A historic scene that has been repeated thousands of times over the last century, a Southern Painted locomotive crosses State Street and into Virginia from Tennessee. Although it's not the Southe... (more)

As a mid August storm starts to roll in on the community of Glade Spring, Virginia, Norfolk Southern's 'Southern' Heritage Unit shoves on the rear of eastbound 23G as it passes under the iconic fa... (more)

Working southbound along the rails of the former Clinchfield mainline from Erwin to Elkhorn City, CSX 548 leads a southbound grain train through the classic signals at Unicoi; 126.9 miles from Elk... (more)

In this beautiful afternoon perspective, southbound freight CSX Q696-01 works across the Copper Creek Viaduct on former Clinchfield Rails to Erwin and points south.

On the left, NS U48 works upgrade out of Appalachia with an empty Duke Power train in tow as they continue toward Norton on the former Interstate Main. On the right, U57 has just completed loadin... (more)

Almost into Erwin Yard, CSX 3234 leads southbound T137-23 past the Classic Clinchfield Signal at Rock Creek. The line in the foreground turns into the back Yard Lead, and the background track is ... (more)

Shortly after passing a banner test, CSX T137-23 takes the siding at NE Hannum and passes the Classic Clinchfield Signal on the right. This train would meet eventually meet a northbound at SE Hann... (more)

After meeting a northbound grain train at Fordtown, southbound coal train T137-23 spans the former Clinchfield Viaduct in Boones Creek, Tennessee with a brand new GE leading.

Shortly after passing a banner test at NE Hannum, CSX T137-23 continues south toward Erwin on the siding. This siding is really popular during all hours of the day, considering Erwin uses it as a... (more)

Fresh out of Erie, CSX ES44AH 3234 leads southbound coal drag T137-23 across the former Clinchfield Bridge at North Holston. This train just exited the NS Appalachia District on trackage rights f... (more)

NS 961 splits the intermediate signals at Gate City, Virginia on a warm summer afternoon. This was a ferry move to to Appalachia, Virginia with the NS 911 for Railroad Day at Natural Tunnel the f... (more)

In beautiful morning light, a pair of CW44AC's lead a northbound manifest train by the classic Clinchfield Railroad Signals at the NE of Hannum siding a few miles out of Erwin, Tennessee.

Preparing for a meet at Kermit, CSX U355-18 runs southbound parallel to US 23 at Speers Ferry, Virginia, just before crossing over the NS Appalachia Division. To see a similar photograph by Ron Fl... (more)

In this early morning scene, CSX 5005 leads southbound G610-20 out of a tunnel in Haysi, Virginia, just having exited the Breaks Interstate Gorge. This grain train will make it to SE Delano befor... (more)

Coasting downgrade into the coal mining community of Dante, Virginia, a pair of AC Gevo's round a tight curve in downtown. U355-18 would drop their pushers and continue south to Erwin.