K447 (Charlotte, NC Ethanol) emerges from the south portal of Rinehart tunnel near Clinchco, VA on a beautiful December afternoon along the former Clinchfield mainline.

Q540 crosses the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville as they prepare to make a set-off in the yard in Knoxville.

11Z crosses the Holston River as they approach Sevier yard near Knoxville, TN along the former Southern Railway "A" line.

352 accelerates up Gretna hill departing Hurt, VA on it's way to Greensboro and points beyond.

134 cruises around the Hurt connection at Altavista, VA. The connection allows Roanoke trains to head south to Linwood yard. In the distance, the former Virginian Railway's Altavista district is... (more)

23G passes the classic N&W CPL's at Dogwood on the former Virginian Railway (now NS Altavista District) in central Virginia.

CSX #911 (Honoring First Responders) leads Q694 as it snakes through the Quartz Corporation's facility in Spruce Pine, NC bound for Russell.

A BNSF Ace is a nice surprise on this southbound Cincinnati to Rocky Mount Q653. Slowly traffic is returning to the former Clinchfield mainline.

P87 accelerates out of Old Fort after dropping empty chips in the siding. With the removal of through trains on the route, P87 and P60 are the only current moves running between Asheville and Hic... (more)

Chesapeake & Albemarle's weekly job from the NS interchange at Portlock Yard to Elizabeth City, NC passes through Carolina yard using former FEC #502 for power.

Amtrak #94 departs Norfolk, VA for it's run to Boston, MA on a beautiful April morning along the Elizabeth River. The train is crossing Norfolk & Western Bridge 5, with parallel bridge 5A out of ... (more)

Nashville & Eastern's thrice weekly empty rock train from Nashville cruises through the countryside at Hickman, TN just west of it's destination of Carthage.

Nashville & Eastern's thrice weekly empty rock train from Nashville cruises through Brush Creek on the former Tennessee Central mainline between Emory Gap and Nashville.

Nashville & Eastern's thrice weekly empty rock train from Nashville arrives at Carthage Jct and will diverge off the old Tennessee Central mainline onto the Carthage branch to load at the quarry.

WAMX #4204 sits in Canton, NC by the sand pit on the Blue Ridge Southern. Within the last week, BLU paid special tribute to Jim Wrinn by placing the message on the side of #4204. "Hon... (more)