This once-bustling mining town has transformed into a quirky community, where we were allowed to wander the streets without any interruption.Īt times, the eerie streets resemble a ghost town, were it not for the occasional light behind a curtain, a door opening in the distance or music drifting out of the bar.

Keno City is unlike any other place we have visited in the Yukon, let alone Canada. At first glance, with its empty, unpaved streets, boarded up cabins and two bars, it seems like a desolate place…īut look a little further and you find a rich mining history and a vibrant art scene just begging to be discovered. Southbound freight traversing the huge cut at Keno.Ī pair of GE's enter one of the infamous cuts along The Rathole with an intermodal train in tow.ġ67 is running the yellows as it follows a grain train southbound.At the end of the Silver Trail highway lies Keno City, a small community tucked away in the wilderness.Īlthough its name suggests otherwise, Keno City is the smallest town in the Yukon… With roughly only 20 permanent residents, you might wonder why Keno City is even worth adding to your itinerary. ( more)Ī flock of pigeons take to the air as NS 2765 leads its On a dreary day on the Rathole, N&W 1218 fills the valley with steam and smoke as it climbs the grade toward Tateville, Ky.Ī southbound heads into the cut near Keno, KY as fall colors adorn the hillsides.Ī Norfolk Southern ballast train heads south at Keno, Kentucky, on the famous former Southern Railway â€œRatholeâ€ line between Cincinnati and Chattanooga. While there were many railfans out for the chase, we had thi. Two pumpkins take on the Rat Hole as they are making their trip towards Chattanooga with several steel slab cars behind them.ĭeep in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Southern 630 leads the excursion northbound on the famous Rathole, seen here at remote Keno. NS 174 with an ES44AC and C40-8W heads north at Keno, KY. 179-05 worked Bellevue, OH Middletown, OH Georgetown, KY Somerset, KY & Chattanoog. The Rathole was surprisingly busy, making for a productive drive home from holiday in Michigan.īuffalo to Birmingham freight 179 is definitely of PSR design, with lot of stops en-route for block swapping. ( more)Ī short Labor Day 215 is having an easy time climbing out of the Cumberland River.

7115, passes through a deep cut of the Southern Railwayâ€™s upgraded â€œRatholeâ€ line between Cincinnati and Chattanooga at Keno. Norfolk Southern Roadrailer train 258, powered by NS EMD GP60 No. Norfolk Southern Train 178 heads north through the beautiful backwoods of Keno, KY.

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