Southbound pig train Q143 makes quick work of the Racoon Mountain Grade as it passes the old civil war era tunnel at the top of the mountain in Whiteside, TN. Sun is very hard to come by at this l... (more)

Northbound freight Q584 has just topped the Raccoon Mountain grade and will begin to set up dynamics as it descends down into the Tennessee River Valley. While Southbound freight Q583 is down on i... (more)

We've reach the end of fall, and what little foliage is left is hanging on for dear life. As always time stood still at the crest of Raccoon Mountain as NS 102 (CSX Z381-25) (Sheffield,AL-Chattano... (more)

On a beautiful morning in the Tennessee Mountains, the steady drone of the interstate is temporarily overpowered as the dynamic brakes of 4 NS locomotives howl as they roll over I-24 on the Lick C... (more)

CSX SD40-3 #4018 brings work train C018-14 across interstate 24 near Whiteside,TN on CSX's Chattanooga Subdivision.

After meeting one at the bottom of the grade, and two just ahead of them, the Georgia Power train CSX N302-18 (Evansville,KY/EVWR-Stilesboro,GA) is slowly easing it's way down Raccoon mountain on... (more)

During a severe Spring thunderstorm that brought hail, strong winds, and lots of lightning to the area, 362 crests the Racoon Mountain grade at Whiteside with a increasingly rare all EMD consist. ... (more)

A classic 40 year old EMD leader leads Q155 down the Chattanooga Sub at Whiteside. The ex- SCL vet has no issues getting the 7,500ft train to the top of the mountain, even with the wet rails.

The sound of GE prime movers echoe through the mountains as BNSF run through intermodal train 264 (Los Angeles, CA - Atlanta, GA) tops the grade at Whiteside.

Northbound trackage right JB Hunt intermodel train 265 (Atlanta, GA-Los Angeles, CA) tops the grade at Whiteside and now will begin to set up into dynamic brakes as it'll ease down the mountain. T... (more)

After hitting the crest of Raccoon Mountain on the main 1 track at Whiteside, TN. CSX Z346-15 (NS 265) is about to pass the Whiteside Tunnel (which I'm on top of) before making the decent down th... (more)

Southbound intermodal train Q143 tops the Raccoon Mountain grade and will now coast down into Wauhatchie where it'll tie down on zero track.

A former SCL SD40-2 leads intermodal train Q155 South over the Lick Creek Trestle in Whiteside,Tn.

As the season is slowly starting to wine down it was going to be a couple of weeks to almost a month when the foliage would start to change color. Southbound loaded South Carolina Public Service A... (more)

CSX G153 slowly crosses the beautiful L&N High Bridge over I-24 and Running Water Creek as G153 and her crew begin the slow and grueling climb up the Raccoon Mountain Grade.