NS K&A branch local T21 pauses at South Plant having just met an outbound ATRR run as the crew awaits permission into Arconic's South Plant yard. During the 30 or so minutes of waiting CSX L665, A... (more)
T21 rolls north towards Knoxville with a short cut of cars from Arconic (formerly Alcoa), in Alcoa, TN and a hopper from the Co-op in Rockford, TN.
The Alcoa local returns across the Tennessee River to Knoxville in the morning fog, framed by the classic arches of the Henley Street Bridge.
A high hood GP38-2 single-handedly leads the Alcoa local south during the late afternoon.
NS T21, the "K&A Local" is seen crossing the Tennessee River returning to downtown after performing it's work south of Knoxville. T21 is a turn that runs from Sevier Yard to the Maryvill... (more)
One of the last EMD GP50s owned by NS leads the K&A Local compass south (railroad west) out of Knoxville. The locomotive has since been sent to Altoona, PA for a rebuild.
T21's conductor stands by as the train rolls onto the main
Through the rain.
