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Boones' Reliable

The Johnson City Brewery poses as a fantastic photo opportunity as a reflection of old architecture, anchored within the shadow of the Clinchfield main riding over the valley atop Boones Creek Trestle. It's New Years Eve and were positioned down below a little after noon as M652 makes a mad dash from Erwin to Kingsport, led by CSX's rendition of the Old Reliable. The Clinchfield really combat some tough terrain when constructing their railroad, however this middle-ground portion of the line is largely open terrain where crews can throttle up and lay the wheels to the steel. For the remainder of the evening, we let the L&N carry us out of 2025 on the high iron of the CRR.

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Uploaded on January 1, 2026
Taken on December 31, 2025