Bluegrass Railroad Museum's freshly painted ICG GP8 #7738 poses alongside former N&W GP9 #675 at Versailles, KY.
Westbound NS freight 17M with a colorful mix of power rolls across the large double track bridge at Coopers enroute to Williamson, WV and points west.
Bluegrass Railroad Museum's former ICG GP8 #7738 idles on a late summer night at Versailles, KY a few weeks following a repaint by the museum's volunteer staff.
A westbound CSX empty coal train with a freshly repainted GE AC4400CW l makes a nocturnal pass through Natural Tunnel on NS' Appalachia District (via trackage rights) enroute to the coalfields of ... (more)
A southbound CSX mixed freight eases through the street running trackage in downtown La Grange, KY on a muggy summer afternoon.
A pair of Canadian Pacific GEs lead southbound NS train 295 across the double track bridge over the Cumberland River at Burnside, KY.
Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Valley heritage engine leads train 22A as it breaks the Sunday evening silence in downtown Oliver Springs, TN on its northbound journey from Knoxville to Burnside, KY. Th... (more)
Three NS GE locomotives help hold back a 200 car loaded coal train as it descends the grade between Princeton, WV and the junction with the former N&W at Oakvale. The 100 foot tall trestle here ca... (more)
TVRM's former Southern Railway 2-8-0 630 leads a Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam excursion train southbound near Harriman, TN along the scenic Emory River. The excursion train is returning to ... (more)
Northbound CSX local C740 pops out of the Black Oak Ridge Tunnel at Dossett, TN after the quick run up from Knoxville. The Knoxville-Dossett local operates a couple of times a week to switch a lum... (more)
TVRM's former Southern Railway 2-8-0 630 leads a NS 21st Century Steam excursion southbound near Evansville, TN on the return leg of a Chattanooga - Oneida round trip.
TVRM's former Southern Railway 2-8-0 630 leads a 21st Century Steam excursion train southbound through the historic town of Stearns, KY enroute from Lexington, KY to Oneida, TN. Stearns was once h... (more)
TVRM's former Southern Rwy 2-8-0 #630 leads a southbound Norfolk Southern/TVRM public excursion train across the massive bridge over the Kentucky River at High Bridge, KY on its round trip between... (more)
Eastbound NS freight 162 crosses Douglas Lake at Leadvale, TN with Southern (North Carolina Transportation Museum) E8 #6900 and EMD FT-B #103 trailing as they make their trek from Chattanooga to S... (more)
The southbound deadhead move of the annual CSX Kentucky Derby Train works through the rugged terrain of the KD Subdivision near Morley, TN as it makes its way back to Jacksonville, FL. The train h... (more)
Classic NS high nose SD40-2 3264 leads northbound local T12 near Clinton, TN on a beautiful fall day in October 2013. NS is quickly rebuilding these former Southern high nose SD40-2s with low nose... (more)
The southbound CSX deadhead move of the Kentucky Derby Train gets underway at Corbin, KY after a quick crew change and fuel stop lead by F40PHs 9998 and 9993.
A pair of Canadian National GEs bring southbound NS train 197 around the elevated curve and under the signal bridge at McCoy as a 'new' NS SD40-2 sits tied down on a work train in the foreground. ... (more)
Three tracks nearly full of stored NS GE power paint await future work and/or repair at Roanoke alongside a string of freshly rebuilt coal hoppers in this July 2013 image. As of late April 2014, t... (more)
A southbound CSX loaded coal train bound for South Carolina rolls across the Copper Creek Viaduct at Speers Ferry on a beautiful spring afternoon.
NS' Southern Railway heritage locomotive leads the northbound Chattanooga-Oneida TVRM excursion through Rockwood, TN on a beautiful spring morning.
Due to Southern 630 still undergoing mechanical work at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Norfolk Southern provided the Southern Railway heritage locomotive to power the TVRM/NS Chattanooga - Onei... (more)
NS' Penn Central heritage locomotive leads eastbound freight train 188 through Yards, VA on a snowy February morning.
Its is a cold and snowy night at Prince, WV deep in the New River Gorge as eastbound coal loads behind CSX AC6000CW #697 roll off of the Piney Creek Subdivision and past the classic 1940s era pass... (more)
An overnight snowfall of 6+ inches in East Tennessee has things moving just a bit slower than normal as NS freight train 114 departs Sevier Yard as a yard job shoves cars toward the hump on an adj... (more)
CSX freight Q539 rolls through Amherst as it heads south to Etowah and eventually Atlanta behind CSX C40-8s 7613 and 7578. In the modern world of wide nose GE locomotives, seeing two standard cab ... (more)
A pair of western visitors in the form of two faded former Santa Fe GEs lead hotshot NS train 229 southbound down the Cincinnati-Chattanooga mainline at Roddy, TN. BNSF power on NS these days is c... (more)
Eastbound NS stack train 202 slowly passes through downtown Knoxville as the Knoxville Fire Department works to extinguish an overnight fire at the abandoned McClung Warehouse to the left of the t... (more)
San Luis & Rio Grande's Monte Vista Turn heads east back toward Alamosa after interchanging with the San Luis Central Railroad on a beautiful winter day in Southern Colorado.
