A quartet of CSX EMD's bring Cincinnati,OH - Atlanta,GA manifest Q539 through Fairmount,GA

I miss the days of randomly running into cool consists like this. Q539 catches some late afternoon sunshine on its run down the K&A Sub.

A pair of BNSF motors bring CSX train Q539 through Marietta on a chilly December afternoon.

With three on the headend and two on the rear, 7200 ft. Q539 emerges from tunnel 9 on Crooked Hill attempting their best steam engine impression.

After dropping off a set of cars at the yard at Patio, CSX Q539 gets back underway as they pass by the L&N Searchlight signals at North Cabin

After a long delay getting in and out of Patio due to track maintenance between Sanderson and Ford, CSX Q539 gets on the move and onto single track as it crosses over the curved bridge at Redhouse... (more)

After a long trip from Cincinnati, a new crew is in charge as Q539 exits the tunnel at Hazel Patch as they pull forward to attach the Crooked Hill pusher for the run up the grade

After meeting Q542-18 at "Gap", southbound Q539 emerges from Tunnel 18 and into the trackside community (if that's what You want to call it) of Sinks, led by a near mint ET44AH. This tr... (more)

With the pushers attached, CSX Q539 gets back underway as its splits the signals at Hazel Patch as it attacks Crooked Hill with 4 EMDs humming a beautiful winter tune

Legend has it that the Grants Tunnel at Lambs Ferry are haunted The only thing seen haunting it today is a train. Story is told that a man was killed in one of the tunnels in the 1930s and to this... (more)

CSX Q539 curves out of the Hazel Patch Tunnel as it starts its downhill journey into Corbin

CSX Q539 pops out of the former Louisville & Nashville Tunnel at Sinks with a rare CSX SD70ACe leading

An assortment of EMD motors from NS, HLCX and CSX power a Cincinnati, OH to Atlanta,GA freight.

Southbound manifest Q539 has arrived at West Knoxville Yard, and the crew has begun making their drop-offs and pick-ups. Because of the small size of this yard, switching for road crews often invo... (more)

CSX Q539 sets out a cut of mill gondolas for the Knoxville and Holston River Railroad to take to an industry that converts scrap metal into rebar. It was 9:30pm, and at this moment, the train was ... (more)