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.

606 running down the belt line

All 3 of Southerns GP40X`s lead 144 @ Chattanooga Tn

Southern Dinner Train. This nicely-maintained GP38 rests on a Saturday afternoon before pulling the Valentine's Dinner Train that evening. My wife and I would ride behind this train and en... (more)

After waiting at Ooltewah for 734 to get out of the way, NS 201 sprints past Hickory Valley Road for the crew change at Pratt, where the next crew will take it on the next leg of it's journey for ... (more)

NS 163 is parked next to a 3 train derailment @ Chattanooga Tn

Southern's first proper GP38-2 idles in the Grand Junction yard awaiting the evening departure of the Valentine's Dinner on the Diner.

A spring switch guards the wye at Grand Junction as TVRM 606 prepares to depart with a 5-car consist of the Missionary Ridge Local.

After passing one of the shortest siding holdout Boyce on the Western & Atlantic Sub, CSX K442-26 (Lawrenceville,GA-Chicago,IL/CP) is now slowing down as the unit train is on the final few miles o... (more)

6773 in fresh paint

On a dreary wet, and foggy afternoon train Nº 100 eases the five car consist down Missionary Ridge grade on a limited weekday schedule of the Missionary Ridge Local. As always I'm a sucker for s... (more)