The "Baby" of SARM trails on the excursion train out to Blair, Tennessee on a beautiful fall day.

A short train of coal loads returns from the loadout in Gatliff, Kentucky in the late hours of a chilly December evening.

NS 126 screams past the set of crossings in Bearden behind two of NS's common Dash 9s.

A busy day was unfolding at CSX West Knoxville yard with R540-23 picking up its daily set of cars, Y101 working the south yard, and Q541-22 flying by on the mainline.

A southbound CSX empty pipe flat train flies high across the Tennessee River. I was expecting a northbound in perfect light, but nonetheless this showed up. I'm still satisfied with the outcome.

A freshly repainted "Spirit of West Virginia" leads a southbound loaded company hopper train down the KD Subdivision.

NS 42G heads toward Knoxville, easily gliding through East Siding with three locomotives on either end.

The nightly Clinton local shoves across the Clinch River to pick up its cut of cars from the south yard as an Osprey takes flight from its nest on the bridge. I learned what a restricted approach ... (more)

The Morley manned helper proceeds to shove a southbound loaded Bull Run Steam Plant coal train over Duff Mountain.

My first shot of a train passing under the classic Pennsylvania Railroad position light signals happened to be this westbound stack train led by a fairly new rebuild.

Heading north with 110 empties for Middlesboro to be loaded throughout the week.

A long empty autorack heads north through Clinton on the K&O District towards Harriman and the CNO&TP. This train originates in Norfolk, Virginia and goes to the Toyota plant in Indiana.

During the only span of sunlight throughout the entire day, 288 charges north into Harriman Junction with a dynamic duo of locomotives. The "Honoring our Veterans" SD60E and Southern 809... (more)

NS 42G's DPU set pushes the train out of Laurel nearing Clinton.

A very colorful southbound manifest heads toward Etowah after setting out and picking up cars in Knoxville. The leaser rush that CSX has seen lately will soon die down, making scenes like this one... (more)