Southern 630 on a ferry move from Salisbury NC to Asheville NC

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.

Train 135 kicks up dust from fresh ballast as it heads west towards the Old Fort Loops.

After leaving the mountains behind, this local glides through a broad valley a few miles east of Old Fort.

A Linwood to Chattanooga mixed freight is seen here passing a small Christmas tree farm leaving the Piedmont behind and heading into the hills.