"Southern serves the South" Elhart,IN - Chattanooga, TN mixed freight 143 exits Tunnel 25 and prepares to duck into the dark abyss of Tunnel 26 at Oakdale with the Southern heritage u... (more)

After crossing into Tennessee from Kentucky a few miles back daily Elkhart,IN - Chattanooga, TN freight 143 starts the climb up to Bear Creek on a nasty Saturday along the former Southern main. W... (more)

Southbound pig train Q143 makes quick work of the Racoon Mountain Grade as it passes the old civil war era tunnel at the top of the mountain in Whiteside, TN. Sun is very hard to come by at this l... (more)

Northbound freight Q584 has just topped the Raccoon Mountain grade and will begin to set up dynamics as it descends down into the Tennessee River Valley. While Southbound freight Q583 is down on i... (more)

The Cowan pusher prepares to duck into Cowan Tunnel as it shoves heavy Northbound mixed freight Q580 up the steep 2% grade to the top of Cumberland Mountain. The Timber Rattlesnake in the foregrou... (more)

A very late Q693 exits Tunnel No. 29 at Speers Ferry with a somewhat rare SD70MAC leading the 880ft. long train. It's sad that we've gotten to the point of getting excited to see a MAC leading but... (more)

Clinchfield RR passenger car No. 100 passes the iconic location at Trammell as it prepares to enter the dark confines of Sandy Ridge Tunnel. Santa and other folks on the 100's rear platform give a... (more)

Westbound Linwood, NC to Knoxville, TN mixed freight 135 cruises along the banks of the French Broad River at Del Rio as the morning sun illuminates some Fall color in the tree tops.

Northbound ethenol empties cross Coal Creek in Lake City (Rocky Top) on its journey to Corbin.

After meeting a Northbound empty ethenol train, T810 gets the clear to proceed South onto single track at Habersham and up the steep Duff Mountain Grade to Killsyth. The heavy coal slowly gets rol... (more)

T090 South with 45 coal loads for Eastman skies across the North Fork of the Holston River on it's final stretch into Kingsport. After dropping off their cut in Kingsport they'll return back to Lo... (more)

Southbound coal bucket N313 skies across Copper Creek Trestle during a heavy rain shower on the former Clinchfield. The rain is a welcoming sight due to drought conditions across the entire Southe... (more)

The sound of a raging French Broad River is broken up by the sound of howling dynamics as 135 heads West towards Knoxville's Sevier Yard.

Hotshot intermodal man 202 exits the 3,537ft. long Lookout Mountain Tunnel that was built in 1907. The Sheffield crew would take it down to Webb for the swap with a Knoxville crew per CT Dispatche... (more)

The famous duo is running track speed through the small community of Rydal, GA. The sound of the 911's RS5T echoing through the valley was definitely a great treat.