FIMX 4023 accelerates out of the interchange with NS in Rockwood to begin the 2% climb to Willet Hollow tunnel. Lhoist North America's Crab Orchard operation is unique in that not only do they shi... (more)

LNAX 3043 descends the grade into Rockwood, Tennessee to interchange with Norfolk Southern on a rainy August morning.

Well it looks good however a Llhoist 110 ton GE sits stored along with several cars at Crab Orchard.

Tucked away on a small mining operation you can still find high hood B23-7s in regular operation and it was great to see one of them still running the way the Southern intended. The 3 time a week ... (more)

There are multiple impressive wooden trestles along the former Tennessee Central line between the mine at Crab Orchard and the interchange in Rockwood. The 3x a week turn crosses the Mammy's Creek... (more)

Lhoist North America sponsored Employee Specials from their plant location in Crab Orchard, TN to Rockwood, TN the first Saturday in November. Passenger equipment was provided by the Southern App... (more)

Lhoist North America sponsored Employee Specials from their plant location in Crab Orchard, TN to Rockwood, TN the first Saturday in November. Passenger equipment was provided by the Southern App... (more)

Lhoist North America sponsored Employee Specials from their plant location in Crab Orchard, TN to Rockwood, TN the first Saturday in November. Passenger equipment was provided by the Southern App... (more)

Running empties from the NS interchange at Rockwood to the Lhoist plant in Crab Orchard. FIM stands for Franklin Industrial Minerals, which was sold in 2006 to Ft Worth-based Chemical Lime Compan... (more)

The Rockville Turn rolls through a rock cut at Ozone on their way to Crab Orchard, TN.

Lhoist, formerly Franklin Industrial Minerals tri-weekly train eases across one of the massive trestles on the former Tennessee Central railroad. After a hiatus of 2 years the two GE's that were l... (more)

The crew of the daily limestone train from Crab Orchard have picked up their empties, and are now heading back to the mine. The train is crossing the ex-Tennessee Central trestle that is well over... (more)

Franklin Industrial Minerals 4023 and 3138, now painted for parent company Lhoist North America, lead loads down the mountain to the NS interchange at Rockwood.

Franklin Industrial Minerals 4023 and 3138, now painted for parent company Lhoist North America, lead loads down the mountain to the NS interchange at Rockwood.

FIMX 3138 rests at Crab Orchard during Fourth of July weekend 2010. Built July 1978 as SCL 5149, this unit could be considered the "odd ball" B23-7 on the roster with its low-short hood and EMD tr... (more)