MCS 121, MCS 122, and NERR 381 pose for a group shot at the MCS Staging Area in Lebanon. The 381 is on loan to the Music City Star while work is being completed on MCS 120.
The last morning run of the day cruises past the colorful fall foliage.
Both Music City Star trainsets getting ready to leave for the nightly test runs. The Wilson County Fair's balloon rides can be seen floating over the new commuter operation in this late evening v... (more)
MCS 402 accelerates away from the new Mt Juliet Station with a high speed Music City Star test train. Some last minute work on the station and a few more practice runs still must be done before o... (more)
The new Music City Star trainsets are running the first high speed 59mph test trips. MCS 122 faces east, and cab car MCS 402 faces west.
The primer has been applied to former Amtrak 399. The unit will emerge as MCS 122.
Former Amtrak 399 is being prepped for a new Music City Star scheme.
Here's a sneak preview of the new Music City Star power. Former Amtrak 398 has been repainted and renumbered 121 for the new Nashville commuter operation.