Southern Railway train number 46, The Tennessean, is led by ALCO DL-109 6401 as it leans into the curve at Johnson City Tennessee in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Back when CSX had traffic downtown they kept a switcher at Johnson City. This ex-B&O veteran is resting in the sunshine for the weekend. Well deserved, it appears. GWI's East Tennessee Railway ... (more)
A pair of BNSF motors lead the Charlotte bound B651 as it splits the signals at "Quarry" on the former Clinchfield.
CSX’s freshly painted Conrail heritage unit leads northbound M652 across Boone’s Creek Trestle in Johnson City, TN. After many years of rumors and speculation, CSX is in the process of putting... (more)
Westbound daily train coming back from Elizabethton with their former NYC Alco. Though the railroad exists as a local switching road this line is now a walking trail and Elizabethton is no longer... (more)
Back when JC had a switcher this one is resting for the weekend.
M692-02 comes to a stop on the trestle at Boone’s Creek, just shy of the South End Boone signal, waiting on maintenance ahead to clear up before heading North.
SP seemed to to have at least one of everything. One of the rarities got a few more years of life doing light duty on this little shoreline. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.
ex-SOU 108, nee-CofG 108. Not sure of the date or location, but most likely Johnson City or Elizabethton, TN. Photographer unknown.
M653 splits the signals at the NE Boone siding on the former Clinchfield mainline in eastern Tennessee.
CSXT B650
P001-23 races south across Boones Creek on the north side of Johnson City, TN
NS 22A thunders through downtown Johnson City, Tn with an ACU leader.
U722 heads northbound at Boone's Creek, just north of Johnson City.
ETRY's daily local shoves forward towards the Norfolk Southern Interchange in Johnson City, TN, with a cut of scrap metal gons from OmniSource.