A southbound grain train curves it's way into the yard at Burnside in a heavy morning fog. Thanks to massive Lake Cumberland the surrounding the town of Burnside, thick morning fogs on cool morni... (more)

South central Kentucky and North central Tennessee was at one time home to several small coal mines, but for decades these mines have been unused. However there are a few signs of the past coal op... (more)

630 charges it's train across a rural crossing at 40 MPH

A pair of Uncle Warren's children lead the 142 northbound at Bowen, KY. The looming carnage of the GRS "Searchlight" signal replacement can be seen on the ground by the second locomotiv... (more)

A thoroughbred of steam passes a few horse barns near Somerset, KY.

A trio of streamliners at Spencer, look close and you can see the CSXT stenciling still in the cab of Clinchfield, er, C&O 8016.

The Amtrak Veterans unit at the Streamliners at Spencer event.

A pair of FEC geeps at the service center, photo taken with permission.

While we often see rail-head reflection shots of big Class 1 power on highly polished, well ballasted track, railroading on short lines is not so dramatic.

CSX has just made the interchange with the First Coast Railroad at Yulee, and headed back to Jacksonville. The building at right is the old Seaboard Air Line Depot.

A NS Simpson Yard to CSX Moncrief Yard transfer enters the north end of Moncrief yard.

While heading up to Kentucky after the Streamliners event, caught this unit tied down at the Norfolk Southern Yard. Unlike the other NPBL units I have seen, this is the first with the NPBL hearld... (more)

It's all level track for now, but in a few miles 630 will begin the long climb up 1.2% Kings Mountain and out of the Green River Valley.

630 through a cut at Wiborg, KY. This cut bypassed one of the "Ratholes" on the CNO&TP.

While hundreds of folks scaled the tick infested cliffs or parked on uber busy US 27 for their Burnside Bridge shots, a more unique view of can be had. Here 630 slips between one of two rock slid... (more)