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| E.M. & Carmon Bell | profile | all galleries >> 2013 Rail Photography >> 2nd District of the CNO&TP | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
(Gallery) CP Woods to CP Grove Double Track Project |
 Northbound 170 comes through the swag at Gradison shortly after sunrise |
 Train 116 passes the intermediate signals at Deep Hollow |
 Southbound 285 climbs away from the Cumberland River valley after a crew change at Burnside |
 285 passes through the cut at Garlands Bend |
 174 passes through Stonehenge cut at Garlands Bend |
 Mr. Odell frames up a shot of 223 at Cumberland Chair |
 Southbound 295 grinds up the hill at Kings Mountain on a grey December afternoon |
 NS 123 eases down the valley near McKinney with a mix of KCS and BNSF power |
 A KCS "Southern Belle" leads NS 123 through the cut at Kings Mountain |
 Former Southern GP38-2 # 5079 spends the weekend tied down with a work train at Kings Mountain |
 The classic profile of a Southern GP38-2 |
 Southbound 295 under the endangered signal bridge at Waynesburg |
 The Christmas season means peak UPS traffic on the NS. 295 hustles South at Waynesburg, KY |
 Signals old & new at Waynesburg |
 Northbound 168 rolls through the interlocking at Geneva as the shadows start to creep into the valley |
 NS 174 drops down off of Kings Mountain with a BNSF "Possum" on the point |
 Northbound 174 with a set of BNSF motors at Southfork |
 A BNSF possum leads a Southbound NS grain train at Jacobs Loop, just North of Waynesburg |
 Southbound 167 passes the new signals at CP Woods, which has just been moved about a mile South of its old location |
 11/15/13 Northbound 124 passes a signal gang near CP Grove. New rail and ties have been placed for the new track on the right |
 A Southbound grain train rolls across the soon to be double tracked construction area near CP Grove |
 NS 275 comes through the cut at Parkers Lake with almost 12,000 feet of loaded autoracks headed South |
 A Southbound grain train comes under the signals at Revilo KY with a set of BNSF power on a cloudy day |
 111 passes the old Southeast coal loadout at Revilo |
 SD 3387, an old warrior that was born in PRR colors, works the T16 local at Pine Knot |
 A nice set of EMD's on the T16 local working the saw mill at Pine Knot |
 A UP GEVO leads NS 224 North over the New River Bridge |
 Northbound 224 soars above the New River valley on the "new" bridge built in 1963 |
 Northbound 29W comes down the hill at Parkers Lake shortly after sunrise |
 NS 29W drops down the long hill near Parkers Lake on a cool Friday morning |
 A lone D9 drags a short (and heavy) 055 South at Pemberton |
 NS 055, the weekely CAT train, climbs out of the valley at Pemberton, TN |
 Southbound 055 wraps around the long curve at CP Robbins..check out those new signals, already leaning to the East |
 Northbound 168 comes under the intermediate signals at Highpoint TN |
 Southbound train 111 meets the 168 at Highpoint |
 Southbound 111 crosses the New River bridge on a sunny Friday afternoon |
 111 rumbles across the New River Valley |
 Southbound M-17 passes through the cut just North of Pilot Mountain, meeting a Northbound that was down to a crawl on the grade |
 A Southbound grain train appears out of the fog after crossing the Cumberland River at Burnside |
 Northbound 282 departs Burnside surrounded by a thick blanket of fog |
 Northbound 216 passes under the old US 27 bridge on the Northside of Somerset on a foggy October morning |
 10/12/13 The blasting crew has halted work as 264 rolls through the fog at the cut just South of Pittman Creek |
 Triplecrown 264 eases through the cut near Pittman creek as the contractors prepare for another blast |
 The massive Antioch cut dwarfs train 174 as it twist through the long curve just South of Burnside |
 Northbound 174 eases through the cut at Antioch, just South of Burnside |
 Southbound M-67 eases down #4 track at Burnside as 174 wraps around the curve during a crew change at the depot |
 NS 912, a Southbound empty rail train, climbs away from Tateville after a quick crew change. |
