Approaching the north end of the yard the special is almost abreast of the old depot, now stripped to bare brick walls and slated for restoration. Ahead railfans have flocked to the church, site ... (more)

Southbound executive tour of the former Clinchfield. Good photo location between Haysi and St. Paul are very few and far between. They met NB freight 694 here..

Southbound executive tour of the former Clinchfield. Good photo location between Haysi and St. Paul are very few and far between.

Southbound executive tour of the former Clinchfield. I can’t believe the motorcade missed the best lit spot. But they wuz a bunch of flatlanders anyway. LOL.

A Conrail alumnus drowses in the sun after wrapping up its duties as yard switcher. Flomaton is the junction between the mainline and what is now a branch to Pensacola, CSX Having elected to sell... (more)

Phantom letterers have struck and his critter will briefly be resplendent in shining black lettering. She will be renumbered, then return to anonymity. Too bad. Locomotives will all have number... (more)

Cursed with a very short siding, Abingdon doesn’t get many long distance trains “going in the hole” here. This days intermodal is short and met opposite number (23G) here.

Summerail participants strain to get a look as this southbound freight rattles across the former NYC main by the restored tower.

Somebody got to this one with some stick-on letters, just for the event. Later it reassumed its anonymity.

With the line blocked by a grain train, they ran the freight and did as much work as they could then turned to head back to Chester. The second unit is a road slug C40-8W, a unique use for an old... (more)

There is some bucolic scenery on this line between Chester and Richburg. Here yesterday’s freight if grinding along over a neat little bridge as the SD40T-2 teases the railfans with smoking lub... (more)

The train’s all made up, ready to go but a grain train at Richburg has everything blocked so this one has to wait until tomorrow as we did.

Looking great in new paint, this unit, originally owned by Yankeetown Dock is back in business bringing up the end of a push-pull train returning to the prep plant on this line which connects wit... (more)

Originally SP, twice upgraded and now hauling coal on an isolate line, this is survivor. Thanks to the company for allowing us access. BTW the full lettering, only lasted about fifteen minutes s... (more)

Ready to go but blocked in by a grain train at Richburg, these guys will have to wait til tomorrow. Sure would look nice in blue and gray, especially with that jaunty bell.