September 21, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, passes the old Peerless Woolen Mills at Chattanooga, Tennessee as it heads south on the Chattanooga & Chickamauga Railroad during the 2019 L&N Convention.
A NS mixed freight slowly makes its way…
September 21, 2019 – A NS mixed freight slowly makes its way through DeButts Yard at Chattanooga, Tennessee with a Caterpillar Earth Mover High and Wide Load on its way south on the CNO&TP Third District.
Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, sits next to Southern 630…
September 20, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, sits next to Southern 630, during the Annual L&N Convention night shoot, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Wheel sets at the Norfolk Southern Car Shop…
September 22, 2019 – Wheel sets at the Norfolk Southern Car Shop in DeButts Yard, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The early morning sunlight bathes the nose of BNSF 5749…
September 22, 2019 – The early morning sunlight bathes the nose of BNSF 5749 as it makes its way past NS DeButts Yard at Chattanooga, Tennessee with a loaded coal train as it heads along the CNO&TP Third District.
According to Wikipedia: The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (abbreviated: CNO&TP; (reporting mark CNTP)) is a railroad that runs from Cincinnati, Ohio, south to Chattanooga, Tennessee, forming part of the Norfolk Southern Railway system.
The physical assets of the road were initially financed by the city of Cincinnati in the 1870s, and are still owned by the city. It is the only such long-distance railway owned by a municipality in the United States. The CNO&TP continues to lease that property and operates one rail line, the Cincinnati Southern Railway, between Cincinnati and Chattanooga.
Norfolk Southern 1206 leads a early morning…
September 22, 2019 – Norfolk Southern 1206 leads a early morning NS 179-21 across the Tenbridge, over the Tennessee River, as it heads south on the CNO&TP Third District at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593…
September 21, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, approaches the Hwy 27 overpass on the Chattanooga & Chickamauga Railroad, as it heads south into Chickamauga, Georgia, during the 2019 L&N Convention, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Lhoist North America locomotive 3043…
July 26, 2019 – Lhoist North America locomotive 3043 and several other units sit tied down at their Underground mine operation in Crab Orchard, Tennessee.
According to the Web: Lhoist North America of Tennessee, which also operates under the name Franklin Industrial Minerals, is located in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. This organization primarily operates in the Crushed and Broken Limestone business / industry within the Mining and Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels sector.
Blue Ridge Southern Railroad…
July 26, 2019 – After a week of visiting family and railfanning in NC, SC and TN I’m finally back home in Kentucky. On the return trip yesterday I stopped by in hopes of catching the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad running at Canton, North Carolina, but like many short lines they weren’t moving at all since it was a Saturday. However, I was able to catch this nice shot of WAMX 3943 and several other of their locomotives sitting in the yard. I’ll have to make a trip back during the week and get some photos of them in operation! Thanks to John DeVasto for recommending this shortline! I’ve passed here many times over the years and have never stopped.
According to their website: Receiving its name from the Blue Ridge Mountains which overlook this scenic North Carolina railroad, the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (BLU) was Watco’s first property located in the state of North Carolina beginning in 2014. The BLU operates 92 miles of track, consisting of three branch lines that feed into Norfolk Southern’s terminal in Asheville, North Carolina: the T-Line to the west of Asheville, the W-Line to the south, and the TR-Line, which branches off the W-Line. The BLU primarily ships commodities such as wood chips, paper, plastics, cement, coal, and products used in the manufacture of Epsom Salt.
Nashville & Eastern locomotives 8585 and 5939…
June 27, 2019 – Nashville & Eastern locomotives 8585 and 5939 sit next to RJ Corman 8572 sit outside the shops at their yard in Lebanon, Tennessee. RJ Corman purchased the line last year and took over operations the first of part of 2019. You can’t really tell much from this shot but the engine on the far right has been repainted, but the major change is on the sides of the nose where it has NRE in large letters with Nashville Eastern across the middle and the standard RJC lettering and paint.
According to their press release: R. J. Corman Railroad Company announced the finalization of an agreement to acquire the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp. (NERR), Nashville & Western Railroad Corp. (NWR), Transit Solutions Group, a commuter rail operation, and three related operating entities. The closing is subject to customary regulatory approvals, and R. J. Corman is expected to take over operations in January 2019.
The Nashville & Eastern family of companies were founded in 1986, marking the beginning of the restoration of the freight rail operations in central Tennessee. In that year, William Drunsic, president and founder, worked alongside his partners to lease approximately 110 miles of nearly abandoned track from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Authority, forming the NERR. In the years since, Mr. Drunsic has invested millions of dollars in infrastructure repairs and improvements, started up operations of the 18-mile NWR, and initiated commuter rail service on the Music City Star.
