Austin Bryant is at the helm as 102 fights tooth and nail to the grade between milepost 9 and 10. This specific stretch of gradient lifts the track from near water level around milepost 8 to the t... (more)

103 charges the grade into UTK campus as E.T. Mark Ragan inches the hefty consist closer to Coster.

On August 25, 2007, there was a a photo shoot on the Knoxville & Holston River led by Steve Barry. I went up specifically to shoot this engine because in a prior life, she spent some time in Winns... (more)

The Three Rivers Rambler ran a special excursion train on July 24th, 2019 with Chattanooga Traction Company #4 as the power. The train is seen crossing the over a small creek just beyond Calhoun's... (more)

Near the confluence where the Clinch River, the Holston River and the French Broad River unite to form the mighty Tennessee our photo freight gingerly treads its way over the line’s most impress... (more)

Riding high in Tennessee. A small Consolidation took the Lexington Group to Maryville and s somewhat larger one is bringing the train back to the big city. I’m always struck by how much more b... (more)

Diminutive steamer 154 looks dwarfed by the big NS office car it has in tow as it blows out the cylinders on an isolated curve along the Maryville branch. The was a great Lexington Group charter.

A chartered day out with a short period freight and two “donkeys” on the Knoxville & Holston River. What could be better?

With former Southern Railway 2387 sitting on the Jailhouse siding, 2241 reverses down the Knoxville River Belt Line 'main' with a cut of empty rebar gondolas for CMC.

With a single load of lumber for Tindell's and 25 loads of highway salt destined for Burkhart Industries on the drawbar, MP15DC's Nº. 2391 and 2377 raise hell as Austin eases them upgrade towards... (more)

With a train of empties built by job 102 at Forks of the River, 103 snakes downgrade though the hills of east Tennessee towards milepost 9 on a section of almost year old continuous welded rail (C... (more)

With school finally over for the summer and motors perfectly juxtaposed on the ‘jailhouse’ siding and mainline in Lonsdale, last night provided a wonderful opportunity to dust off the speedlit... (more)

Former CNW SW1 1269, and ex US Steel MP15DC 2002 rest silently, framed by industrial scenes of Tamko paper–waiting for action bright and early Monday morning.