September 22, 2019 – CSX Q581 heads southbound at Sherwood, Tennessee, on the Chattanooga Subdivision, with CSXT #18 leading the way.
The conductor stands ready to throw the switch…
September 21, 2019 – The conductor stands ready to throw the switch after Southern Railway 630 departs from East Chattanooga, Tennessee on one of its several runs for the day. Southern 630 is a 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive built in February 1904 by the Richmond Works of the American Locomotive Company for the Southern Railway as a member of the KS-1 Consolidation class. Today, it operates at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
SX W032-17, with CSXT 4062 a SD40-3 leading…
September 22, 2019 – CSX W032-17, with CSXT 4062 a SD40-3 leading, heads north at Sherwood, Tennessee on the Chattanooga Subdivision with a load of MOW equipment.
Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593…
September 21, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, heads into a curve at Chattanooga, Tennessee as it heads south to Chickamauga, GA, during the 2019 L&N Convention.
CSX W032-17, with CSXT 4062 a SD40-3 leading…
September 22, 2019 – CSX W032-17, with CSXT 4062 a SD40-3 leading, meets a northbound Q581 at Sherwood, Tennessee, as it heads north on the Chattanooga Subdivision with a load of MOW equipment.
Remotely controlled engine NS 6181 at Chattanooga, TN
September 21, 2019 – Somewhere on the ground behind remotely controlled engine NS 6181 stands a remote operator that is working on building a train as one of the towers at NS DeButts Yard and the train is bathed in the late evening light at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, passes the old Peerless Woolen Mills at Chattanooga, Tennessee
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