Looking like a scene out of an impressive model railroad, the North Carolina Transportation Museum "Blue Ridge Special" is dwarfed by the surrounding peaks as it climbs toward the summit at Ridgec... (more)

Passengers on the Old Fort Loops! In this aerial view, we see the North Carolina Transportation Museum's "Blue Ridge Special" crossing Mill Creek on a bridge most folks never see.

The North Carolina Transportation Museum's "Blue Ridge Special" is now out of The Loops but still deep in the forest and climbing uphill toward Ridgecrest.

The North Carolina Transportation Museum's "Blue Ridge Special" rolls westbound through the foothills of North Carolina, paralleling nearby Interstate 40 on their respective routes to Asheville.

The North Carolina Transportation Museum's "Blue Ridge Special" rounds a curve climbing toward the Southern Railway's Old Fort Loops. This sold-out train is the first opportunity for passengers to... (more)

Passengers on the Southern Loops! For the first time in a dozen years, a lucky group of passengers is on their way to Asheville by rail, traversing Norfolk Southern's S-line. From this aerial view... (more)