Stanton, TN is a small town just southwest of Brownsville where I ended up first catching this train doing some work before continuing to Memphis. With all of the piles of metal, wood and ballast... (more)

The TAG unit, still fresh and clean led 15T into Irondale on Father's Day 2025. I rushed over to catch it, making the 4 hour drive to Attalla, AL in hopes of seeing it in good light. I made it t... (more)

The Golden Swoosh unit was on the point of NS 283 that transfers to BNSF and continues on to become Z-AUGSBD carrying mostly JB Hunt containers. This shot is crossing over from Memphis, TN into A... (more)

Heritage Unit Duo 1972 and 1850 make their return trip from North Little Rock, AR to Nashville, TN. Coming off the UP into Sergeant Yard, they received a fresh crew that took it across the CN Ful... (more)

Heritage Unit Duo 1877 and 1875 led M533 from Nashville to Memphis just one day after 1850 and 1972 came in leading M531. Here, they can be seen leaving Gallaway, TN on the main after a crew swap... (more)

NS 4851 TAG unit led 15T on the final leg of its trip to Irondale, AL on Father's Day 2025. There's a nice stretch of road just north of Attalla that runs alongside the tracks that made for a nic... (more)

NS 1074 led NS 16A into Memphis from Sheffield, AL a few days. I was fortunate to catch it the second time it came in. It was raining, but the spring greens and purples really popped because of ... (more)

A north bound manifest crosses over the Cumberland River during blue hour. Many runners, cyclists and athletes are busy below, but always stop to gaze as the train goes over.

A south bound manifest prepares to cross over the mighty Cumberland River that runs through the heart of Nashville, TN. This is a location I've always wanted to get a photo, but have just never s... (more)

The BC Rail heritage unit caught me off guard leading a SB coal on a beautiful, blue sky day. A crop duster was also flying around at the same time. This is a composite shot, as the plane actuall... (more)

CN M302 led by NS 9838 and UP 7290 approaches Rials Siding getting ready to go into the siding to wait on Z-195 to fly by (which was led by a solo BNSF).

The day after north Mississippi received roughly 6" of snowfall, CN 8952, the Grand Trunk heritage unit led M301 into Memphis. I've always wanted to catch a heritage unit in the snow, but ch... (more)

BNSF 25th Anniversary unit 5869 leads 733 through the small downtown area of Iuka (eye-you-kah) Mississippi where no lie, I saw 2 deer scamper across someone's back yard 5 minutes before the train... (more)

One of the last trains I caught in 2024 was led by BNSF 5869 25th Anniversary unit, which also happens to be leading the first train I caught in 2025. Here, 733 fires up ready to roll west to Mem... (more)

After doing about 20 minutes of switching in Hernando, the Grenada Railway continues south with 58 cars, most of which came from CN Harrison Yard in Memphis, TN.