A pair of NS EMDs lead a westbound work train as it works through the reverse curves near Ingleside, WV.
A pair of CSX GEs bring empty coal hoppers up RJ Corman's Loup Creek Branch and past Loup Creek Falls on a chilly winter afternoon on their way to Pax for loading.
A pair of Reading & Northern SD40-2s lead the southbound "Mountain Job" through downtown Tamaqua on a beautiful fall afternoon.
NS' Southern Railway heritage engine #8099 leads southbound freight #197 under the classic signal bridge at CP Pemberton just south of Oneida, TN on a rainy summer afternoon.
The C740 local from Knoxville is pulling back out onto the CSX Cow Creek Branch after spotting empties at a lumber yard on a rainy Sunday morning at Dossett, TN. The classic lines of the GP30 body... (more)
Engineer Chris Bost is at the helm of Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 #425 as it leads a Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe fall foliage passenger special along the former CNJ Nesquehoning Valley Branch at Nes... (more)
On a mild fall evening TVRM's former Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 leads a westbound Asheville - Knoxville across the Pigeon River at Newport.
TVRM's former Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 leads a Knoxville-Asheville excursion through downtown Newport, TN as it passes the classic four way traffic signal at the intersection of Mims Avenue and... (more)
Northbound Chattanooga-Oneida steam excursion led by TVRM's 2-8-0 #630 rolls through the East Tennessee countryside at Roddy on a beautiful fall morning.
Northbound NS empty autorack train 27W rolls through Rockwood behind Union Pacific SD70M #2001 enroute to the Toyota facility at Georgetown, KY. The UP 2001 (along with 2002) was painted in this s... (more)
Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 #425 leads a special railfan photographer excursion through East Mahanoy Junction as it works its way back south to Port Clinton.
With SD38 #2004 leading Reading & Northern's northbound Mountain Job breaks the Sunday afternoon silence as it works its way north near Barnesville on the R&N mainline.
Engineer Chris Bost and fireman Ryan Bausher are at the helm of Reading & Northern's 4-6-2 #425 as it leads a Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe fall foliage passenger special along the former CNJ Nesqueh... (more)
NS' Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive #8103 breaks the late night silence in downtown Newport, TN as it passes through downtown and by the classic four-way traffic signal at the intersection o... (more)
Reading & Northern SD40-2s 3057 and 3058 sit outside the Port Clinton engine house after being washed for their weekend duties pulling round trip fall foliage excursions to Jim Thorpe.
Southbound CSX Office Car Special rolling through Dungannon, VA on a dreary winter afternoon.
A pair of brand new NS EMD SD70ACes bring a southbound loaded scrubber stone train through this rural scene between Luttrell and Corryton, TN. The train had loaded earlier in the day at the mine n... (more)
NS GP50 7068 speeds westbound Frisco local T74 through Speers Ferry on a rainy spring evening enroute to Duffield, VA to switch local customers. Built in 1980 for the Southern Railway to pull some... (more)
It is a peaceful spring night in downtown La Grange, KY as a northbound freight breaks the 4am silence easing down the street running trackage along Main Street. The busy streets and sidewalks of ... (more)
NS' Southern heritage locomotive #8099 leads southbound freight train 197 through a summer rain shower at Ratliff, TN en route to Chattanooga.
Durango & Silverton 480 leads its southbound train back toward Durango as seen from parallel Highway 550 in the late afternoon sun.
A trio of classic EMD highhoods bring Emory Gap local T37 through this rural scene just south of Harriman as it begins its slow journey to Rockwood along the former Tennessee Central branch. The m... (more)
RJ Corman SD40T-2s 8569 and 8718 lead a short train uphill through the reverse curve near downtown Mount Hope on a clear and cold February morning. The train is en route to the CSX interchange at ... (more)
Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief passes the classic semaphores at the east end of Chapelle siding on a beautiful day in the high desert of northern New Mexico.
A pair of Canadian National engines add an interesting splash of color to the standard black and white Norfolk Southern scene at Spring City, TN as southbound NS freight 177 takes the siding behin... (more)
CSX F40PH #9998 leads a southbound office car special through Dante, VA as it passes by the former Clinchfield depot at the north end of the passing siding.
A pair of Ferromex engines lead northbound NS freight 142 through the rural Tennessee countryside near Evansville. This train originated in Birmingham and is enroute to Elkhart, IN with 130+ cars ... (more)
Reading & Northern SD38 #2000 leads a short local from Jim Thorpe back to Tamaqua as it passes through the short tunnel just east of Nesquehoning on the former CNJ Nesquehoning Valley Branch. This... (more)
Two of the newest locomotives on the NS roster, EMD SD70ACe 1099 and 1098, lead an older SD70 on southbound train Q8E just south of Luttrell, TN enroute from Middlesboro, KY to Knoxville, TN. At t... (more)
The distinct profile of a GP30 road slug splits the classic former Clinchfield RR signals at Quarry as the southbound loaded rail train works upgrade just a few miles from a crew change at Erwin.
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.
