NS 23G leans into the curve at Harriman Junction with a nice, surprise leader. This UP ACe is from an early order, and lacks the isolated cab. EMD would later make this a standard feature on all u... (more)

Loaded coal train 890 runs south on the CNO&TP using a 2x2 power setup. The line diverging off to the right is the Knoxville - Harriman line, and grants John Sevier Yard in Knoxville with access t... (more)

The start of my day. The atmosphere is still relatively cool, as NS 116 heads north at CP McCoy, passing a stopped southbound grain train. But the cool feel in the air wouldn't last long...

A northbound autorack glides through Harriman on its way north to the CNO&TP. This is the only spot on the whole K&O that a northbound will roll into good sunlight in the morning.

My 50th RailPictures image! A work train sits idle in the yard at Emory Gap. Power is in the form of a nice, shiny ex-BN/BNSF/FURX SD40-2.

The entire length of a very short 179 can be seen as it comes rumbling through the yard at Emory Gap. 8700 HP seems a bit excessive for this application…

A two unit set of local power idles away in the yard at Emory Gap.

Two days after Christmas 2013 marked the first time I ever made the one hour drive down to Harriman to railfan the famous CNO&TP "Rathole". On that first trip, this was the very first tr... (more)

NS 124 had a nice variety or power this day. Besides the typical wide-cab Dash 9, a “unibrow” GEVO, a standard-cab Dash 9, and a recently acquired SD90MAC round out the consist.

Rack/stack train 224 rolls through the yard at Emory Gap with the help of a UP GEVO.

You can't get any closer to this shot than this without trespassing. I guess the speling on the sign is exceptable...

TVRM's former Southern Railway 2-8-0 630 leads a Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam excursion train southbound near Harriman, TN along the scenic Emory River. The excursion train is returning to ... (more)

NS 55A empty grain train heads north towards Nemo, TN on a clear spring evening.

Enroute to TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant, a BNSF run-through coal train originating from the Powder River Basin performs a reverse move through Harriman Junction. The unit train, featuring both head... (more)

A pair of Canadian National GEs bring southbound NS train 197 around the elevated curve and under the signal bridge at McCoy as a 'new' NS SD40-2 sits tied down on a work train in the foreground. ... (more)