An ex-KLWX SW1500 of SP heritage leads a train of empty of gondolas across the busy Cumberland Avenue during the middle of rush hour. She is joined by KXHR 903 a slug unit that appears to be some ... (more)

The first Rambler of the season rolls past the beautiful redbuds blooming in McWherter Park.

A power move heading north on CSX's KD Subdivision passes through Amherst on its way to Corbin, KY with a mixed bag of power. Second to last in the consist was a rare CSX SD38-2.

Parked on a passing siding, a faded and patched UP workhorse, leased to NS, leads a string of four locos pulling a unit train full of corn.

The first run! NS/Southern 3170 makes a run westbound with a loaded sand train in tow, most of the hoppers still in Southern paint.

After a 37 hour stint tied down on a side track in Knoxville, a mixed freight heads west behind a rather flashy visitor. Union Pacific 1982, the Missouri Pacific heritage SD70ACe, is pulling this ... (more)

MoPac! A detoured NS 117 makes a very unusual run through Knoxville. However, the biggest stir wasn’t caused by the re-routed train. The big story was the lead unit. Railfans seem to come... (more)

The Missouri Pacific heritage SD70ACe sits on the bicycle track in Bearden, just west of Willoughby Interlocking in Knoxville, Tennessee. This train had a plethora of problems including a boxcar l... (more)

One of the last EMD GP50s owned by NS leads the K&A Local compass south (railroad west) out of Knoxville. The locomotive has since been sent to Altoona, PA for a rebuild.

With a nice looking, clean ACe trailing, the daily West Local heads out of Knoxville. Unfortunately, he was told that he would have to wait in the siding at Boyd a few miles down the tracks for me... (more)

CSX 111 leads a multi-unit power move northbound, approaching S.E. Amherst.

KXHR 2242 sits on the Ready Mix Concrete spur, near their interchange with CSX's West Knoxville yard. The windows had been boarded up, and there were "Do Not Occupy" decals on the door, almost as-... (more)

Golden summer evening light reflects upon the bulk storage tanks at Holston Gases' terminal, located along the banks of the Tennessee River, and the Three River's Rambler Railroad tuxedo-painted S... (more)

An outing with a great photographer friend yeilded a plethora of trains. This was the first train of the day, as there was still some lingering snow to see between the rails.

A great day for standard cabs on CSX! To start the parade was a CSX northbound grain train with a nice SD50 leader flies north at South Amherst.