Near the confluence where the Clinch River, the Holston River and the French Broad River unite to form the mighty Tennessee our photo freight gingerly treads its way over the line’s most impress... (more)
Riding high in Tennessee. A small Consolidation took the Lexington Group to Maryville and s somewhat larger one is bringing the train back to the big city. I’m always struck by how much more b... (more)
Q540 crosses the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville as they prepare to make a set-off in the yard in Knoxville.
11Z crosses the Holston River as they approach Sevier yard near Knoxville, TN along the former Southern Railway "A" line.
Another weekend, another TVRM Nº 225 this time with TAG Nº 80 at the helm leading the return trip back from downtown Chattanooga. The Tunnel Blvd bridge is a symbolic location on this piece of... (more)
Down by the Junk Yard. Led by a former SOU high hood GE, this Lhoist limestone train passes through Coalbank Hollow and over a fairly extensive yard full of less-than-prime automobiles.
A Los Angeles, CA-Fairburn, GA intermodal crosses the Frisco Bridge, entering Tennessee.
The ex-NS 8520 came into CN Harrison Yard today via M432 trailing behind UP 9030. Here, it can be seen entering the yard as M335 gets ready to leave and RJY-30 light power enters with IC 1001 lea... (more)
T36, with its pair of ex-Norfolk & Western SD40-2's, shoves across the Emory River with a string of autoracks for Oakdale. A couple Southern gondolas brought up the rear.
The third of 3 southbound trains came across the BNSF Frisco Mississippi River Bridge with BNSF 5944 leading and BNSF 8543 trailing with the 3 DPU still in West Memphis, AR on the other side of th... (more)
A pair of visitors lead Frisco-Bulls Gap local T52 across the Holston River on Norfolk Southern's Appalachia District.
A BNSF lead coal train travels over CSX rails as it runs along Lake Nickajack part of the Tennessee River heading towards Chattanooga.
High Hood on a High Bridge. Led by a former SOU High Hood GE, the Lhoist limestone train heads east from Crab Orchard to Rockwood over this old and high wooden bridge.
Q693 begins the journey down the south end of the former Clinchfield as they pull out of Kingsport and cross the South Fork of the Holston River.
U722 heads northbound at Boone's Creek, just north of Johnson City.
