CSX J297-22 the morning shift pusher finally return after pushing the southbound CSX Q231-19 over the Cumberland Plateau on the CSX Chattanooga Sub Pusher District. What's an interesting sight is ... (more)

Another Precision Day on CSX A rare sight to see is this Chicago bound hot "tote" train CSX Q028-28 (Atlanta,GA-Chicago,IL) stop in the center of the small mountain town of Cowan,... (more)

The silent air was broken by the sound of high wine from the traction motors for CSX Q684-05 (Waycross,GA-Nashville,TN) as it enters in the small town of Cowan, TN (MP J-87.0 SE Cowan) on the CSX ... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

CSX J29719, aka Cowan Helper #1, passes the Museum Station as it heads back to the helper pocket after shoving coal train N30314 up the ~2% grade up the North side of the Cumberland Escarpment.

Empty hoppers led by a U30C, SD40, and two more U30Cs pass the former NC&StL depot at Cowan as they head north between Chattanooga and Nashville.

With CSX J298-28 (Pusher) on the rear end, and everyone is on board, CSX Q583-28 (Nashville,TN-Atlanta,GA) with a pair of CW44AH's pops the clutch, and kick it into high gear making the running he... (more)

New Kids On The Block After giving CSX Q581-28 (Nashville,TN-Atlanta,GA) up to the top of the Cumberland Plateau, CSX J289-28 with a pair of ET44AH passes through the town of Cowan,... (more)

New Kids On The Block Sitting quietly at the helper pocket at Cowan,TN (MP J-86.8 SE Cowan) is CSX J298-28 with a pair of slightly clean 2 month old ET44AH motors. The ET44AH motors... (more)

Cruising down the mountain in the town of Cowan, TN is the empty CSX V839-30 heading north with a pair of C40-8 (now retired) at the head. The crew will have to bring the empty grain train to a sa... (more)

Cowan Railroad Museum #1 was built Porter-Type 2-4-2 tank engine for the Cherokee Brick Company in Macon, GA in 1920. It was one of the main locomotive for their small industrial railway operation... (more)

Waiting in the Cowan Yard track is CSX J298-02 with only a pair of 3100s series ES44AH are left running in idle for the next train that going to need a push over the mountain.

With an additional 8,800h.p added on the rear of the heavy CSX Q676-02 (Nashville,TN-Hamlet,NC). The train make a dash down the main 2 track heading for the single main track through Cowan, TN (MP... (more)

The night was claim and cold in the small town of Cowan, TN. Which give us a moment to take an advantage of getting a shot of this almost 66 year old GE 44 Tonner N.C&St.L 100 which is on static d... (more)

"Steping though Time!" We get a different prospective of railroad action in Cowan. It was a cold night, and the depot clerk watches on from the inside of the 112 year old N.C. & St. L depot as CSX... (more)