The northbound Crescent sports 3 P42s on it's northbound run over the piedmont mainline crossing the Roanoke River at Altavista as well as the former Virginian mainline.

I34 crosses the Middle Branch of Wards Fork creek just after sunrise east of Cullen, VA on the former Virginian mainline.

PNLX (Dressed as WM #7471) rests next to the Frostburg depot and #1309 on the second day of the Trains Magazine photo charter.

The Erie heritage leads a rare daylight westbound empty grain train along the French Broad river at Olivette hear Asheville, NC.

The Erie heritage leads a rare daylight westbound empty grain train in downtown Marshall along the banks of the French Broad River.

The skies have cleared during the first day of the Trains magazine photo charter with #1309 and it pours on the smoke at Garners Meadow during a photo runby under clear skies.

The first day of the Trains Magazine photo charter nears it's end as #1309 charges through sunnyside on the last runby of day #1.

Day 1 of the Trains Magazine 1309 charter has come to a close as the engine poses on the bridge over the C&O canal in downtown Cumberland.

Western Maryland #1309 accelerates through the narrows departing Cumberland for day 2 of the Trains Magazine photo charter.

Western Maryland #1309 works upgrade around the sweeping curve at Helmsetters on day 2 of the Trains magazine photo charter.

Western Maryland #1309 works upgrade near the site of the old coal tipple near Mount Savage on the Trains Magazine photo charter.

Western Maryland #1309 catches the last rays of golden sunlight at Helmsetter's Curve on the last runby of the Trains magazine photo charter weekend.

Minutes after the arrival of 136, it's time for Watco's Blue Ridge Southern to cross the French Broad into Asheville with its inbound train from Canton.

136 arrives from Knoxville as it crosses the French Broad river into Asheville on a crystal clear afternoon. 136/135 provide the only link to the rest of the NS system with the loops shuttered as... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern's less photographed W line local arrives into Asheville on a beautiful Winter afternoon with seven cars for the outbound NS 135.