 Southbound empty rail train 912 rolls through Garlands Bend with a ratty looking Tophat leading |
 Rail loader / unloader on the rear of 912 |
 A little fall color is starting to show as train 275 crosses the Cumberland River |
 A short 229 flies down Norwood Hill and under the searchlight signals |
 Southbound 117 comes through the roller coaster at Gradison under a "Kodachrome" sky |
 Northbound 124 rolls through downtown Waynesburg with a mess of old GE's in tow North |
 Renumbered D8-32B's head North from Chattanooga after getting "patched" to make room for a new batch of SD40-2's |
 Southbound 223 is running a lot later than normal, seen here at Waynesburg KY |
 The fall colors are just begining to show as Northbound 168 comes under the signals at Southfork |
 A Southbound grain train rolls through the corn fields in the Green River Dip. |
 Corn in the field and grain on the move South under a perfect sky near Southfork |
 Train 23G starts down the valley at Palm, with the usual GEVO on the point for the trip to Norfolk |
 EMD and a John Deere...NS 168 sits at Palm waiting on a meet as a farmer heads for the barn after a long day in the hay. |
 NS 168 gets back on the move at Palm after meeting 23G. The old searchlight signals are still holding on here for now. |
 GRS Model SC searchlight signals at Waynesburg KY |
 GRS Model SC searchlight signals at Waynesburg KY |
 GRS Model SC searchlight signals at Waynesburg KY |
 The GRS model SC searchlight signals are still standing tall at Waynesburg, with the invaders standing close by |
 Northbound 282 comes into Bowen with some sweet early morning light |
 New signals on the ground, searchlights still on the job and a horse at Bowen |
 With a fresh crew on board, Southbound 167 leaves Bowen after sitting here for most of the night |
 A UP SD70m leads train 167 through downtown Moreland KY on a cool September morning |
 Northbound Triple Crown 264 rolls up the valley at Moreland with Jenkins Knob in the background |
 Southbound 117 breaks the morning silence as it passes through the long valley near Moreland |
 A pair of GE's and the Red barn at Moreland |
 A Southbound manifest passes Two generations of signals and whistle post at Southfork |
 NS 2671 brings a Southbound under the signals at Southfork KY, starting the hard pull up Kings Mountain |
 The cut is filled with the sweet music of a hard working EMD as train 275 climbs Kings Mountain |
 NS 6118, a former N&W SD40-2, leads train 275 South at Kings Mountain |
 A former N&W SD40-2 has Southbound 275 rolling at track speed (60mph) through Gradison |
 NS 275 flies down the tangent at Gradison with a EMD on the point and over a mile of racks stretched through the dips |
 Southbound 295 leads the afternoon "Pig Parade" through Gradison, with 215 and 229 close behind |
 A dirty GE is on the point of 215 as the train nears Gradison during the usual afternoon rush of the "Money Makers" |
 Northbound 57X comes down off the mountain with a empty grain train, seen here at Southfork |
 A brand new GE leads Northbound 57X at Southfork |
 The new signals are up (but not yet in service) as train 275 comes South on a hot afternoon |
 Northbound 124 crosses the Cumberland River bridge at Burnside as seen from a new location on the North side of the bridge |
 Northbound 124 crosses the Cumberland River bridge and swings through the cut at "Owens Gulch" |
 NS 2558, a former CR SD70, leads train 215 into Burnside |
 NS 2555 leads train 111 out of the yard at CP General |
 Espee 1996 leads NS 223 South at Palm |
 SP 1996 brings Soutbound NS 223 around the curve at Palm as a farm crew cuts tobbaco in the background |
 NS 223 is slowing to a stop at Waynesburg for a "Dogcatch" crew can swap out with the Louisville crew and take it to Burnside |
 A Western VIP leads NS 223 through the interlocker at Gradison |
 Southern Pacific 1996 brings NS 223 across the Cumberland River bridge on a hot August evening |
 NS 223 crosses the Cumberland River at Burnside with Espee 1996 on the point |
 A crusty looking Beaver boat leads NS 116 by the signals at Bowen |
