During the late evening hours CSX Z606-09 rocket south by the intermediate signal at Haletown, TN (MP J-130.1 Nickajack). The train is heading to Chattanooga, TN for NS trackage. One the train get... (more)

With only a little bit of fall foliage left on the tree on this cold December day, we see CSX Q133-09 (North Baltimore,OH-Jacksonville,FL) as it about the take down the "Limited Approach" signal a... (more)

On its crawl up the Raccoon Mountain grade in Haletown, TN (MP J-133.1 Haletown), CSX Z345-23 (NS 734) (Memphis,TN/BNSF-Juliette,GA/NS) with a faded 19 year old BNSF SD70MAC in charge with a new g... (more)

Cursing along side at 45 mph CSX Q582-04 with a slightly dusty but brand new ET44AH at the head of the 6,562 foot long manifest on its way north for Nashville, TN on this beautiful late winter mor... (more)

Finally after meeting two at James, CSX Z352-16 (NS 325) is underway heading north for Stevenson, Ala. Seen here the manifest roll over the Hot Box Detector/Dragging Equipment Detector (HBD-DED) a... (more)

A Norfolk Southern empty coal train from Plant Scherer utilizes trackage rights over CSX as it makes its way for Memphis. Once handed back to the BNSF, it will return to the Powder River Basin in ... (more)

A lengthy auto rack train rolls along Nickajack Lake as it passes through a slow order on the Chatt Sub.

Finally after rolling down Raccoon mountain CSX Q210-22 (Dixiana,SC-Louisville,KY) is now cruising through the 50 year old Nickajack indeterminate signal (MP J-130.1 Nickajack) on its way northbou... (more)

Cruising up the mountain without any issue is the hot CSX P920-27 (Nashville,TN-Charlotte,NC) The Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Red Unit train (RBBX) passing through Haletown, TN (M.P. J-130.1 J... (more)

Picking up the pace after cutting through the Nickajack indeterminate signal (M.P. J-130.1 Nickajack) is the empty plant scherer coal bucket on its way north on the CSX Chattanooga Sub on this hot... (more)

The golden hour finally started to kick in, and the sound of a pair of Gevo prime move notching up echoing off the mountain like the sound of thunder in the valley, as north bound CSX Q675-27 (Ham... (more)

The day start out with CSX Z344-15 (NS 726) (PRB-Juliette,GA) getting a head start run along Nickajack lake in order to take on the tough Raccoon Mountain grade. Just like the 90s all over again t... (more)

Rushing up the main at Nickajack (M.P. J-130.1) CSX N283-05 (Stilesboro,GA-Madisonville, KY) is on the second part of its long journey back to the northwest Kentucky, Southeast Indiana coal countr... (more)

The ridges and mountain shows little change in color as we get into the later month October, but CSX K693-13 show us a interesting display of color of its own as the short loaded ethanol train wor... (more)

On a clear cold late October night CSX Q684-20 a reroute south bound manifest shoot pass one of railroad's most iconic searchlight signal at the OOJ 130.1 on the CSX Chattanooga Sub. This old styl... (more)