)

NS's specially painted first SD70ACC adds some color to a otherwise dark and gloomy day in the Southeast as it splits the rock walls of the large cut at Haletown, TN leading 365 towards Sheffield,... (more)

CSX Q143-11 (North Baltimore,OH-Jacksonville,FL) is racing toward the crest of the Raccoon Mountain grade for Chattanooga on the long trek to Jacksonville, FL. Another example of the very unusual ... (more)

Less than a quarter of a mile to the summit of Raccoon Mountain, the pair of GE motor guided the massive Q580 north up the main 2 track on the long trek for Louisville, KY. As a CSX tradition Q580... (more)

CSX M765-07 is seen slowly getting back up to speed after stopping behind a northbound freight. This local service from Wauhatchie to Stevenson, AL has come to be a popular train on the joint line... (more)

Cresting the summit of Raccoon Mountain is CSX Q647-04 being led by one of CSX's few Tier 4 ACe's.

After crossing over the state-line CSX X250-04 (Palm Center,FL-Smyrna,TN) is keeping up the pace as the unit train is less the a half a mile from the crest of the Raccoon Mountain Grade. Another e... (more)

CSX Q584-24 is seen cresting the top of Raccoon Mountain at (inside) Whiteside tunnel.

After receiving a new crew at Wauhatchie for the trip to Nashville, K442 passes MP139 on the Chattanooga subdivision. This is also where Whiteside Tunnel, or Dang Ole Matt Jones Tunnel as the loca... (more)

M765-07 is seen slowly making its way up Raccoon Mountain. With getting a restricted signal M765 was forced to a restricted speed up the mountain. About a mile up the tracks M765 would be forced t... (more)

585 with 3 vintage locomotives in tow

An NS manifest passing over 24 in Whiteside, TN.