Between East Drive and North Church the former N&W followed the narrow confines of the Middle Fork of the Holston River, at this point just a large creek, more or less. Sharp curves before and af... (more)

I posted the helpers first. Here is the front of that train I uploaded earlier. Back in the coal days. Back when there were locomotive on the roster not numbered in the 4000s, LOL.

A GP38-2 is on the point and there are helpers in the middle with these guys kicked back and rattling along in Run 8 all the way to Big Cut and the top of the grade. Back in the coal days.

844 and 3985 head a Cheyenne to Roseville CA steam special.

Westbound on the Harriman Cutoff, near Dale Junction. Trailing units are SP SD40T-2 8246 and UP SD40-2 3677.

A roster view of U28CG 357 on one of its early trips on September 9, 1966 soon after the ten new units were delivered by GE. In 1966 Santa Fe purchased ten General Electric U28C locomotives modi... (more)

Westbound local has finished its work and is racing home to Bristol in one of many small towns along the line. Nowadays it's six axle power.

Still seems odd that it was forty years ago this WB had an early repaint from NW in the lead. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Nearly at the summit.

Local has come down from Raleigh on its weekday journey. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Originally SOU, this model was unique to this system. I've always wondered why they changed the high short hood from the B23-7. Guess we'll never know. I think the extra lights SOU added probab... (more)

Originally SOU, this model was unique to this system. Here one is leading a mixed freight that ran with an EB number on this line. So much has changed. The "back track" is totally gon... (more)

WB freight comes out of the Middle Holston River's short gorge at the west end of town. The big snow would wait til March.

WB mixed freight with a former Southern unit in charge clatters across the CSX diamond at a place in The Falls City now vastly changed.

Eastbound merchandise.