Two hundred and nine miles from Cincy, as the milepost states amongst a mountain of CSX generated garbage. Guess in these remote places, out of sight, out of mind rings true!

With three engines today, grain train G780 won't need the Chaska helpers service on the journey south. In looking at the rock bluffs, one has to marvel at the difficulty in 1904 of blasting the RO... (more)

Q539 has power to spare as it leaves Hickory Creek #1 tunnel and begins the grade up Duff Mountain. The helper won't be required on this colorful day.

Daily Q542 rushes across Hickory Creek and will enter the #1 tunnel in seconds on a beautiful Fall day.

Showing several years of hard work in the field, this old horse either needs to be repainted or set out to pasture. For some reason this is common on alot of SD70s.

With frontend loaders waiting at the ready, 77G pullls the first cut of coal hoppers alongside the loadout. With three loaders working like ants, it'll take almost six hours to load this unit trai... (more)

After having loaded half a unit train, it's time for a fresh crew and a job briefing on the Jellico Branch. The first half will be taken by the original crew downgrade to Clinton, with the second ... (more)

An mty grain train heads north on the elevated curve at Habersham, easing along since the hill helper is just north, returning from a push to Kilsyth. The old L and N signals are still in place, f... (more)

Grain train G830 will soon be slowing as it approaches the grade over Duff Mountain. The crew has just told the helper office they have too much tonnage for the power they've got, so it'll call fo... (more)

Q539 with bright shiny power bursts out of the Hickory Creek #2 tunnel, crossing over Hickory Creek in seconds.

Fall is upon us, a heavenly time of the year for photography. Maple leaves dot the tracks after a high autorack has swept them off the trees overhead and the sun leaves the Hickory Creek gorge.

EMD power drifts down the grade to Jellico, soon to be entering Hickory Creek #1 tunnel enroute to Corbin.

N263 with mtys heads north down the grade, crossing Hickory Creek and entering the Hickory Creek #1 tunnel. Much needed recent rain has brought the water level up, though nowhere near what it shou... (more)

Fixing to make the connection, a brakeman rides 77G back as he talks the engineer thru the move.

As the conductor kicks off the brake on the helper engine at Chaska, a southbound loaded coal drag can be heard rumbling north around Morley. Within minutes the crew will be shoving south over D... (more)