The Interstate heritage unit eases out of the smaller tunnel within Natural Tunnel. The creek that created Natural Tunnel passes thru a smaller naturally-made tunnel in the lower right of the ima... (more)

Behind a pair of SD40-2s the westbound Frisco Turn works along Stock Creek at Glenita just prior to entering Natural Tunnel.

Shortly after being released from the Chattanooga shops in Chattanooga,TN, the SOUTHERN heritage unit 8099 leads an empty hopper train in it's first trek through the Natural Tunnel. A true Souther... (more)

Westbound TILX empty hoppers roll out of Natural Tunnel led by a pair if CSX GEs. This train is operating on NS trackage rights en route to Big Stone Gap where it will be back on CSX rails for the... (more)

Westbound empty CSX coal train T436 operating on NS trackage rights works uphill through Natural Tunnel behind pair of GE products. more)

This new ES44AC shoves on the rear of empty hopper train 707 in peaceful Glenita Virginia very close to the Natural Tunnel. The crew of this train was battling dynamic brake problems with the lead... (more)

CSXT 154 West, an empty unit coal train, approaches Glenita via NS trackage rights. The crew will regain CSXT trackage at Big Stone Gap en route to the Kentucky coal fields via Hagans Switchback.

Former Southern high-hood SD40-2 #3232 leads the eastbound Duffield local #T74 as it exits Natural Tunnel and is about to pass through the shorter, man-made Little Tunnel on its eastbound trip bac... (more)

A loaded NS unit train rolls eastbound past the signal at Glenita on a rainy and foggy last day of February. The rear of the train is exiting Natural Tunnel, the reason for the 15 mph speed restri... (more)

CSX 588 West pull mts through the little tunnel at Natural Tunnel on its way to the CSX CV Subdivision via the NS Appalachia District.

CSX 588 leads empties west through the little tunnel at Natural Tunnel utilizing Trackage Rights over the NS Appalachia District.

NS 73A squeezes out of the exit of the man made and much smaller of the two tunnels at Natural Tunnel State Park with empties enroute to Andover, VA.

Distributed power unit 7711 shoves on the rear of empty westbound hopper train 703. Thirty minutes later the head end will be on the radio with Norton asking for permission to enter the yard. Niko... (more)

A pair of CSX GEs drift along on the rear of loaded coal train T440 just after passing through Natural Tunnel (and the much smaller, man-made Little Tunnel). more)

This CSX empty coal train has nearly slowed to a crawl as it approaches Natural Tunnel on NS trackage.