Author: Reed Reding
Restored Album
I026 (Jacksonville, FL - Bedford Park, IL) crosses the Cumberland River at Shelby Park in East Nashville. The train is making an unusual trip up the Radnor Cut-off due to congestion on its normal route via Kayne Avenue in Downtown Nashville.
X647 (Chicago, IL Clearing Yard - Waycross, GA) resumes its southward journey after getting recrewed at CP Maplewood. Maplewood is where the Radnor Cut-off splits from the old L & N main line, bypassing downtown Nashville and heading directly into Radnor Yard.
Q512 (Radnor, TN - Avon, IN) rounds the curve at Greenwood Cemetery on the Radnor Cut-off.
The conductor of Q502 (Radnor, TN - Chicago, IL Barr Yard) gives I026 (Jacksonville, FL - Bedford Park, IL) a roll-by inspection as the hot intermodal passes his train at Amqui. Q502 will also hold here for Q573 before continuing north.
Q502 (Radnor, TN - Chicago, IL Barr Yard) gets ready to resume its northward trek after meeting I026 and Q573 at Amqui.
CSX 3194 "The Spirit of Law Enforcement" leads Q573 (Cincinnati, OH - Radnor, TN) past "Lake Amqui" on the last leg of its journey into town.
E015 (Jacksonville, FL - Evansville, IN) approaches Williams Ave. at Amqui during a heavy snow storm. The train is being lead by CSX 940, which railfans have dubbed "The Crayola Locomotive" due to it's distinctive side panels.
G375 (Haw Creek, IN - Ambrose, GA) creeps past the crossover at CP Ekin during a heavy snow storm.
Hot intermodal I026 (Jacksonville, FL - Bedford Park, IL) dashes through the snow at Williams Ave.
Q512 (Radnor, TN - Avon, IN) approaches Williams Ave at Amqui during a heavy snowfall.
Q648 (Waycross, GA - Chicago, IL Clearing Yard) approaches Williams Ave. at Amqui in a heavy snow storm.
A WAMX switch engine trails on Q512.
WAMX 1517 trails on Q512.
Grain train G419 takes its turn through CP Amqui in the last light of a snowy January day.
I025 (Bedford Park, IL - Jacksonville, FL) rolls off the Henderson Sub through CP Amqui. The old Amqui depot/tower stood about where the control box to the right of the lead locomotive is. The L & N sold the building to Johnny Cash (there is a scene in Cash's "Riding the Rails" special that was filmed at Amqui) and the singer moved it to his "House of Cash" museum in nearby Hendersonville, TN. The building has since been given to the Madison Chamber of Commerce and now resides a couple of miles south of this location near MP 178.
I026 (Jacksonville, FL - Bedford Park, IL) crosses Nesbitt Lane at Amqui. This is where the Henderson Sub to Evansville, IN splits off from the original L & N main to Louisville. The Nashville Terminal Sub continues north for another two miles on the Louisville side, turning into the Main Line Sub at CP Montfort (MP 174.7).
I028 (Fairburn, GA - Bedford Park, IL) crosses Nesbitt Lane at Amqui.
Q203 (Louisville, KY - Baldwin, FL) heads south on the number one main at Amqui after meeting I025. The track splitting off to the left is the southernmost end of the Henderson Subdivision to Evansville, IN. The Nashville Terminal Sub continues north of this location for two miles on the Louisville side, becoming the Main Line Sub at CP Montfort (MP 174.7)
Q574 (Radnor, TN - Cincinnati, OH) heads north on the number one main at CP Amqui.
Q576 (Radnor, TN - Cincinnati, OH) will take the Louisville side of the split as it approaches Nesbitt Lane at CP Amqui.
E302 (Stilesboro, GA - Evansville, IN) crosses Nesbitt Lane and heads up the Henderson Sub at Amqui.
G789 passes Q203 on the dual mains that run through the Nashville National Cemetery in Madison.
