A classic GP60 leads an OLS SD40-2, and an SD60E rebuild powering a rather short West Local.
This day's T69 is powered by an Admiral Cab SD40 rebuild, a GP38 (also an Admiral Cab) and a MP15DC. Pretty unusual.
T69 rolls into a nice "sucker hole" in the cloud cover, as it heads west at City Yard. Three veteran SD40-2s are up front.
The West Local heads out of Knoxville behind a nice looking Geep60.
An Ex-BN Triclops EMD leads the Loudon Local west approaching Willoughby.
With the empty limestone hoppers of train 69W (lead by 9624) stopped in the siding, T69 rolls by on the main with a sweet trio of SD40-2s leading.
Valley girl. Looking more like a crude oil or unit ethanol train in this shot, the West Local train T69 cruises through the small community of Concord. T69 is just like a quote from Forest ... (more)
With a nice looking, clean ACe trailing, the daily West Local heads out of Knoxville. Unfortunately, he was told that he would have to wait in the siding at Boyd a few miles down the tracks for me... (more)
EMD Classics! The T69 West Local is on it's daily journey from John Sevier Yard in Knoxville to Loudon, TN behind an all EMD consist, with not a wide cab in sight! On the point is an intere... (more)
Looking back into my files, I found the Southern Railway heritage unit leading NS Loudon Local T69 west from John Sevier Yard in the summer of 2014.
T69 heads west on this beautiful spring afternoon.
With small amounts of snow still on the ground on this frigid day, the West Local heads directly into the golden glow of the late afternoon sun on it’s way to Loudon, TN with an unusually long t... (more)
Local T69 heads east along the Tennessee River.
Local T69 heads back towards Knoxville with cars from Loudon.