Deep within the confines of the Hickory Creek gorge, Q539 pulls a hodgepodge of flats, cars, and tankers thru the #2 tunnel. One has to wonder how this line was chiseled thru rock over a hundred y... (more)
Sporting an eclectic mix of power thru the rugged Hickory Creek gorge, the daily Q539 ambles out of Tunnel #1 enroute to Knoxville. An SD40-2 and slug bring up the rear of the power.
Crossing over Coal Creek, which drains a large section of the Cumberland Mountains and the coalfields, Q539 towers over Lake City. The NS Jellico Branch is on the lower, smaller bridge in the back... (more)