Q143 crawls past the old civil war tunnel on the new bipass. After plans were introduced to double track this portion of the Chattanooga Sub, the old tunnel was bipassed in order to fit the second... (more)
"Oh boy we have a screamer" Q143 climbs up the Raccoon Mountain S-curve around Whiteside, TN with its 5,000 foot intermodal train sqealing around the curves.
K492 leads out of the Tennessee Valley with a rebuilt AC6000CW in the lead. While chasing this train, this was the only time we were able to get it in daylight due a cloud deck rolling in.
CSX G518-03 (Bruceton,TN/WTNN-Rocky Mount,NC) has crest the grade as it passes the unfinished Whiteside Tunnel, one of the hidden jewels that is tuck away from modern society. The loaded grain tra... (more)