Climbing the hill from Watts, OK up to Siloam Springs, AR, a northbound grain train cruises around a curve on a sunny Monday, January 9, 2023 morning.
A KCS Belle leads a NS train over CSX trackage as it heads for Birmingham.
A KCS ACe leads a southbound NS train into Chattanooga as it crosses over the Tennessee River.
KCS 4184 leads a short but heavy manifest up the steep grade at Chamiso.
NS 221 climbs the eighteen mile grade at 1.8% grade with a KCS consist. In about a mile he will start the fast decent down the mountain in Cornelia, GA.
KCS SD70ACE leads a grey ghost on NS221 at Buford Georgia.
