NS #175 charges up Braswell Mountain behind a trio of UP motors nearing 'Finch'

Lehigh Valley heritage leads NS #285 (Kansas City, MO - Jacksonville, FL) through the junction at Green where the 'C-Line' begins

22N (Memphis, TN - Atlanta, GA) southbound at Varnell

BNSF GE's make quick work of Braswell Mountain with extra Memphis,TN - Atlanta, GA train I84.

Norfolk Southern train #175 hits the bottom of the 1.1% grade near milepost 111 just before the 1% incline to the crossovers at Rogers. The Caterpillar loads on the head end have been a staple of ... (more)

PRB coal loads for Plant Scherer descend the 1.1% grade on the east side of Braswell Mountain behind the usual BNSF power

Scherer empties head back west at 'Jac Mac'

The remains from the December 20th derailment are still hanging around til Norfolk Southern comes back to retrieve the three locomotives, and the cars that was left behind after the holidays. On t... (more)

Empty coal hoopers roll north while the trailing DPU keeps them shoved tight and moving swiftly out of Austell.

After waiting at the end of the double track main in Ooltewah, TN the loaded coal bucket NS 732 (Memphis,TN/BNSF-Juliette,GA) has knocked down the absolute signal at Apison, TN (MP-19.4) and is ma... (more)

BNSF Scherer empties roll down Braswell Mountain on their way back to the Powder River Basin

A very late NS 175 (Chattanooga,TN-Jackson,FL/FEC) is making its way south through the quiet community of Apison, TN on the NS Atlanta North-End. I’ve seen my fair share of odd things on the rai... (more)

NS 188 (Atlanta,GA-Detroit,MI) works it way north up the main 1 track just north of the community of Cohutta, GA. This is your typical summer afternoon in the Tennessee Valley where mother nature ... (more)

Norfolk and Western J 611 pulls an excursion from Atlanta to Chattanooga at Berwin, GA.

Southern Ms class 2-8-2 4501 is running fast just north of Rome, GA with an excursion. There's a Southern EMD FP7 ahead of the dome car to assist the 2-8-2.