The "Rathole" is an actually a study in contrasts all the way from Cincinnati to Emory Gap. This is one of the flat areas that intersperse with the rugged territory. Hear a hot SB merc... (more)
UP 8586 leads NS 123 for Chattanooga as it ascends the grade just south of Danville.
Orange with matching trees. BNSF power leads NS 143 south shortly after being refueled at Danville. Next stop Chattanooga.
NS 229 heads south for Jacksonville.
With an over 11,000 ft. grain train in tow NS southbound 52Q is lead by a former SOO SD60 now owned by CIT. This guy really sounded good as he pulled a slight grade.
After a fuel stop at Danville the NS Monongahela heritage unit leads 143 south.
215 rolls through Moreland with the Reading Heritage.
The sun pops out for the first time as NS 113 diverges onto single track at Bowen
NS 223 speeds through Moreland, KY in the late afternoon sun on an unseasonably mild December day.
The out of tuned K5LLA can be heard echoing for miles as this SD70ACe leads NS 14Q through Moreland.
A short Kansas City to Atlanta NS 223 makes it way south through Moreland with a Union Pacific SD70 leading the way.
Ex Conrail Dash 8 leads the daily Decatur IL to Chattanooga NS 123 south through Moreland.
NS 229 with an ex Conrail EMD leader at Moreland, KY
NS 295 speeds through Moreland, KY with a GE duo.
Two former Conrail GE locomotives power NS 177 south through Moreland, KY