Kansas City Southern's Saltillo Turn passes the South End Eygpt on it's return trip south from Tupelo.

The Macon turn cruises through downtown Lauderdale at track speed bound for the NS interchange at Meridian.

A five pack of Union Pacific power lead a westbound stack into Meridian along the KCS Meridian speedway.

The northbound KCS OCS accelerates out of Shreveport, LA as it crosses Caddo Lake at Mooringsport, LA bound for Kansas City.

The northbound KCS OCS accelerates through the Ouachita mountains on it's way towards Rich Mountain and a overnight stay in Heavener.

The northbound KCS OCS snakes along Big Creek at Page, OK bound for Kansas City.

NS P87 emerges from the west portal of Lick Log tunnel on the Old Fort loops in western North Carolina.

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

Spring has sprung on the Old Fort loops as P87 crawls upgrade in a pouring rain with woodchip loads for the soon to close Canton paper mill.

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.

NS P87 has re-crewed P6A at Connelly Springs and begins the climb across the Old Fort loops at High Fill.

A southbound CSX manifest crosses the Roanoke river at Weldon, NC on a beautiful Spring afternoon. In the distance the abandoned bridge supports for the Seaboard Air Line bridge across the river ... (more)

Fresh out of the paint booth the Reading heritage unit leads northbound stacks across the Pacolet river at Spartanburg.

The first weeks of Spring also bring the final weeks of woodchips being hauled on NS local P87. With the impending close of the paper mill in nearby Canton images like this will soon be a memory.