A pair of KLW rebuilt NREs lie parked at the University Commons. In the background is CSXT 922 (Obscured) and CSXT 911.

Back in the day, the bridge over the NS tracks behind the Cherokee Mills building used to be a major hotspot for photographers. Lots of photos from the mid 2010s were taken on this bridge. But the... (more)

Southern Railway 2-8-0 154 was built in 1890 by Schenectady Locomotive Works for theĀ East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway as ETV&G 466. Four years later, that railroad merged with the Ric... (more)

Southern 154 leading the Three Rivers Rambler through Knoxville on the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad

KXHR typically parks its locomotives by the University Commons shopping center. The 5ft tall fence makes it a bit tricky to get a good angle on the locomotives, so this artistic shot is the best I... (more)

It was a photographer's special steam run back in August of 2007, but this little critter was on the end of the train to pull it back to Knoxville. Railroad Pictures Archive tells me she was built... (more)

Despite the Willoughby Interlocking being a crossover between the NS and CSX railroads, this NS GE Loco, is actually running on the CSX portion of the diamond. Also helping out is a red CPKC unit,... (more)

CSXT 911 (Not to be confused with NS 9-1-1), and its partner CSXT 490 stop in the small West End yard. The crew of the train is about to take the flatcar seen behind the second locomotive and ... (more)

Southern 154 pulling the Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express up Henry Hill

Before it went to L & C to be a slug this unit sets outside the shops, recently arrived from UP.

Laurinburg And Southern #11 caboos fnds itself on the end of a phot freight charter led by Washington & Lincolnton 203 in Knoxville, Tennessee back in 2007. The photographers got to ride in the ca... (more)

Knoxville & Cumberland Gap's CCC01 arrives at West Sevier with cars from Middlesboro.

Knoxville & Cumberland Gap's CCC01 job enters the NS at Beverly off the Middleboro line with cars bound for Sevier.

Fancifully lettered "Engine, engine, number 9" for the tourist train this rare model in fact is a working freight unit when not in that role. It was previously owned by Louisiana & Pine... (more)

The wind is heavy in the easterly direction as Southern Railway 154 departs Knoxville with the first Christmas Lantern Express of the day.