My only time shooting Franklin Minerals came in late July 2007 where I caught the old Southern Railway B23-7 4021 doing some work. I wanted to catch them on the road but had to be back in South Ca... (more)

A couple former Southern B23-7's say hello to each other in Crab Orchard, TN. The FIMX 4021 is much better off than the 3999, as the latter is now used as a parts source to keep the Lhoist North A... (more)

Lhoist North America B23-7 #4021, built for the Southern Railway in 1981, works the Crab Orchard Mine on a sunny morning.

4021 working at Crab Orchard Tn

FIMX 4021, one of Lhoist's two B23-7's that are of Southern Railway heritage, works the mine shuffling hoppers around for the loading of limestone products for shipment. Lhoist North America's Cra... (more)

FIMX 4021, one of Lhoist's two B23-7's that are of Southern Railway heritage, works the mine shuffling hoppers around for the loading of limestone products for shipment. Lhoist North America's Cra... (more)

Lhoist North America’s ex-Southern B23-7 shoves a cut of covered hoppers full of limestone at the company's quarry in Crab Orchard, TN.

Lhoist North America sponsored Employee Specials from their plant location in Crab Orchard, TN to Rockwood, TN the first Saturday in November. Passenger equipment was provided by the Southern App... (more)

Lhoist North America sponsored Employee Specials from their plant location in Crab Orchard, TN to Rockwood, TN the first Saturday in November. Passenger equipment was provided by the Southern App... (more)

FIMX 4021 and friend are parked up at Crab Orchard.TN. on a Sunday in October 2008.

The daily turn to Rockwood returns to Crab Orchard with a cut of empties, crossing one of this line's former Tennessee Central wooden trestles. Beware of things yellow on this line.. be they lease... (more)

FIMX's twin former-Southern Railway B23-7s prepare a train to head east to the NS interchange at Rockwood

The crew of the daily limestone train from Crab Orchard pull into Rockwood with loads. Here, they will drop off the loads to be picked up by the NS Emory Gap local later, and pick up empties, and ... (more)

Franklin Minerals eastbound turn to the NS interchange at Rockwood, TN crosses the high bridge over Piney Creek on this former Tennessee Central route.

FMIX's plant switcher sits shutdown for the weekend on the loader lead. Note the cool old NW car. There where a couple on the property. I wonder if they are in captive service within the plant?