Just south of the former site of Southern Railway’s huge Coster Shop facility, this NS grain train has stopped at the usual crew change location as it passes through town. In a couple of miles, ... (more)

The fall colors are on full display on the Rathole. 123 heads south thru the area of Robbins known as Mt. View.

The GoRail unit leads 64Q out of Tunnel 24 at Nemo.

I title this one "Golden Hour Reflections". With sunset quickly approaching, coal empties head north crossing the Tennessee River into downtown Knoxville on the KD Sub behind a pair of AC G... (more)

112 rumbles across the Clinch River into Clinton, behind an all EMD 70 series consist.

15T rolls past the stately old Southern Railway depot in downtown Knoxville. The iconic JFG billboard is seen in the background.

With the sun yet to make it above the hills that surround Oakdale, 116 heads north on a crisp fall morning.

The downtown switcher heads West through the "Old City" area of downtown Knoxville behind former N&W SD40-2 6084. Just out of frame to the left is the old Southern Railway depot where a number of ... (more)

For the second time in the span of a week, I was able to catch 15T against the backdrop of the Southern Railway depot in downtown Knoxville. This time however, the weather cooperated better, with ... (more)

X541 is struggling, and dropping speed quickly as the crew try to coax the long, heavy train up Duff Mountain with only the two lead units online. At this point, they were down to almost single di... (more)

Three 4,000HP units led by GEVO 7541 have a long manifest in tow, and are only a mile from bringing the train into John Sevier Yard.

A pair of GE widecabs bring 295 gliding thru Oakdale.

As the first AC6000 in the fleet, CSX 600 is starting to show her age. However, she is still out there earning her keep pulling the daily juice refer/intermodal North through Knoxville. Note the t... (more)

Coal empties from TVA's Bull Run steam plant (located just a couple miles south of this location) head back north to be reloaded. The train is crossing the Clinch River, and will soon be at CP Dos... (more)

With a fairly new ACe on the point, NS 46G sits tied down at Baxter Ave., where it's been for at least the past 24 hours. At some point, a crew will take the grain loads to the Tate & Lyle facilit... (more)