Former Southern high nose B23-7 sports the color blue of Lhoist North America which replaced the red of the Franklin Industrial Minerals.

The eastbound Lhoist North America train crosses a steel trestle as it nears the end of it's trip to the NS interchange at Rockwood.

The eastbound train crosses one of the many wooden bridges alone the line to Rockwood. The former Franklin Industrial Minerals locomotives have been painted for Lhoist North America.

Franklin Industrial Minerals 4023 and 3138, now painted for parent company Lhoist North America, lead loads down the mountain to the NS interchange at Rockwood.

Franklin Industrial Minerals 4023 and 3138, now painted for parent company Lhoist North America, lead loads down the mountain to the NS interchange at Rockwood.

Franklin Industrial Minerals has recently repainted their locomotives into this new scheme representing parent company Lhoist North America, but still retaining “FIMX” reporting marks. FIMX 40... (more)

The journey down the mountain begins as two B23-7s depart Crab Orchard with loads for the NS interchange at Rockwood on a spectacular spring morning.

Franklin Minerals' Rockwood Turn arrives at the NS interchange with loads of limestone and calcium carbonate. Franklin Minerals uses several nicely painted locomotives for their operation; seen he... (more)

Exiting the tunnel through Walden Ridge, Franklin Minerals' Rockwood Turn is about to start heading down a steep grade as the tracks wind down off the Cumberland Plateau and into the town of Rockw... (more)

Franklin Industrial Minerals' Rockwood Turn passes through the rural community of Daysville as it heads east with loads of rock and calcium carbonate. Franklin Minerals owns and operates the segme... (more)

Building the train bound for Rockwood.

Re-editing some older shots, reflecting on how rare it is to see GEs this old.

Franklin Industrial Materials road train eases over the last bridge before the NS interchange in Rockwood. The former TC was engineered to last much longer than it did, with impressive steel bridg... (more)

A pair of FIMX B23-7's lead the road train downgrade over Fall Creek on one of the lines spectacular wooden trestles on a brilliant fall day.