Smoke and a all EMD consist is what I see when I see this photo. NS 213 comes by Belmont on a rather hot and muggy afternoon. I don't shoot at this part of Belmont all that often and I need to.

NS 154 comes around the big curve at Cramerton and will soon take a clear signal at South Fork. Also what all started 4 and a half years ago ended today. This was the last heritage unit I needed t... (more)

NS 119 comes around the curve and under the southern intermediates at Lowell NC. Notice there are no replacements by them.

NS 611 backs up with a N&W caboose in tow. It was fun seeing this locomotive and it's one of my favorites.

NS P99 comes past Charlotte Junction on a hot summer day.

So for National Train day I went to the NCTM to see the 3170 and other equipment. On NCTM's facebook page they had said that a peace of equipment had gotten restored they just did not say what did... (more)

NS 119 comes by Belmont with a trio of D9s.

NS 119 comes by Belmont with a standard cab D9 leader.

NS 119 comes past Belmont with a 6 unit consist that had NS SD70M 2613, NS D8-40CW 8370, NS SD70M 2799 Ex-NYSW, NS RP-E4C 700, NS GP38-2 with striped cowl 3102, and NS SD40-2 3362. Now that was o... (more)

NS train 118 comes past Belmont heading north with a SD70ACe and 2 UP's.

After catching word that 119 had a SD70 leading and the Southern heritage unit I could not pass it up so I went to Belmont NC.

With a full head of smoke N&W 611 leads the 957 around the curve and on to Asheville NC.

It's like we have stepped back into a different time period. But in all reality it was 4-10-2016. N&W 611 leads the excursion train into Old Fort with the beautiful Blue Ridge Montanans in the bac... (more)

A shot I thought I could not get. As I say old meets new in this one NS 958 met the NS 135. This may have been the only train it met on this whole trip other thin I thank 162. But we where on a di... (more)

NS 957 The Blue Ridge Special starts up the hill and to the loops at Dendron. And I got to say I was very happy with this spot because you could hear him working. And that was a cool thing to see.... (more)