Train 163 picks up speed after working at Bulls Gap as it heads west through the S-curves at Russellville, TN on its way to Knoxville.

The Asheville, NC based local P87 reaches the top of its climb up the mountain behind it via the famed Old Fort Loops on January 29, 2019. This local retrieves loaded wood chip hoppers from Bridge... (more)

A Herzog MPM makes its way back to the stub end siding in Hot Springs, NC to tie up for the day.

Being a new engineer has its stresses. There is a lot to look and listen for and learn to feel while managing the demands of the crew's directions. Additionally, older locomotives have their own q... (more)

One of NS's newest DC to AC conversion crosses the Pigeon river on an overcast January 17th morning as it heads into Newport, TN on its way from Asheville, NC to Knoxville, TN. Originally built... (more)

The unique shovel nose GE typically power the excursion trains. However, our power began to experience ground fault issues while enroute. The VERY unique DL-535Es were kept at the ready in Skagway... (more)

Mixed manifest train 172 used to traverse the S line on its way to Linwood. It now been diverted so no longer follows the river or runs through Asheville and down the Old Fort loops. Also gone are... (more)

Empty hoppers leave Asheville, NC and head west to get reloaded with a pair of heritage units trailing.

The Conrail heritage unit compliments the blue paint on the silo and adds some color to a dreary winter day in North Carolina as it leads eastbound manifest train 135 out of town. The silo is a re... (more)

NS train 744 Crosses the French Broad river at Weaver's Bend on its way to Asheville, NC.

An empty hopper train drifts down grade between Del Rio and Newport, TN following the French Broad River on its trip back to the coal fields from Asheville, NC.

An empty hopper train with a colorful leader makes its way into Newport, TN crossing the swollen Pigeon River on its trip back to the coal fields from Asheville, NC.

The daily Canton-Asheville turn departs Asheville running the way the Southern intended.

Dark rain clouds hang in the valley as Norfolk Southern train M23 approaches Old Fort, NC after having passed through the famed Loops.

Dark rain clouds threaten the crew as they spin the Norfolk Southern First Responder's Training locomotive on the turntable at Spencer, NC to get it put away before the next rain deluge.