Finally easing down the Cumberland plateau into Cowan, TN (MP J-86.8 S.E. Cowan), the massive CSX Q582-06 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) only at 12,895 foot in length, the manifest will come to a stop ... (more)
CSX Q582-30 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) is laying the sand as the two motors is dragging the 9,575ft of train up Raccoon Mountain, meantime coasting down grade on the main 2 track the journey is alm... (more)
After cutting through the NS control diamond at 23rd St. (M.P. WA-137.3/J-149.9) CSX Q582-11 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) is almost at the end of it journey up the W&A Sub from Atlanta, GA. The massi... (more)
CSX Q582 heads north along the Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro,TN
Easing down the Cumberland Plateau, CSX Q582-23 has control of the train as you can hear the high pitch whining noise of the dynamic brakes echoing off the mountain. The train will continue north ... (more)
Southern Pacific AC44CW #187 leads northbound CSX manifest Q582 (Atlanta,GA - Nashville,TN).
Waiting in the town of Stevenson (M.P.-J112.7) CSX Q582-17 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) will have to meet two southbound before the 8556ft long manifest could continued north for Nashville, TN.
Rolling down the mountain into Cowan, TN is CSX Q582-21 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) on it way north for Nashville with a line of motor, and 5,500 foot of train following behind.
The early evening hours were beginning and the train traffic was about to heat up, and finally CSX Q582-19 shows up rolling north through Tunnel Hill, GA on its way to Chattanooga on the W&A Sub.
A northbound mixed freight climbs Raccoon Mountain toward Nashville.
Slowly backing down to its train on the north end of Wauhatchie Yard, CSX Q582-15 (Atlanta,GA-Nashville,TN) had a rare bird that the Union Pacific owns, SP 187 an untouched motor lead the consist ... (more)
Q582 tied down at Alton Park next to the old NC&StL yard.
Q582 rolls into downtown Stevenson with a nice, older EMD leader.
The hump job is shoving the last few cars across the hump as Q582 arrives at Radnor Yard from Chattanooga via the D Line.
UP SD9043MAC 8114 leads northbound CSX Q582 along Nickajack Lake on a beautiful winter morning.