 NS 116 at Bowen with a pair of CP units leading |
 The tower for the new signal bridge at Bowen is up, ready for the overhead to be installed |
 The Northbound searchlights are still standing at Bowen, with the ugly new beanpole laying on the ground |
 Northbound 114 comes through the big swag at Gradison, framed by the endangered signal bridge |
 A spartan cab SD60 leads train 117 through the "roller coaster" profile at Gradison |
 NS 117 comes out of the big swag at Gradison |
 The yard at Burnside is unusually void of trains as Southbound 117 departs after a crew change |
 NS 117 starts around the curve into Antioch cut after a crew change at Burnside |
 117 and 224 meet at Antioch cut |
 Train 275 comes under the new signal bridge at "Cumberland Chair".....another good location ruined by progress |
 NS 143 at "Southern States" near Somerset...Ugly CSX power and ugly new signals |
 23G starts to gain speed after the long climb up Kings Mountain, seen here coming under the signals at Waynesburg |
 CLEAR! #1 track at Waynesburg |
 A fishy reflection at Jacobs Loop....NS 168 |
 A fishy reflection at Jacobs Loop |
 Southbound Rail Train at Southfork |
 Loaded grain train 54A rolls across single track at Flat Rock on a cool summer morning. |
 A freshly painted spartan cab D9 leads Northbound 116 down the hill near Parkers Lake |
 Northbound UPS traffic sprints through Southern KY on train 216 near Parkers Lake Ky |
 Northbound Triple Crown 264 heads into the morning sun between Wiborg and Cumberland Falls |
 Triple Crown roadrailer service is living on borrowed time, but you cant tell it by the full 150 car consist on 264 |
 Southbound 177 surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forrest near Keno Ky |
 Train 177 grinds uphill towards KD tower, as seen from the Cave Springs bridge at Keno |
 A old GE in new paint leads NS 177 through the cut at Parkers Lake |
 The old GRS searchlight signals are standing tall for the last summer they will ever see as 177 comes South |
 Southbound 177 has just crossed into the Volunteer state as it passes through the CP at Ratliff |
 NS 215 passes through downtown Stearns and the K&T depot |
 Southbound stacks roll through Stearns as the Big South Fork train sits at the depot |
 A standard issue catfish leads 197 through the interlocker at Revilo |
 Racks on the head and slop freight on the bottom, NS 197 at CP Revilo |
 A BNSF "swoosh" logo GE brings NS 143 down the tangent at Pine Knot |
 Punkin power on Southbound 143 at Pine Knot |
 Southbound stacks at Revilo (thats Oliver spelled backwards) on a warm July evening |
 After sitting for several hours, a dogcatch crew brings train 168 North towards Burnside |
 Southbound 295 has topped over the hill at Kings Mountain and is running along Jacobs Loop Road near Waynesburg |
 117 holds back off the crossings at Jacobs loop as 215 gets by them on a wet afternoon |
 The old GRS searchlight signals stand guard in a monsoon at Southfork |
 Signals old and new, at Waynesburg |
 Southbound 229 rolls through Southfork after a brief OTTO inspired stop. |
 117 rolls through the farmland just North of Grove |
 The old searchlight signals are still in place, as the new replacements lean out of the way for now |
 With only 2 good engines and a tonnage train, Southbound M-17 struggles to get on the move at Parkers Lake |
 A good ol SD60 brings M-17 up out of the New River valley at Mountain View, TN |
 Still almost 3/4 of a mile away, Northbound 216 hustles under the signal bridges at Waynesburg |
 Northbound 282 in the rain at Jacobs Loop, just North of Waynesburg Ky |
 Northbound 224 is down to a crawl as the long train climbs Norwood Hill, see here passing under the signals at Cumberland Chair |
 Northbound 224 at "Cumberland Chair" between Somerset and Norwood |
 The hottest train on the CNO&TP, Southbound 229, brings the UPS traffic under the signal bridge at Norwood during a storm |
 NS 275 crosses over at Norwood to get by 170 working at the Somerset yard |
 Northbound Triplecrown 264 gets back on the move again after "Otto" stopped them on Norwood hill for a meet. |
