Loads for Skyland navigate the River Line at Craggy approaching Asheville Yard. This would be one of the last trains the plant would receive before being converted to natural gas.

The Nickel Plate Heritage unit leads eastbound coal loads for Duke Energy's Skyland powerplant south of Asheville, NC. Once the train arrives in Asheville a Blue Ridge Southern crew will jump on ... (more)

A Canadian visitor leads eastbound coal loads down the W-Line in route to the Skyland Power plant on Lake Julian near Arden, NC. The train is passing the former site of the Buena Vista passing si... (more)

NS #8825 leads the 1st section of 784 to the Duke Energy powerplant at Skyland, NC (Arden). The tracks inside the plant won't hold enough capacity, so NS makes two runs from Asheville to deliver ... (more)

NS #8734 leads loaded coal train 784 down the W-Line bound for the Skyland Power Plant in Arden, NC. The train is passing over I-40.

Eastbound loaded coal train 784 makes its way through rural Virginia on a beautiful march afternoon. Nikon D300, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 HSM II

A well done Catfish(fire damage on the long hood) leads 784 though Yuma. Due to an engine shortage they have just set off their pusher engines at the Yuma yard, and they would later pick up a thir... (more)

Loaded Coal train 784 thunders through scenic Gate City, past mile post 36. On this nice but cold day in October. Nikon D80.

A Dash-9 and 2 SD60's glide along at track speed making short work of the 1.7 grade at Watkins, pulling loaded coal train 784. Nikon D80.