I025 (Bedford Park, IL - Jacksonville, FL) enters the Nashville Terminal off the Henderson Sub at Amqui,
I025 (Bedford Park, IL - Jacksonville, FL) approaches Williams Ave. at Amqui.
I143 (Louisville, KY - Jacksonville, FL) follows I025 south into the Nashville Terminal at Amqui.
N319 (Evansville, IN - Cross, SC) is tied down at Foster St. in East Nashville on a snowy Sunday afternoon.
N904 (Evansville, IN - Pennyroyal, SC) is tied down at Delmas Ave. in East Nashville.
Q503 (Chicago, IL Clearing Yard - Radnor, TN) heads south past "Lake Amqui" on the last leg of its run into Nashville.
G303 heads south at Douglas Ave. in East Nashville.
K443 (Bensenville, IL - Lawrenceville, GA) is tied down at Maplewood on a cold January morning.
K442 (Lawrenceville, GA - Bensenville, IL) ducks under Walton Lane on the dual mains between Maplewood and Amqui.
Q202 (Baldwin, FL - Louisville, KY) passes under Myatt Drive at Montfort with the Seaboard System sticker locomotive on the point.
Q203 (Louisville, KY - Baldwin, FL) has finally gotten its turn into Nashville. Here we see it passing CP Ekin after waiting for W221, K442, I142, I025, and I026 at Amqui.
Q203 (Louisville, KY - Baldwin, FL) threads the s-curve under Ellington Parkway as it approaches Douglas Ave. in East Nashville.
W221 (Proviso, IL - Rincon, GA) heads south past "Lake Amqui." The crew will take their train into Kayne Ave. Yard in downtown Nashville for a crew change.
I028 (Fairburn, GA - Bedford Park, IL) approaches Williams Ave. at Amqui.
N040 (Oaktown, IN - Stokes, FL) rolls through the s-curve at Douglas Ave. in East Nashville.
CSX 155 and CSX 712 sit tied down in the departure yard of Nashville's Radnor Yard facility. These two locomotives more than likely went out as mid-train power for Q521. Note that the 155 is wearing CSX's new website scheme.
A pair of Huron & Eastern GP38-2s sit tied down in Nashville's Radnor Yard.
Huron & Eastern 3509 is tied down in CSX's Radnor Yard. The 3509 and sister 3526 have been parked in the departure yard for several days.
Huron & Eastern 3526 is tied down in CSX's Radnor Yard. The 3526 and sister 3509 have been parked in the departure yard for several days.
Q203 (Louisville, KY - Baldwin, FL) approaches Foster Street in East Nashville behind a veteran Dash-9.
I142 (Jacksonville, FL - Louisville, KY) blows past a tied down X202 at Williams Ave.
Q203 (Louisville, KY - Baldwin, FL) waits on the Louisville side of Amqui for I142 to clear. The crew will then run south to Foster Street in East Nashville and tie the train down.
X202 (Baldwin, FL - Louisville, KY) sits tied down at Williams Ave. at Amqui.
G315 (Evansville, IN - Athens, GA) rounds the curve at Maplewood in the Inglewood section of Nashville. In a couple of miles the train will cross the Cumberland River at CR Drawbridge and head for the Chattanooga Sub.
X210 (Wauhatchie, TN - Louisville, KY) approaches the 2nd Ave. North crossing in downtown Nashville. In a couple of hundred feet the train will cross the Cumberland River at CR Drawbridge. It will be an easy morning for the crew as they will not meet another train until reaching Bowling Green, KY, nearly the halfway point of their journey to Louisville.
X282 (Louisville, KY - Memphis, TN) has just gotten recrewed at Foster Street in East Nashville.
I025 (Bedford Park, IL - Jacksonville, FL) crosses Delmas Ave. in East Nashville. Northbound through trains needing to refuel will often meet a fuel truck at this location.
I026 (Jacksonville, FL - Bedford Park, IL) approaches the Delmas Ave. crossing in East Nashville.