135 departs Asheville under stormy skies with a colorful consist on this late Winter afternoon.

NS 135, rolls thru Elmwood, NC on a beautiful summer evening.

A mixed bag of power leads westbound 135 out of Asheville over the icy French Broad river for it's run to Knoxville, TN.

A NS Tophat leads NS 135 past the signals at Longview NC

135 slowly climbs the loops in western North Carolina with a mixed bag of power on this beautiful late Winter afternoon.

Norfolk Southern manifest freight train 135 grinds uphill at Five Row in Spencer, NC shortly before heading west on the S-line on March 18, 2018.

NS train 135 rolls past a set of old Southern signals in Longview, NC

NS 135 kicks up the snow as it clears the signal in Claremont on its way to Asheville on this cold snowy morning.

NS 135 starts its way on the River Line in Asheville passing through the arts district at sunrise.

Canadian National power stands out against the kudzu and other vegetation in the mountains of North Carolina. A standard cab SD60 leads 4 other units up the grade to famous Southern Loops.

The Virginian heritage unit leads westbound train 135 around the lower loop of High Fill on the Old Fort loops in western North Carolina.

135 slowly snakes it's way up Old Fort mountain at one of the many crossing of Mill Creek just west of Old Fort, NC.

The Pennsylvania heritage unit leads westbound 135 over the calm waters of the French Broad river along the NC/TN boarder at Weavers Bend.

So whose railroad is this again? After heading up to Five Row to (hopefully) catch NS 1069 leading 135, I was instead treated to a colorful consist representing no less than three class I railroad... (more)