 Triplecrown 264 struggles to get it's 150 loads back on the move again after a stop on Norwood hill |
 A BNSF motor brings 175 around "Fairy Curve" at Norwood |
 The morning fog still clings to the hillside as Northbound 116 comes under the signal bridge at Geneva |
 Northbound 224 rolls through the Daniel Boone National Forrest at Parkers Lake |
 A old CR GE in new paint brings 142 down the hill at Parkers Lake |
 NS 275 comes South under the signal bridge at Whitley, with 10,000 feet of racks in tow |
 Southbound racks at Whitley City |
 117 at Revilo Ky |
 229 sweeps around one of the sharpest curves on the CNO&TP at Revilo |
 A Southbound rail train with a SD70 on the point at Revilo |
 A Southbound rail train with a SD70 on the point at Revilo |
 Southbound CWR...it still is amazing to watch a rail train go around curves.. |
 Sun, Shadow and EMD... Northbound 174 starts through the cut at Parkers Lake Ky, |
 NS 174 running for the law at Parkers Lake...the (hours of service) law would soon win.. |
 Northbound 174 sits at Greenwood after the crew expired..12 hours from Chattanooga to here. |
 A sad sight...new signal mast ready to be installed at Junction City |
 The old and the new at "Southern States" near Somerset. |
 4000hp of rolling tribute to the protectors of our freedom, NS 6920, under an angry sky at Junction City KY |
 NS 179 tops over at Kings Mountain in a light rain, with Veterans unit 6920 on the point |
 Southbound 179 comes under the intermediate signal at "Cumberland Chair" with a One of a kind SD60E leading |
 The bottom of 170 clears the head end of 179 just in the nick of time under the signals at "Southern States" |
 Southern 8099 passes under the tower at Danville Yard, headed South for Burnside |
 The sun and shadows dance across the nose of Southern 8099 as the train passes the signals at South Danville |
 Southbound 23G starts the trip down the CNO&TP as they leave Danville KY |
 The last light of the day bathes SR 8099 in a golden glow as 23G heads out onto single track at Bowen |
 Southbound M-43 at Bowen |
 NS 215 rolls through Milidgeville, at a spot that once had a great set of GRS searchlight signals. |
 Train 295 sprints down the valley near McKinney with 10,000 feet of stacks in tow |
 After holding back at the Green River dip for the afternoon piggy parade to run, M43 finally gets a light to head South |
 "Unmistakeably Southern" The Southfork station sign and signal bridge made out of freight car parts are as Southern as it gets |
 NS 229 passes through downtown Southfork Ky, getting a good run for the steep climb to Kings Mountain |
 Southbound 285 runs down #1 track at Junction City, passing 223 in the middle of a crew change |
 223 stands on #2 track at Junction City after the crew went on the law, as 23G passes by. |
 I would love to have seen all the things those old signals have seen pass under them. NS 23G streaks South at Jct. City |
 A brand new BNSF ES44C4 leads NS 68K at South Danville |
 NS 68K, A southbound unit train of ethanol , splits the signals at South Danvile |
 NS 68K grinds up Moreland Hill with a new BNSF GE on the point |
 "Cylindrical Uniformity". A Southbound unit train of exploding corn squeezins tops over Moreland Hill |
 A Trio of Canadian motors bring 75 loads of chicken feed around the sweeping curve at Palm |
 NS 224 gets back on the move at Palm, with a (fairly) new GE putting out more smoke than a 50 year old Alco. |
 NS 174 at Southfork |
 Train 215 passes the bottom of 174 at McKinney |
 The DPU on 23G is shoving hard as the train starts up the grade to Kings Mountain |
 Junction City at Night |
 The GRS searchlight signals at Junction City lined up for train 111 |
 Diverging Clear, 2 to 1 at Junction City |
 The old GRS searchlights at Junction City show a Diverging Clear for train 111 |
 The stainless steel and fluting on the side are unmistakable at night, even in a "blur" shot. |
 NS 275 at Bowen Ky |
 NS 8927 is sporting the all to common burnt GE look, as it leads NS 275 South |
 NS 275 under the signals at Palm |
 A massive 275 starts down the Green River Valley at Palm |
