The two peeps assigned to the plant are easing around the big curve, bound for Emory Gap to pick up some coal. This was the site of the imfamous fly ash spill in 2008. They still use coal. I wo... (more)

A GP-7 & a late model GP-9 used to commonly show up and just wait around until the the train of coal for the Kingston plant showed up. I think it all moves in unit trains now.

I my advanced age and decrepidy I often seen a shot like this and wonder, "What possessed me to be in Emory Gap two days after Christmas?". No idea but TVA was there to pick up their train from N... (more)