NS 111 south is now down to a virtual snail's pace, as it negotiates the small yard just south of downtown Clinton, slowing for a meet with northbound M12 at East Siding.

Southbound manifest R539 is only a few miles out of West Knoxville Yard, heading toward Singleton siding, where he will have to stop and meet a northbound. The signals at this location are a bit o... (more)

A very short C740 local heads south toward Armona, passing the signal at I.C. King Park. This GP30 road slug/GP40-2 mother set usually stays around the Knoxville area, and often serves as yard pow... (more)

Loaded ballast train 934 arriving in Knoxville at City Yard.

NS T21, the "K&A Local" is seen crossing the Tennessee River returning to downtown after performing it's work south of Knoxville. T21 is a turn that runs from Sevier Yard to the Maryvill... (more)

On a Friday morning made damp by the previous evenings rains, grain empties head back north for another load. This train would make it as far as Coster before the crew's time ran out. Another crew... (more)

Two for one. With the downtown Knoxville skyline in the distance, coal empties powered by a pair of AC GEVOS, roll north across the Tennessee River on a bridge that dates back to the L&N da... (more)

A UP pool power AC4400 leads NS 163 hightailing it west out of Knoxville, passing through the small suburb of Concord. A small section of Concord Marina can be seen across Fort Loudon lake directl... (more)

Valley girl. Looking more like a crude oil or unit ethanol train in this shot, the West Local train T69 cruises through the small community of Concord. T69 is just like a quote from Forest ... (more)

L&N heritage. Venerable L&N searchlight signals still protect many CPs on CSX’s KD Subdivision. Pictured here is K426 northbound ethanol empties waiting behind a set of these searchlights... (more)

Southbound manifest Q539 has arrived at West Knoxville Yard, and the crew has begun making their drop-offs and pick-ups. Because of the small size of this yard, switching for road crews often invo... (more)

While I would hate to see another SP paint job bite the dust as much as the next railfan, if the patch has been in place long enough to start looking like this, then perhaps it's time for a repain... (more)

The humble number board. The nose of CSX 64 shows some wear and tear, as chips in the paint have allowed the metal underneath to begin to rust. Photo taken from public park adjacent to t... (more)

With a fairly new ACe on the point, NS 46G sits tied down at Baxter Ave., where it's been for at least the past 24 hours. At some point, a crew will take the grain loads to the Tate & Lyle facilit... (more)

The quintessential KXHR shot. On a beautiful East Tennessee morning, the Three Rivers Rambler has begun it's second weekend of spring 2015 operations. At the throttle of Washington & Lincol... (more)