Southbound 143 at Strunk KY, almost to the TN state line |
Train 295 tops over the hill at "Tip-Top", the highest point on the CNO&TP. Its all downhill from here! |
NS 117 climbs out of Oneida TN with DL&W 1074 on the point |
The DPU's on train 797 at Stearns KY |
NS 117 with the old and new signals at "Cumberland Chair" |
DL&W 1074 brings train 117 under the old signal bridge at Cumberland Chair |
Signals old and new, at Cumberland Chair near Somerset. |
Southbound NS 117 tops over Kings Mountain with NS 1074 on the point |
DL&W 1074 leads NS 117 under the signals at Palm |
A ratty looking SD70 brings NS 111 South at Moreland |
Green and Orange stacks under the red signals at Southfork |
Northbound 224 under the signals at Southfork |
The DPU's on train 891 are in #8 as they help lift the train up the hill to Kings Mountain |
NS 891 passes the plywood baby Jesus and the wisemen at Southfork |
The DPU's on the bottom of 891 at Leathers field |
NS SD70Ace #1050, DPU on train 851 |
NS and TVA, partners in power. |
Southbound coal train 891 as seen from the seat of a slightly used bulldozer |
Southbound 229 sprints down the valley near McKinney |
Southbound 229 has a pair of EMD's leading as they pass the bottom of 276 at Leathers field near McKinney |
GE high on a pedestal at Southfork |
Southbound on the Green River Bridge |
Southbound on the Green River Bridge |
Train 173 comes under the signal bridge on #1 track at Waynesburg |
NS 48G struggles to top over the hill at Kings Mountain |
subtle signs that the railgrinder has been around |
Southbound M17 stretches out in the Green River dip, with the headend starting up the grade to Kings Mountian |
NS M17 lays back at Geneva, waiting for a chance to run for the hill |
Rear case detail of the GRS model SC searchlight signals at Palm |
Rear case detail of the GRS model SC searchlight signals at Palm |
PALM, Southern station sign |
NS 275 heels into the curve at Palm as the train comes off Moreland hill and starts down the valley |
A standard cab GE brings train 275 under the signal bridge at Palm |
Northbound 216 rolls through Moreland KY |
CSX power brings NS 197 under the US 127 bridge at Moreland |
NS 197 and photographers shadows at Bowen |
CSX power on NS train 197 at Bowen |
NS 215 and a well placed tractor at Bowen |
"The queen of the fleet" NS 229 under the signals at Junction City |
NS 117 with UP power at Camp Austin TN |
NS 117 gets back on the move South after meeting 5 Northbound trains at Camp Austin |
Northbound 264 under the signals at Cumberland Chair on a moody Sunday afternoon |
A pair of Northbounds wait for crews in the yard at Burnside, as 264 passes by on the main. |
Southbound 55A in the rain at Flatrock |
175 with a pair of Aces passes the old tipple at Bear Creek TN |
Southbound 40A in the rain at Cross TN |
Southbound grain in the TN rain at Cross, TN |
Keep on trucking...Northbound Triplecrown 264 stretches out in the dip at Pemberton |
Northbound 264 stretches out under the signals at Pemberton on a damp Sunday Morning |
Northbound 224 climbs out of the New River valley at CP Phillips |
New signals, ready to go up at Oakdale |
NS 54A at Gradison, with the CofG 8101 2nd out |
Northbound 51Q gets on the move again after waiting for 215 to cross over at Gradison |
NS 111 passes the GRS signals at Bowen |
Train 295 comes across single track between Woods and Grove, on the South side of Somerset. |
Southbound 175 crosses the Cumberland river at Burnside |
Southbound on the Cumberland River bridge |
229 at Revilo KY |
68E winds through the long reverse curve South of Parkers Lake |
A serpent of racks at Parkers Lake |
South meets North at Garlands Bend |
Train 215 blast through the cut at Garlands bend, passing a pair of stacked up Northbounds wiating to get into the "black hole" |
NS 275 meets a Northbound in the cut near Keno |
NS 275 rolls through the fall color near Keno |
A B&W meet on Norwood Hill |
NS 275, clear block at Cumberland Chair, 2 track. |
Southbound racks at Kings Mountain |
NS 142 at Bowen |
Northbound 142 in the colorful valley at Bowen |
NS 114 heads north at Gradison under a darkening sky. |
Uniformity in motion |
Grain train 50A at Gradison KY |
Southbound 50A stretches out over the hills at Gradison |
The headlight of a late evening Southbound pops over the hill, still over a mile away. |
NS 114 sits in front of the new depot at Burnside during a crew change |
Southeast coal's idle unit train loadout looms in the background as train 229 hustles the UPS loads South. |
Train 229 is down to 40mph as they swing through the tight reverse curves at Revilo. |
UP 5686 brings NS 275 under the Northbound signal bridge at Revilo |
NS 275 starts through the interlocker at CP Revilo |
Northbound 114 at Revilo |
Ex-Con NS 8343 leads train 197 at Whitley |
NS 197 under the Northbound signal bridge at Whitley |
NS 197 glides around the curve on the North side of Deep Hollow KY |
NS 117 at Keno |
Coal dust fills the air as train 704 sprints down the long tangent at Gradison |
NS 913, a Northbound loaded rail train, North of Science Hill |
NS 142 just North of Science Hill Ky. The first shot from this location. |
Siemens Turbine on NS 054 at Harrodsburg |
UP 7813 leads NS 054 at Harrodsburg |
Siemens Turbine on NS 054 at Danville |
Siemens Turbine on NS 054 at Danville |
NS 111 gets on the move at Bowen, after sitting for most of the afternoon waiting on a fresh crew |
A former CR Dash-8 leads NS 111 as they get on the move at Bowen |
A Southbound manifest rolls around the big curve at Geneva |
NS 223 passes the DPU's of Northbound 797 at McKinney |
The last hay of the year sits in the field at Southfork as 224 passes by |
Northbound NS 054 at Southfork |
Northbound NS 054 at Southfork |
A UP SD70M leads NS 54G through the new signals at Milidgeville |
With only 2 engines on line, 175 is down to a crawl as they top over Moreland hill |
NS 175 rolls down the valley at Bowen |
NS 175 starts down the 2nd District, passing the brown Fall corn at Bowen |
Corn in the cars, corn in the field. NS 54G at Bowen KY |
NS 275, with 2 engines and 10,000 + feet of racks, is starting to drag down as they start up Moreland Hill. |
Northbound 282 hustles through Bowen |
A SD60M leads train 142 North at Junction City |
UP and NS EMD's bring Southbound grain train 54G under the signal bridge at Jct. City |
Southbound 173 rolls through the Green River valley |
NS 69E, Northbound with EMDX 2012 leading. |
EMDX 2012 leads empty ethanol train 69E under the signals at Southfork |
Southbound 48A at Kings Mountain on a warm Sunday morning |
NS 48A slowly tackles the hill at Kings Mountain |
NS 223 stretches out on the Green River bridge at Southfork |
Southbound 295 struggles to make track speed as they climb towards KD Tower |
After a crew change at Burnside, train 295 starts the climb out of the Cumberland River Valley |
Southbound 295 on single track between Elihu and Grove, in a area slated to be double tracked soon |
NS 111 at CP Grove, just North of Burnside |
Train 111 swings around the sweeping curve at CP Grove. This area will soon be double tracked |
NS 215 flys by on the mainline, as a pair of Southbounds rust to the rail at General |
Southbound grain on the move at Parkers Lake |
NS 44A-24 in the cut at Parkers Lake..50 years ago, the mainline was underground to the right |
NS 168 just South of Greenwood at "Charlie Hughes" road |
A Southbound grain train struggles to get on the move after meeting 216 at Cumberland Falls |
End of track, end of an era |
Northbound 216 on single track between Wiborg and Parkers Lake |
A unit grain train stretches out into the distance,, looking out of place in the stark winter landscape |
NS 44A-24 climbs out of the Cumberland River valley at Keno |
UP power leads NS 57Q as they roll under the new signals at Tateville. |
Northbound 224 is about to top over Norwood hill, as the snow starts to wind down |
Hot pigs in the snow....NS 224 at Norwood |
A fine pair of SD60I's roll a empty ballast train around Fairy curve near Norwood |
Southbound 215 starts down Norwood hill on the North side of Somerset |
NS 215 passes under the intermediate signals at "Cumberland Chair" |
A Northbound rolls across the Cumberland River bridge in a mix of snow and fog. Not much was moving besides the trains this day. |
A pair of former CR SD40-2's idle on the point of a crewless rail train in the yard at Burnside |
Train 168 creeps around the sharp curve in the Antioch cut, looking for a good signal at Burnside |
A loaded rail train sits in the new yard at Burnside, as a Southbound gets on the move after a crew change |
Thick snow and fog from Lake Cumberland have visabilty down to almost nothing, as a Southbound departs Burnside |
Heavy, wet snow clings to the tree's as 223 rolls South. This storm would knock out power to Thousands later in the day |
Southbound 223 struggles to get on the move again, after meeting a Trio of Northbounds at Cumberland Falls |
NS 168 dashes through the winter wonderland at Parkers Lake |
Northbound 144 slogs across single track in a Southern Kentucky snowstorm |
The snow has gotten heavy as NS 114 rolls through the cut that bypassed tunnel #11 at Parkers Lake |
Triplecrown 264 passes the tie yard just North of Elihu |
Northbound 264 leaves the foggy Cumberland River valley behind, as they climb towards Somerset |
The snow is starting to fly as NS 142 rolls through the plant at Gradison |
A pair of CP GE's lead NS train 142 through the snow at Gradison |
Northbound NS 142 is over a 1/2 mile away as they start through the "roller coaster" at Gradison |
The snow is starting to fly as NS 223 rolls through Bowen |
A cold mix of rain and sleet is falling as 223 "comes around looking for it" at Bowen KY. |
A grungy UP motor leads NS 175 on a grungy Kentucky day |
NS 224 takes #2 track at Southfork |
NS 224 under the "Bronsan" type signal bridge at Southfork |
NS 215 climbs the grade at Kings Mountain on a cold winter afternoon |
A Northbound grain train starts down the hill at Kings Mountain |
NS 167 and the little red barn at Milidgeville |
NS 167 down #2 track at Junction |