The Blue Ridge Mountains dwarf the 100 loads of coal destined for Plant Marshall as two of Norfolk Southern's Dash 9's shove hard on the rear.
Fall color is slowing working it's way into the French Broad river valley as Blue Ridge Southern's T31 job departs Asheville for the run to Canton, NC.
NS 135 climbs the loops with one of the fresh SD70ACC rebuilds.
16T passes the classic CPL scene at Arcadia on Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah Valley line.
213 takes the sweeping curve at "Avon" on the outskirts of Gastonia, NC on this Fall afternoon.
A cool, cloudy morning greets the eastbound Tennessee Central Museum special as it crosses the Caney Fork on it's eastbound run to Monterey, TN.
Storm clouds from Florence move in from the coast as the Skyland empties await permission to enter Asheville Yard.
The first day of September is crystal clear as southbound Brice loads cross the trestle at Marion, NC over the Catawba River.
Empty Charlotte ethanol K460-30 crosses the massive trestle over the Broad River on the former Clinchfield mainline.
201 crosses the Holston River at Bluff City, TN with the Illinois Terminal leading the way.
A mixed bag of power leads westbound 135 on it's daily trek up Old Fort mountain.
KCS #3939 shoves on the rear of train 162 as it passes through Tennessee's oldest city.
135 departs Asheville under stormy skies with a colorful consist on this late Winter afternoon.
Coal loads for Skyland (Arden, NC) split the signals at Murphy Junction with a visitor from south of the border leading the way.
A mixed bag of power leads westbound 135 out of Asheville over the icy French Broad river for it's run to Knoxville, TN.
