NS 136, the only regular eastbound still running this stretch of the S-Line, glides across the French Broad River. This line may be low on trains, but the scenery is top notch.
A venerable GE leads the 5 day-a-week manifest from Knoxville, TN to Asheville, NC. Deepwater trestle is rarely photographed as it is difficult to access and in a rather remote area east of Hot Sp... (more)
A venerable GE leads the 5 day-a-week manifest from Knoxville, TN to Asheville, NC. This view, about a mile east of Hot Springs NC, catches the train headed upriver past Frank Bell's Rapids, which... (more)
That dark, wet section of long hood indicates all is not well with 3819. In fact, it has been shut down since near Leeds, leaving the trailing B36-7 and B30-7 to struggle over the hilly former Ce... (more)
Catching locomotives splitting signals is always a fun treat, it's even more enjoyable when the signal bungalow has been tagged with some tasteful graffiti which proclaims the line's original owne... (more)
Norfolk Southern Freight Train 136 makes their way Eastbound as they pass through Dunavant, AL.
All the flowers and trees are in the midst of blooming as train 136 with NS 1122 on the point eases down the P-Line about 1 mile away from Coosa Tunnel (the long tunnel)
Back when NS and CSX (and their predecessor roads) had agents at Opelika, there were several local gents who hung around the depot just about every day. Here, one looks on as the NS agent hoops-u... (more)
A pair of EMD's 4300 hp SD70M locomotive models led a very long NS 136 through Jackson’s Gap on a flawless Sunday in the South.
NS 136 has finally made it to Opelika with 97 cars in tow behind a pair of SD70M locomotives. After chasing this train east from Kellyton, it's now 1.5 hours closer to Columbus where this crew wi... (more)
Norfolk Southern Freight Train 136 makes their way Eastbound as they roar through Alexander City, AL.
Norfolk Southern Freight Train 136 makes their way Eastbound as they roar through Bon Air, AL.
Norfolk Southern Freight Train 136 makes their way Eastbound as they pass through Opelika, AL.
Norfolk Southern Freight Train 136 makes their way Eastbound as they roar through Camp Hill, AL.
Train 136 rolls through Alex City, Alabama.
