After heavy snowfall blanketed the Carolinas the day prior, I decided that I needed to get out and take a few shots. The first train we see is train 135 bound for Tennessee pulling the grade at Fi... (more)

NS 135 trots over the Third Creek Trestle just west of the Daimler truck plant in Cleveland, NC. With Christmas just around the corner, the big red 90 makes for a nice touch on a gloomy day.

A short and light 135 makes easy work of Yadkin Hill as they begin their trek toward Asheville with a CREX leader doing the honors.

CREX 1210 charges up Yadkin Hill towards Salisbury on this cold fall morning enroute to Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, TN.

A solid set of Uncle Pete's finest leading NS 135 add to the vibrant fall colors as the train trudges upgrade at Five Row.

NS 135 blasts through Conover at a blistering 25 MPH with an ole' SD70 up front. Even though I had shot this unit just a few days prior, it didn't take much coaxing to get me out of the house to s... (more)

Train 135 is at the 61 Milepost on the NS Asheville District. A little spot just outside Hickory known as "Long View". Take a drive along old US 70 as it follows the line, and the name o... (more)

135 at 8th Avenue near downtown Hickory.

NS 135 eases its way out of town behind battle worn SD70 No. 2539.

For the 6th day in a row, a standard cab SD70 has led a Westbound over the S-Line. Here a heavily worn and weary 2539 splits the signals at West Claremont, working hard on her way West.

With a very faded,cbattle worn SD70 doing the honors, NS 135 cruises past the east end of the passing siding at Eufola, NC.

With a permanent 25 MPH speed restriction on the entire length of the S-line, the super-elevated curve through Glen Alpine, NC hardly seems necessary. On a beautiful September afternoon, NS 135 ea... (more)

NS 2517 leads a short 135 through Connelly Springs, NC. What started out as a soggy and generally gloomy morning turned into a beautiful afternoon- of course, it helps when you've got good power t... (more)

135 glides into Asheville in golden afternoon light on this late August afternoon.

It's been awhile since I've seen any BNSF power, let alone a solid set of 'em leading a train. Seen here, a short NS 135 putts along at 25 MPH by MP S68 in Connelly Springs, NC. Worth noting is th... (more)