Q540 rolls north past the old coaling tower at Chaska as dusk falls on the Cumberland Mountains.

NKP 765 dressed as C&O 2765 begins its assault of Duff Mountain passing the Chaska coal tower enroute Knoxville in a steady rain.

A loaded Kopper Glo train is battling the grade as it comes past an old L&N coaling tower.

Just before sunset on the former L&N mainline between Corbin and Etowah, a pair of CSX AC locomotives lead northbound K427 through the heavy snow from winter storm "Jonas" and across Hickory Creek... (more)

After being stopped by a defect detector north of Saxton, KY, southbound manifest Q539 is flying upgrade to clear the way for a parade of 3 trains backed up in the gorge. Despite having a train in... (more)

Northbound manifest L542 crawls downgrade through a snow squall in northern Tennessee, passing the former coaling tower at Chaska. The coaling tower is a relic from the days of a steam helper base... (more)

X541 is struggling, and dropping speed quickly as the crew try to coax the long, heavy train up Duff Mountain with only the two lead units online. At this point, they were down to almost single di... (more)

A southbound rolls out of Hickory Creek tunnel #3 as the fog burns off.

A southbound loaded coal train grinds out of Hickory Creek tunnel #3. The Morley helper is shoving on the rear, allowing this 5,442 foot coal train to make the climb over Duff Mountain.

A loaded coal train is down to a crawl as it emerges from the third tunnel on the KD going south before crossing over Hickory Creek. The manned helper from Morley was put onto the back of the trai... (more)

A northbound limestone train curves through the gorge north of Chaska, TN, crossing Hickory Creek as the sun sets below the bluffs.

A southbound pipe train meets a northbound grain train, seen here stopped under the old coaling tower at Chaska. A helper was stationed here in the days of steam to assist trains over the Duff Mou... (more)

A southbound train consisting entirely of grain is seen passing through the crossover located at Oaks, which is the mid point of double track between Chaska and Habersham in remote Campbell County... (more)

I had almost all but forgot about this photo, but I don't know how. This was one of my favorite photos from 2014, taken on my one day trip north on the CSX KD with a fellow photographer. Here we s... (more)

A day on the CSX KD never disappoints as CSX N282 climbs the grade at Oaks.