Great Smoky Mountains GP38-3, disguised as a GP35, makes a striking blue appearance trailing behind BLU's much larger GP39-2s.

THE BEST FRIEND. This little guy is everything to me. He's one of the best railfanning buddies a guy can have. He's enjoying the sun while I shoot BLU with Great Smoky Mountains 1009, a new acquis... (more)

The first snow of 2020 left a lot to be desired. This was one of the few spots along T59 route between Canton and Waynesville that really painted a winter day's vibe. The crew has just got moving ... (more)

A light snow, the first of Winter 2020 has fallen and continues to float around as a crew works some of the tracks deep inside Evergreen Packaging's Canton mill. The locomotives unique paint is a ... (more)

Two Blue Ridge Southern trains meet between Canton and Asheville on a sunny January day... Unfortunately traffic doesn't justify such and this is only the daily turn passing a cut of boxcars store... (more)

We started our first railfan outing of 2020 by chasing the Waynesville local in the freshly fallen snow. This is the largest and only appreciable snow we've had this winter here in the Western Nor... (more)

While waiting on an empty ethanol train bound for the Clinchfield with CN power we heard word of another eastbound empty. Unfortunately after shooting this train we learned that the CN power we we... (more)

T59's three GP39-2's are screaming as they get back up to speed after having to stop to flag the dark crossing in the background. Behind them are 16 cars: 5 loaded 89' flats of rail, 9 loaded 33,0... (more)

T59 is easing into Sylva with a rare three pack of GP39's. Behind them are 5 89' flat cars loaded with rail for interchange with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. This day started with a long wait f... (more)

T59's train stretches through the rolling hills of West Waynesville. The whole line from Canton to Balsam is like this, one two percent grade rolling into another. This particular train was the lo... (more)

On my way to shoot the Buffalo Southern's Alco roster I saw cars being shuffled around Tiff yard. I pulled off expecting a Norfolk Southern local to be doing the work but found a B&P crew instead.... (more)

After an unsuccessful day on the Hartwell Railroad, the clouds broke just in time for a southbound stack to get some incredible evening light.

NS 203 casts its shadow on downtown Kings Mountain in the early light of a crisp December morning. This was the first train of the day for us, a day that ended up being one of the more beautiful a... (more)

KINGS. After meeting counterpart 212 just a few miles north at Arlington, NS 212 blasts out from under the King St. bridge and into downtown Kings Mountain.

A move of lightweight military equipment heads north through Gastonia. This colorful scene was quickly darkened as shortly after this photo was taken 057 struck a vehicle killing the sole occupant... (more)