Around and down, TTI rolls into the outskirts of Carlisle, KY bound for Maysville, KY where the black gold in tow will be loaded onto barges for transport on the Ohio River.

An upturn in traffic has lent to TTI gathering railfans in droves, myself included to capture their unique motive power consists while they can be had. Here 5815, in the newest silver and blue vs.... (more)

TTI #5815 leads a loaded northbound coal train towards Maysville, KY.

Empties roll south along US 68, passing the Bourbon Drive-In Theater on the outskirts of Paris. Quite the consist with seven former CSX B36-7's, wearing three different TTI paint schemes.

Seven B36-7s emerge from a tree tunnel between Millersburg and Paris with empties for CSX.

Seven B36-7s, wearing three different TTI schemes, lead an empty hopper train south along scenic Strodes Run Pike. Seen here just after 6:00 PM on a beautiful June evening, these empties couldn't ... (more)

Near the tiny community of Helena, KY a TTI coal train making track speed blasts past a barn and a decorative section of fence on a tidy farm by the tracks.

Around 4pm the northbound loaded coal train straddles Strodes Run before clouds obliterate the sun.

Around 4pm the northbound loaded coal train straddles Strodes Run before clouds obliterate the sun.

The purple martins have left and missed the furious railfan chase of this train just in from Paris. Here the train is on CSX track 2 and being pulled east to the terminal by the transloader by the... (more)

Northbound TTI coal train breaks the afternoon silence at Flemingsburg Jct. as it heads for Maysville and the connection with CSX.

Two modes of coal transportation is represented here as a barge heads down the Ohio River while the TTI with its mix of older GE power has arrived at Maysville from its northbound run from Paris... (more)

TTI's old-school GE's coming into Maysville with loads for their Transload facility. To the left you can see the mighty and scenic Ohio River, which this coal off the TTI will soon be traveling on... (more)

Northbound loads arrive in Maysville, Ky.