The eastbound turn exits the tunnel

Franklin Industrial Minerals B23-7s 4023 and 3138 arrive in Rockwood to interchange cars with NS after the morning trip down the mountain from Crab Orchard.

FMIX 4023 and sister #3138 depart the yard for the run to Rockwood, TN.

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.