Coal empties from TVA's Bull Run steam plant (located just a couple miles south of this location) head back north to be reloaded. The train is crossing the Clinch River, and will soon be at CP Dos... (more)

NS local T13 has picked up a short mixed bag consist of covered hoppers, coal loads, log, and woodchip loads from East Siding, and is departing Clinton, headed for Sevier Yard in Knoxville. The cr... (more)

"One unit wonder." This recently repainted GE is wearing the newest "boxcar" logo, and is the sole power on these northbound ethanol empties.

A long string of northbound Autorack empties head across the Clinch River.

With four ex-NS GP38s in the consist, X542 is crossing the Tennessee River into CSX's small yard near downtown Knoxville, heading north.

With the empty limestone hoppers of train 69W (lead by 9624) stopped in the siding, T69 rolls by on the main with a sweet trio of SD40-2s leading.

Welded rail/work train lead by a Geep 40/Road Slug set chugs across the Clinch River headed southbound, in order to clear the main for a northbound empty coal train.

112 rumbles across the Clinch River into Clinton, behind an all EMD 70 series consist.

Just days after a derailment and fire on the KD Sub shut the line down completely, and forced residential evacuations and business closures just a few miles south of this location, the bottlenecke... (more)

285 proceeds south after stopping to meet northbound 174 at Oakdale. The power is approaching the foundations that once held the old Southern Railway searchlight signal bridge. The venerable old s... (more)

111 charges south approaching Annandel.

The crew is already hard into the dynamic brakes, as they start down the hill, approaching Lancing. These southbound grain loads are headed to Tate & Lyle in Loudon, TN.

A long, heavy M42 knocks down the signals at CP Strange in the early morning light.

Loaded oil cans head south on the Rathole, crossing Rock Creek, just north of "downtown" Lancing.

On home rails. The Southern Railway duo of 4501 and 3170 continue their deadhead move to Bristol, after spending the night in Sevier Yard at Knoxville. The crew let 3170 do most of the leg ... (more)