Sporting a very 'attractive' paint job, this former N&W SD40 leads NS train Q50 eastbound at Greenland.

A set of westbound NS pusher engines starts into 'Little Tunnel' just before entering the larger and more impressive Natural Tunnel.

An eastbound CSX trackage rights coal train eases out of the impressive Natural Tunnel on the NS Appalachia District. Using a new 12mm lens shows the size of the train in relation to the surroundi... (more)

CSX eastbound loaded coal train easing down to 20mph as it is about to enter the siding at Smith on a clear Saturday morning.

CSX SD70ACe #4843 leads a southbound coal train as it pops out of the rocky southern portal of the Speers Ferry Tunnel at milepost 79.5 on the former Clinchfield Railroad. Thanks to Dave DeVault f... (more)

A cold morning on MLK Day 2005 finds NS train 703 rolling westbound by the signal at Smith with a trio of flag-n-flare SD70Ms.

Utilizing the 'natural' tunnel created by the waters of Stock Creek, NS empty hopper train 729 drags itself through the tight curvature inside the tunnel behind a BNSF SD60M. [Canon D60, ISO400, 1... (more)

The T62 relief crew is working goregeous Saturday afternoon as they make the short run from Frisco to Kingsport (via CSX trackage rights) for their Eastman delivery as it crosses the Holston River... (more)

A pair of CSX GEs lead a southbound loaded coal train around the curve at milepost 68 at Starnes/Slant, VA.

NS 'GEVO' 7502 leads train 78T eastbound at Frisco, past the rear portion of train T62 (Kingsport local).

Late night at Watkins finds a set of NS pushers on the mainline and a westbound CSX empty hopper train in the siding. [Canon D60, ISO-400, 43 second exposure w/existing light.]

NS 161 rolling southbound at Roddy, TN with the J.M. Huber facility in the background.

The Emory Gap Local, NS T37, trundles along on the jointed rail past an abandoned spur as it runs on the former TC mainline from Emory Gap down to Rockwood for interchange with the Franklin Minera... (more)

A brand new UP SD70M leads NS train 124 northbound in the early morning sunlight at Emory Gap (Harriman), TN on the former CNOTP 3rd District.

On a chilly December night a southboud grain train is stopped on the yard lead at Oakdale awaiting the passing of northbound autorack train 284 on the #1 mainline before it can start its journey s... (more)