744 splits the signals at the west end of Grovestone near Black Mountain, NC with the Reading Lines heritage unit leading the way on this beautiful February morning.

135 completes it's 139 mile run across the Asheville District with the First Responders unit leading the way. The moon was a nice touch.

134 departs Asheville under light snow showers with the Reading heritage unit doing the honors on this cold February night in western North Carolina.

Norfolk Southern's "Honoring First Responders" SD60E leads NS train 135 around the lower loop of High Fill on a beautiful February afternoon in western North Carolina.

The remains of winter storm Jonas have Ridgecrest under a blanket of fresh powder as 135 completes its climb up the Blue Ridge on a beautiful winter afternoon.

Winter storm Jonas is in full swing as 745 approaches Asheville and splits the Southern signals at Azalea on this snowing January morning.

The leftovers from winter storm Jonas still cover the ground near Coburn, NC as the daily Canton-Asheville turn (T31) cruises WB on a beautiful January afternoon.

New Year's night 2016 passes in the small community of Pinetown, NC as CLNA's #8311 rests quietly awaiting its next run to Belhaven. The photographer spent many childhood nights one block from he... (more)

135 departs Asheville under the cover of darkness with Citirail #1347 leading the way.

The former Southern Railway roundhouse lies in ruin in Asheville, midway through it's demolition on this cold winter afternoon.

744 accelerates eastbound from Asheville as it passes the classic Southern Railway cantilever signal bridge at B.I. Tower under a blanket of snow from winter storm Jonas.

Right place, right time: Arriving back into Asheville after work, the tower mentioned that a loaded coal train on main #1 needed to be pulled out and placed into one of the yard tracks so a Sperr... (more)

744 accelerates through Azalea with the help of three units pushing on the rear of this Plant Marshall bound coal train. Winter storm Jonas is winding down after covering much of western North Ca... (more)

135 cruises through Azalea during snow showers from winter storm Jonas. The storm spent two days covering western North Carolina in anywhere from 7-12" of snow.

Snow still clings to the mountains in various spots along the Blue Ridge a week after winter storm Jonas dumped ten inches in western North Carolina. Here, train T-31 crosses Hominy Creek in rout... (more)