In Frisco, Tennessee, a Norfolk Southern U40 train crewman realigns a switch after the crew has set out 37 loads of coal in the yard. The crew brought the coal cars from Andover, Virginia to Fris... (more)

Eastbound Norfolk Southern train U40 is coming into the yard at Frisco, Tennessee. The train is actually in Virginia as the Tennessee-Virginia state line is between the train and the photographer... (more)

A loaded CSX coal train rolls through Frisco Yard utilizing NS trackage rights along The Appalachia District.

A set of Norfolk Southern GP40-2s sit in the Frisco Yard.

A couple of older EMDs sit in Frisco awaiting a crew to take coal to Eastman in Kingsport later in the day.

W684-27 for Loyall takes the connection at Frisco, coming off of the Clinchfield main onto the NS Appalachia District for their run to Big Stone Gap.

T090-16 has coal mined at the Balkin Mine located just west of Loyall. The coal is destined to the Eastman Chemical Company plant at Kingsport, TN. Here the train comes off the NS Appalachia Distr... (more)

NS Frisco yard has big EMD yard power behind the derail today with the smaller SD40-2 parked way over to the side.

This little NS SD40 is doing a bit of switching with coal loads bound for Eastman on a hot summer day at the Frisco yard on the TN/VA line.

A lone SD40-2 awaits through the dusk for yard work.

With a fascinating array of power a loaded CSX train eases down the connector to head southbound on the former Clinchfield RR main.

Two SD40-2's struggle to get a loaded coal train through Friso Yard.

Two Southern Railway boxcars make for a classic backdrop as high hood SD40-2 3291 rests at Frisco, TN on an autumn weekend waiting its next assignment. The majority of these former Southern SD40-2... (more)

Southbound 4501, headed for Kingsport.

At Frisco the NS line from Bulls Gap to Appalachia crosses the CSX ex-CRR main. NS maintains a small yard here and two grizzled old warriors on the local switch a few cars this bright March day. ... (more)