CSXT 5204 leads a manifest train north…
June 28, 2019 – CSXT 5204 leads a manifest train north, from the Radnor Cutoff track, out of CSX’s Radnor Yards in Nashville, Tennessee.
Engine 120 leads the Music City Star commuter train 161…
June 27, 2019 – Engine 120 leads the Music City Star commuter train 161, from Nashville, TN, past the old Nashville & Eastern Train Depot in the pouring rain, as it heads east to the N&E Yard at Lebanon, Tennessee to tie down for the night.
Engine 381 leads the Music City Star…
June 27, 2019 – Engine 381 leads the Music City Star commuter train 159 as it heads east to it’s final station of the day at Lebanon, Tennessee on the Nashville and Eastern Railroad line during a summer rain.
Nashville and Eastern railroad…
June 26, 2019 – Well, after searching for about two hours along the Nashville and Eastern railroad between and around Gordonsville and Cookeville, Tennessee I didn’t luck out and find a single train out working. I was able to catch this view of Carthage Junction at Gordonsville however, so it wasn’t a wasted trip! Photo was shot from a crossing. To the left goes into Gordonsville and the right towards Cookeville.
March 9, 2019 – CSX intermodal Q029 at Nashville, TN
March 9, 2019 – CSX intermodal Q029 (Chicago, IL – Atlanta, GA) heads south, approaching the 8th Street Overpass, where it will pass a northbound mixed freight in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
March 9, 2019 – NC&StL Steam Locomotive sits…
March 9, 2019 – NC&StL Steam Locomotive sits under stormy skies in downtown Nashville, TN, as workers inspect it after stopping for a display at Union Station. After several hours on display the locomotive was then towed on its own wheels to the restoration facility at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, where it will undergo and estimated two years of restoration.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was a railway company operated in the southern United States in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. It began as the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, chartered in Nashville in December 11, 1845, built to 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge and was the first railway to operate in the state of Tennessee. By the turn of the twentieth century, the NC&StL grew into one of the most important railway systems in the southern United States. Visit http://www.nashvillesteam.org/ to find out more information and how you can help support this endeavor. – #jimstrainphotos #tennesseerailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #NCSL576 #steamlocomotive
March 9, 2019 – CSX Q028 head north as it passes NC&StL…
March 9, 2019 – CSX Q028 head north as it passes NC&StL Steam Locomotive and CSX 576 NC&SL Sticker unit as they set on display next to Union Station in downtown Nashville, TN. The locomotive was then towed on its own wheels to the restoration facility at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, where it will undergo and estimated two years of restoration. Visit http://www.nashvillesteam.org/ to find out more information and how you can help support this endeavor. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #NCSL576 #steamlocomotive
December 12, 2018 – CSXT 525 leads Q029-11…
December 12, 2018 – CSXT 525 leads Q029-11 as it heads south through Adams, Tennessee on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
December 12, 2018 – Northbound CSX intermodal Q026…
December 12, 2018 – Northbound CSX intermodal Q026 passes a southbound mixed freight at the north end of Cedar Hill, Tennessee at dusk on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
December 12, 2018 – CSXT 3145 leads loaded coal train N058…
December 12, 2018 – CSXT 3145 leads loaded coal train N058 as it heads south across the Sulfur Creek Trestle at Springfield, Tennessee on its way south along the Henderson Subdivision with a DPU pushing from the rear. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
September 15, 2018 – Tennessee Southern Railroad refurbished locomotives CEFX 6671 and 6352…
September 15, 2018 – Tennessee Southern Railroad refurbished locomotives CEFX 6671 and 6352 bring up the end of the consist on CSX Q589 as it heads out of Howell Yard at Evansville, Indiana headed south on the Henderson Subdivision.
According to their website: The Tennessee Southern Railroad (TSRR) operates a total of 149 miles (including 118 main line miles) of rail line running from Columbia, Tennessee (46 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee), to Pulaski, Tennessee, and from Columbia, Tennessee, to Florence, Alabama. Of the 118 main line miles, approximately 109 miles of the TSRR are located in Lawrence, Giles and Maury Counties in middle Tennessee, while the remaining 9 miles are located in Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama.
The TSRR interchanges with Class I carrier CSX Transportation at Natco, Tennessee. TSRR also provides intermodal services between the railroad, river barges and trucks at its port facilities located in Florence, Alabama, at the Port of Florence. The Port of Florence is strategically located on the Tennessee River. In addition, TSRR has the ability to transload products between rail cars and trucks at its cross-dock facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad