CSXT T700-29 rolling into Lake City, passing the former NS Jellico branch, now owned by RJ Corman.

Combined trains K423 and K811 cruise over the infamous Lake City bridge as the work south towards the Tampa, FL destination.

Northbound ethenol empties cross Coal Creek in Lake City (Rocky Top) on its journey to Corbin.

T99 rolls through the seemingly abandoned yard in Lake City. Up until the past few months NS would stage empty wood chip and coal hoppers until they were needed at their appropriate businesses up ... (more)

The northbound deadhead run of the CSX Kentucky Derby train rolls across Lake City on its journey north on the CSX KD Sub.

T35 roars up the 1.2% grade out of Lake City, racing against the sunset before it enters the shadows of the Cumberland Mountains. This line runs to Jellico, TN, and is of Southern Railway heritage... (more)

T35 works the small yard in Lake City in a rare daylight move. A cut of empty woodchip hoppers for Royal Blue will be picked up before proceeding further north into the Cumberland Mountains.

The daily Cincinnati to Jacksonville juice/intermodal knocks down the signal at MP 237.2, as it rockets through the town of Lake City (now called Rocky Top).

CSX 3194 is being tugged along on the rear of a CSX freight train through Lake City (Rocky Top), Tn.

CSX road slug 2285 leads a southbound work train through Lake City, TN on a muggy August 2014 afternoon. To the right of the CSX bridge is NS' small yard which is used to service the woodchip and... (more)

Florida-bound coal loads roll across the trestle at Lake City, TN behind a pair of CSX GEs and a single SD50. NS' Jellico Branch parallels the CSX mainline through Lake City and can be seen to the... (more)

A Loram Ballast Cleaner passes the south end of Lake City at a good clip, with the loudest horn I've yet heard. The machine scoops the ballast, cleans, and puts it back down before tamping.

Crossing over Coal Creek, which drains a large section of the Cumberland Mountains and the coalfields, Q539 towers over Lake City. The NS Jellico Branch is on the lower, smaller bridge in the back... (more)

Q541 with it's faded older power clears the south end of Lake City. The house or storage track on the right is comprised of rails made in 1922.

Knocking down the signal, coal drag U466 leaves Lake City, formerly known as Coal Creek. I've yet to get used to the paint on these MACs.