Catawba coal loads for Plant Marshall split the signals at Murphy Junction in Asheville on a beautiful late Winter morning.
The crew of Blue Ridge Southern T31 brings their daily haul into Asheville as they enter the yard and pass through the Asheville Arts District.
Multiple locomotives rest at Asheville's fuel pad waiting for upcoming assignments: Of note, NS 8114 and two UP's (off 76M), Another set of power (NS/UP) for 51E, as well as a lashup of NS/UP... (more)
745 returns westbound into Asheville with NS #4001 doing the honors on this beautiful Fall afternoon in western North Carolina.
With its three day run from Conway Yard complete, 740 slowly enters Asheville yard before it's next crew change will take the loads to Plant Marshall near Hickory, NC.
E80 splits the Southern Railway signals at Azalea as it approaches Asheville, NC with a special High/Wide car for the Evergreen mill at Canton, NC.
T31 hustles through the suburbs of West Asheville leading a short train from Canton. I'm used to chasing slow moving GSMR and T59, so trains on this end of the Murphy Branch seem to move along a l... (more)
A Southern Railway derrick assigned to Asheville waits to see if it will ever be called to duty.
135 glides into Asheville in golden afternoon light on this late August afternoon.
955 departs Asheville under the cover of darkness with three Tuscan passenger cars in tow for TVRM in Chattanooga.
745 splits the signals at the S138 with the lingering rainbow from a recent thunderstorm.
A clear and cold morning greets eastbound 744 departing Asheville with the Reading heritage unit leading the way.
745 passes through Craggy as it departs Asheville with a trio of brand new ET44ACs for power on this beautiful Summer morning in the mountains.
Thunderstorms move into Asheville as 135 departs westbound off the High lead for its run along the French Broad river to Knoxville. In the background, the Wedge art studios sit next to the area t... (more)
