NS #1069 Virginian heritage unit leads NS Train 224 across Cumberland river bridge at Burnside, KY

I climbed up to the shelf above the bridge after already having waited 2 hours after it arrived to Burnside. Turns out, I'd have to wait another good 4 hours before 224 would get a crew and head n... (more)

Virginian 1069 leads NS 224 through the scenic country area of Parkers Lake on the 2nd District of the CNO&TP. NS 224 would get to spend the next 5 hours at Burnside await a fresh Louisville bound... (more)

TVRM's Southern 630 storms south on the Rathole for Oneida, TN with an excursion from Lexington, KY.

The 21st Century Steam excursion from Lexington, KY to Oneida, TN comes to a stop at Burnside, KY for a crew change on the busy NS Rathole.

BNSF 226, an 18 year old and recently reactivated SD75M, leads NS 197 down the 1st District of the CNO&TP on a cool summer afternoon

Foreign power on Norfolk Southern's CNO&TP, at Bakewell, TN. A unit grain train bound for the chicken farms in the South.

A pair of Canadian Pacific GEs lead southbound NS train 295 across the double track bridge over the Cumberland River at Burnside, KY.

Texas and Pacific 2-10-4 610 is northbound in the morning on Southern's CNO&TP with an excursion bound for Emory Gap.

Even with helpers, 630 still makes a sight hauling it's train up Kings Mountain. The GRS "searchlight" signals have since been removed in the weeks following this photo.

Even with helpers, 630 still makes a sight hauling it's train up Kings Mountain. The GRS "searchlight" signals have since been removed in the weeks following this photo.

With the Interstate heritage unit leading the way, stack train 215 is seen southbound at Parkers Lake on the CNO&TP.

A couple miles south of Stearns, the excursion passes through the community of Revilo as the 2-8-0 stretches its legs, keeping the train at a steady 40 miles per hour.

After a crew change in Burnside, the New Royal Palm continues towards Onieda as they pass through one of the many cuts made in the 1960's by the Southern Railway as part of the realignment ... (more)

Former Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 may be 110 years old, but the consolidation shows no sign of its age, sprinting at a brisk 40 miles per hour down the 2nd District as it leads the southbound exc... (more)