 Southbound 275 crawls under the signals at Kings Mountain, almost ready to stall. 2 GE's, a 2% grade and 10,000 feet of train. |
 A short 9 car version of NS 055 flys up the grade at Kings Mountain. |
 The signal bridge at "Cumberland Chair" still stands tall as 055 passes by on #1 track |
 The old signal bridge at "Cumberland Chair" waits for its day of reckoning as it's replacement stands watch, ready to be cut in |
 NS 275 eases across the Cumberland River bridge at Burnside, ready for a fresh crew to take it on South. |
 A short 9 car version of the weekly CAT move, NS 055, crosses the Cumberland River on a warm March afternoon |
 A lone EMD brings a CAT High/Wide train over the Cumberland River bridge at Burnside. |
 10,000 feet of loaded racks have the pair of GE's on train 275 workng hard to drag the train out of Burnside |
 NS 055 at Garlands Bend, just South of Tateville KY |
 NS 055 passes through the huge cut at Wiborg. A location not often seen. |
 Southern 8099 sits on the bottom of a 819 coal train at Oneida, having just loaded the first train on the TNRR in over a year |
 The sun has just popped up over the ridge to the East as NS 142 rolls North through Oneida, passing the Southern 8099 |
 Southbound 197 leaps across the New River valley under a perfect blue sky. |
 NS 174 leaps across the New River valley on a cold winter morning |
 Northbound 174 crosses the New River Bridge |
 A spiffy looking Tophat in new paint leads NS 117 up the hill out of Burnside |
 NS 275 grinds through the cut near Keno on a cold, Windy day in Southern Kentucky |
 A Southbound manifest is down to a crawl as they tackle the steep hill out of Burnside |
 NS 117 comes around the curve at Garlands Bend, following an arm of Lake Cumberland out of Burnside |
 NS 143 crosses the Cumberland River Bridge, as seen from the South portal of CNO&TP tunnel #4 |
 The Bridges of Burnside, as seen from the North shore of Lake Cumberland |
 Train 56G crosses the Cumberland River Bridge, seen from the South portal of CNO&TP #4 |
 NS 1648 leads a Herzog ballast train at Burnside |
 A pair of new EMD's lead train 890 South in the last light of the day |
 The late evening sun bathes Southbound 890 in a golden glow at Waynesburg |
 The wind and heavy snow have visibilities down to almost nothing as NS 177 powers through a winters morning at Junction City. |
 NS 275 Southbound in the snow at Bowen |
 NS 275 Southbound in the snow at Bowen |
 An angle only good on a cloudy day...NS 216 gets the long string of Northbound UPS and Fed-Ex traffic back on the move at Palm |
 NS 282 at Kings Mountain |
 A SD70M-2 leads NS 282 North at Kings Mountain |
 The heavy snow falls as 177 comes through the swag at Gradison |
 NS 177 rolls down Norwood hill in a light snow as Mr. Hoyden gets his shot of the train and those classic Southern signals |
 A long and heavy 295 is dragging up Kings Mountain on a Arctic afternoon |
 Southbound 295 with a battered old Dash-9 at Kings Mountain |
 NS 215 is the 2nd train in the pig parade, seen here nearing the top of the grade at Kings Mountain |
 Train 229 flies up Kings Mountain, surrounded by ice in the cut |
 A lone GE struggles to keep a mile of empty racks moving as they pass through the interlocker at Waynesburg |
 Northbound NS 224 is passing through downtown Waynesburg Ky as a mix of rain and snow falls. |
 Northbound 224 with a UP "Dirty Bird" on the point at Jacobs Loop |
 NS 111 at Junction City with the Heritage duo on the head end. |
 NS 111 eases through Downtown McKinney, preparing to lay back at Geneva to meet 224 |
 After laying back off the crossings for a meet, LV 8104 and VGN 1069 get 111 back on the move again |
 Southbound 111 roars across Single track at Southfork, getting a good run for the grade up to Kings Mountain |
 A standard cab SD70 leads NS 295 under the signals at Juntion City |
 Northbound Triplecrown 264 at Junction City |
 NS 224 rolls through the stark winter landscape in the Green River Valley |
 New GE "A1A" trucks on NS 117 |
 A new GE frame heads South on NS 117 |
 A new GE "A1A" truck on the way South |
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