The morning was gloomy and wet, and the mountain tops was shrouded with heavy fog as NS 325 (CSX Z660-15) with a trio of NS motors charge up Raccoon Mountain on its way north on the CSX Chattanoo... (more)

NS 362 (CSX Z354-05) slowly creep down the 1.33% Raccoon Mountain grade on it's way to Chattanooga, TN through the rural mountain community of Wildwood, GA (MP J-142.0 Wildwood). The haulage rig... (more)

After dragging over Raccoon mountain the southbound Waycross bound CSX Q513-03 is coasting down the south-end of the grade heading straight for Chattanooga, TN. under permission of Wauhatchie Ya... (more)

As the last light of the day shine, northbound CSX Q580-03 (Hamlet,NC-Evansville,IN) hustle around the curve at Wildwood, GA. (MP J-142.0 Wildwood) with a trio of AC-Traction motors in charge, the... (more)

Haulage rights NS 117 (CSX Z703-26) emerge from the hollers of the Cumberland Plateau as the train take on the last two in a half mile from the crest of the short, and steep side of Raccoon Mounta... (more)

CSX Q282-27 (Baldwin,FL-Louisville,KY) lean into the curve on it's way north up Raccoon Mountain on the CSX Chattanooga Sub on the Nashville segment of it's long journey to Louisville. NS 68... (more)

A Rare Bird Around These Parts Haulage rights train NS 117 (CSX Z345-07) is giving all it's worth as two generation of GE locomotive pulls the 7,000+ foot long manifest up the 1.... (more)

As the rain pick up in the rural mountain community of Wildwood, GA (MP J-141.0 Wildwood) haulage right NS 736 (CSX Z601-08) is slowly easing down the 1.22% Raccoon Mountain grade on the main 2 tr... (more)

Liquid Sunshine As tropical depression Nate make it's presence known by showing it's fury with torrential downpour, and heavy wind, the work must go on. CSX M765-08 (Chattanooga,T... (more)

CSX Q582-22 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) begins it’s journey north for Radnor Yard by way of Chattanooga. Q582 is pulling out of the Yard lead in Wildwood, GA with a large EMD motor consist bound f... (more)

The blue hour has arrived as NS 7587 races north from Birmingham, Alabama towards DeButts yard in Chattanooga, TN.

NS 362 (CSX Z346-02) is easing down Raccoon Mountain grade through Wildwood, GA (MP J-141.9 Wildwood), the trackage rights train is no less than 4 rail-miles from getting off the CSX Chattanooga S... (more)

On a hot July morning we see loaded Georgia Power coal bucket CSX N302-14(Evansville, IN/EVWR-Stilesboro,GA) stop on the main 2 track waiting to meet northbound empty South Carolina Public Authori... (more)

The empty Seminole Electric Co-op Inc. coal bucket CSX T102-01 (Bostwick,FL-Epworth,IL/EVWR) is finally underway making the run up the south leg of Raccoon Mountain on the CSX Chattanooga Sub.... (more)

A patched SP AC4400CW bring NS 162-18 down Raccoon Mountain, running over CSX trackage rights as train Z38118. The UP motor and train are still in Tennessee, as the state line is just north of th... (more)