A prisoner work detail pauses to greet Q583 as it rolls past the Cowan RR Museum at the foot of Cumberland Mountain on a misty Saturday morning. A rare 1920 Porter 2-4-2 steam locomotive stands s... (more)
Q582 emerges from the north end of the tunnel through Cumberland Mountain near Cowan, TN. This tunnel was completed in 1852 before the Nashville and Chattanooga rail line got here. The first tra... (more)
Q211 was split into two trains today, and this is S211, the other half, pouring on the coal as she gets a rolling start at the 1.8% grade of Cumberland Mountain. The GE 44 tonner is the former NC... (more)
Q211 is about to pass the old control tower in Cowan, TN. When the NC&StL went to CTC control in 1944, all traffic between Nashville and Stevenson, AL, was controlled from this building. Here Q2... (more)