A cool summer evening greets eastbound manifest train 134 as it passes the restored Southern Railway depot in Old Fort, NC with the freshly washed Honoring our Veterans unit leading.

135 features a colorful consist as it snakes its way up the Old Fort loops on this beautiful late summer afternoon.

Highhood GP-38's are becoming rare these days. On this morning we were graced with a pair for the Asheville-Bridgewater turn.

Its just after midnight on the morning of June 6th as the Nickel Plate heritage unit passes through the small hamlet of Old Fort NC at the bottom of the famous loops between Old Fort and Ridgecres... (more)

NS 162 at Old Fort NC

Former UP SD90MAC's are starting to fan out across the NS system. Here, an empty Belmont coal train climbs the famous Southern Railway loops in Western North Carolina.

UP #7683 leads a trio of foreign power on westbound NS train 135 as it passes through the S-Curve at the S113 on the Old Fort Loops.

A unique lash-up graces 162 on this beautiful Spring morning in Old Fort, NC.

Norfolk Southern's direct competitor (CSX) leads westbound #165 around the sweeping curve just west of Jarrett's Tunnel on this beautiful December morning. Extra rock and culverts are often found... (more)

Norfolk Southern's direct competitor (CSX) leads westbound #165 around the lower loop of High Fill on this beautiful December morning.

A long way from where their original owner intended to use them, UP #6162 (former SP #125) climbs the famous Southern Railway Loops in western North Carolina on the point of train 135.

A trio of UP locomotives lead eastbound 162 at Old Fort, NC on this beautiful March morning.

UP #8830 leads a trio of UP EMD's out of the 260' Burgin tunnel on the famous Southern Railway's Old Fort Loops in western North Carolina.

Penn Central invades North Carolina! NS #1073 sweeps around the upper loop of High Fill on the famous Southern Railway loops in western NC with train 162 in tow for Linwood, some 115 miles to t... (more)

A mixed bag of power leads eastbound train 134 through Old Fort, NC on this cold winter morning. #6920 led 134 into Asheville the previous evening, but multiple issues with power caused the #1052... (more)