CSXT train T700-29 eases across the Tennessee River bridge at Knoxville, TN on their trip south to Etowah. The clean leader and YN2 caught our attention prompting us to follow him further south.

With 9 loads of ‘fluff’ scrap from PSC metals in Asbury sitting on the mainline, Rick eases 103 and it’s matching pair of G&O painted motors down the Buzzi Unicem spur to spot cement loads.

DJ Romine, Mark Ragan, and Mike Parks bring KXHR 101 north through Tyson Park with rebar empties and the ‘original’ 2391 on point.

102 works PSC metals in Asbury.

2391 rests silently on the Coster house track after receiving slight battery repairs the week prior.

After pulling into–and setting off half of the 35+ CMC Ameristeel cars into Coster, 101 prepares to grab 17 remaining rebar loads off of the 'hill' before breaking down inbound interchange cars ... (more)

Engineer DJ brings 101 north out of CMC Ameristeel with 4 motors and 7 empty scrap gondolas.

The final Christmas Lantern Express of the day crosses the Three Rivers Trestle, named for where the French Broad & Holston Rivers meet to form the Tennessee River. The dusk lighting shines down o... (more)

The final Christmas Lantern Express of the day passes the Governor Ned McWherter Riverside Landing Park.

Gulf & Ohio 2391, the companies first locomotive, makes a rare appearance outside of the Knoxville Locomotive Works as it does the honors of leading the return trip of the Christmas Lantern Expres... (more)

The Christmas Lantern Express departs for the second run of the day as Southern 154 does the honors of leading the eastbound trip up the grade by the athletic parks for the University of Tennessee... (more)

The Christmas Lantern Express charges up the hill near milepost 9 after pausing for the story reading.

KXHR 9 wobbles south over the second of three Island Home Ave crossings on the line. Engineer Rick will guide the single SW600 and load for Phillips 66 along-side Aultman Road for nearly a half mi... (more)