A southbound freight is all coupled back together and ready to depart after dropping a slew of cars and two locomotives in the storage track at South Waters, just north of the Emory Gap yard.
After releasing its pushers moments ago, 78T accelerates through the yard at Emory Gap (Harriman) past a lone piece of mow equipment on its way to unload at Kingston, TN.
A pair of high hood EMD's await their next assignment.
BNSF power leads train 73Z across the bridge in Harriman.
55A races down the straightaway right before entering Harriman, where it will have to merge onto the CNO&TP at Harriman Jct. Walden Ridge can be seen in the background.
A southbound autorack train leans into the curve as it slices through the twin signals of Harriman Junction on its way south.
A crewless 891 waits patiently in the morning sun to embark on its return trip to the coalfields.
A rare sight, the Emory Gap local is seen tip-toeing down the tracks of the former Tennessee Central Railroad to reach a lumber supplier.
The conductor of the Emory Gap local keeps lookout as the short train is backed down the very decayed tracks.
Loaded NS unit coal train with 110 loads, three units up front and two manned helpers on the rear pass through Harriman on the way to TVA's Kingston Steam Plant.
The first Powder River Basin unit coal train, loaded out as BNSF C-BTMMHK0-01A unloads at TVA's Kingston Fossil Fuel plant.
Still wearing primer, 9904 is from the last order of C40-9W's that will be placed. Note the different colored nose handrails.
Easing downhill toward the Gap.
NS GP38-2 #5139 waits for 2 northbounds and 2 southbounds before switching at Emory Gap