Norfolk Southern train 136 arrives in Asheville crossing the French Broad river.

NS 136 arrives into Asheville at Murphy Jct with a western leader.

136 arrives into Asheville crossing the French Broad river on it's run from Knoxville.

Norfolk Southern's Interstate heritage unit makes a rare appearance in Asheville as it leads 136 across the French Broad River.

Norfolk Southern's Interstate heritage unit makes a rare appearance on the river line at Marshall, NC on a beautiful late Spring morning.

A matched set of UP's lead the 5 day per week 136 into Asheville, crossing the French Broad River.

The first week of the new year treats Asheville railfans to a re-built UP AC6 leading this 136 across the French Broad river in Asheville just after sunrise on this cold Winter morning.

A rare leader for the S line, NS #7258 leads the 5 day a week road freight into Asheville from Knoxville, TN on this beautiful Winter morning in the mountains of western North Carolina.

End of the Run. The manifest from Knoxville arrives into Asheville Yard.

NS #1800 makes a rare appearance in Asheville leading the 5 day a week eastbound (136) crossing the French Broad river.

136 arrives from Knoxville as it crosses the French Broad river into Asheville on a crystal clear afternoon. 136/135 provide the only link to the rest of the NS system with the loops shuttered as... (more)

136 crosses the French Broad river as it arrives into Asheville on a crystal clear morning.

NS 136, the only regular eastbound still running this stretch of the S-Line, glides across the French Broad River. This line may be low on trains, but the scenery is top notch.

A venerable GE leads the 5 day-a-week manifest from Knoxville, TN to Asheville, NC. Deepwater trestle is rarely photographed as it is difficult to access and in a rather remote area east of Hot Sp... (more)

A venerable GE leads the 5 day-a-week manifest from Knoxville, TN to Asheville, NC. This view, about a mile east of Hot Springs NC, catches the train headed upriver past Frank Bell's Rapids, which... (more)