"Steam return's to the valley!" After a year long absent with heavy maintenance needed Ks-1 Class SR 630 return to revenue service now sporting it's true as delivered look to the Southern Railway.... (more)
On the last official day of winter the quiet air that blanket East Chattanooga was broken by the sound of TVRM NÂș 225 as it cruises westbound as the four car train crossing the Awtry Street bridg... (more)
After letting P001 get out of the way, local M721 pulls out of Wauhatchie Yard. Since I figured Wauhatchie was full & there was no where for them to run around, the dispatcher decided to have them... (more)
The CSX OCS, running as P001, slows down to the crew change point on the old main at Wauhatchie. While the two GEVO's were a bit of a bummer, the main draw for me was the debut of the newest addit... (more)
Steam & Diesel power rest at the shop.
15T exits the darkness of Lookout Mountain Tunnel with the Illinois Terminal heritage unit leading. The green paint almost matches the green foliage.
TVRM 225 makes its way towards Missionary Ridge Tunnel as the rain continues to fall necessarily on the railroad as the saying goes, but it was certainly falling on me.
spinning 5000 on the turntable.
5000 eastbound on the main line.
TVRM 225 crosses Tunnel Boulevard as Southern 5000, or Andre as some of us at work call it (lets see how many people can figure out why it's called that), leads the first Valentine's Dinner train ... (more)
Eastbound on the TVRM main line.
1943 in the fuel racks after bringing 143 into Cattanooga Tn
An Operation Lifesaver SD40 leads T88 across the Tennessee River to drop cars on the old Chattanooga Traction spur.