I apologize for not showing the entire consist (six locomotives including CN and BNSF power), but as I drove around searching for pockets of sunlight, this scene, with the nice trees, vibrant gree... (more)

The Southern Railway heritage unit leads an NS/TVRM excursion over the Tennessee River as it returns to Chattanooga from Oneida, TN. The 8099 is substituting for TVRM’s Southern 630, which was s... (more)

The Southern Railway heritage unit leads an NS/TVRM excursion trip between Chattanooga and Oneida, TN, substituting for TVRM’s Southern steam locomotive 630, which was still in the shop as a res... (more)

One of TVRM's former US Army Geeps leads an eastbound Missionary Ridge Local excursion over the Chickamauga Creek bridge.

A fairly new BNSF GEVO and two NS horses lead a westbound intermodal across the lift bridge over the Tennessee River at Decatur. The tracks at bottom right are those of the River Branch, an indust... (more)

Three of the four ex-Amtrak F40s used on the Nashville area's Music City Star commuter operation lay over for the weekend at NERR's shops in Lebanon. Photo taken on NERR property with permission.

On display at Centennial Park in downtown Nashville is the last surviving NC&StL steam locomotive, the 576. This semi-streamlined class J3 4-8-4 (which the NC&StL called "Dixies" rather than "Nort... (more)

Q201 makes a pickup at the small yard in Cullman, along the former L&N mainline between Nashville and Birmingham.

H&MC's only locomotive (ex-Everett RR 8933 / CR 8933 / LV 282) heads to the south end of the line to retrieve some covered hoppers from storage. Freight car storage is an important source of incom... (more)

NS local A88 negotiates the junction at Vine Street in Decatur. The CSX S&NA North Subdivision and old depot can be seen to the right. NS and CSX lines converge here to cross the Tennessee River b... (more)

Omnitrax’s Alabama & Tennessee River operation recently leased GMTX GP38-2 2180 (ex-UP 1936 / EMDX 793 / CR 7993 / PC 7993), seen here leading M715 southbound into Albertville.

This SD40-2 (ex-CITX 3036 / CEFX 7122 / BNSF 7122), recently acquired by NS and repainted into their Operation Lifesaver scheme, sits tied down with a MOW train on the N-Line.

Northbound "21st Century Steam" excursion from Chattanooga to Oneida, TN.

Northbound "21st Century Steam" excursion from Chattanooga to Oneida, TN.