The Coster local heads back to John Sevier yard with KXHR's freight pickup for the day behind two Ex-N&W SD40-2s.

A loaded grain train is tied down at Baxter Avenue behind three EMDs.

Conductor Bryan Ramsey and engineer Gomer bring a loaded fertilizer train into downtown Knoxville across the river past some classic L&N searchlight signals.

One of CSX's new Tier 4 deliveries from GE idles on the head of Q540 before switching the West Knoxville Yard.

The second shift "Sawmill Local" prepares to head north out of Knoxville up the KD to Dossett, Tennessee behind a veteran GE leader.

As the sun sets over the three rivers that are the namesake of the Three Rivers Rambler, Washington & Lincolnton 203 leads the last Rambler of the day across the Holston River. Scenes like this a... (more)

"One unit wonder." This recently repainted GE is wearing the newest "boxcar" logo, and is the sole power on these northbound ethanol empties.

A pair of SD40-2s help with a Chattanooga-bound coal train. Up front are a pair of SD35s and an SD24.

SD35s team with an SD24 to lead coal out of Knoxville and toward Chattanooga. Back in the train an RC car transmits the engineer's every whim to a pair of SD40-2s.

A southbound CSX empty pipe flat train flies high across the Tennessee River. I was expecting a northbound in perfect light, but nonetheless this showed up. I'm still satisfied with the outcome.

A KXHR freight heads upgrade past the campus of the University of Tennessee on a warm summer's day.

A lone CSX B20-8 sits on the engine track in West Knoxville yard. Photo taken and posted with permission.

A long and lengthy CSX manifest stretches out across the Tennessee River with two SD40-2s and a GE as the power. Thanks to the guy that let me use his boat for his photo, I didn't even catch his n... (more)

The daily northbound hot single stack intermodal cruises over the Tennessee River headed to Corbin and points north.

Tallulah Falls No. 78 leads a mixed train through the woods. In reality, this is Southern 2-8-0 No. 154 of the Three Rivers Rambler in disguise crossing the Holston River. The locomotive was relet... (more)