A southbound CSX freight crosses the Lynches River bridge, still bearing its ACL markings after all these decades.

The classic ACL Signal bridge at Lane, SC has stood for decades as hundreds of thousands of trains have passed under it's classic target signals. It's Safetran replacement awaits activation on Ma... (more)

UP #8830 leads a trio of UP EMD's out of the 260' Burgin tunnel on the famous Southern Railway's Old Fort Loops in western North Carolina.

The Penn Central Heritage unit leads eastbound 162 across the French Broad River bridge and into Asheville on its first daylight run across the S-Line to Linwood.

Penn Central invades North Carolina! NS #1073 sweeps around the upper loop of High Fill on the famous Southern Railway loops in western NC with train 162 in tow for Linwood, some 115 miles to t... (more)

Do you want to build a snowman? It appears the crew of the eastbound T31 job did, as they placed him on the nose of the 4205 for its eastbound run into Asheville after this latest snowstorm.

Nestled 15 miles west of Asheville along the former Southern Railway Murphy Branch is Coburn. It's been over 30 years since the merger and this location has seen Southern, NS and now Blue Ridge S... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern job T59 slowly makes the eastbound return trip to Canton as it begins the climb up the Balsam grade.

Blue Ridge Southern job T59 slowly makes the eastbound return trip to Canton on this cool March morning in western North Carolina.

High-hood GP-50s are a dying breed. It's very likely that this high-hood has seen its last snowfall as it leads the Asheville local past Azalea on this cold February morning.

A mixed bag of power leads eastbound train 134 through Old Fort, NC on this cold winter morning. #6920 led 134 into Asheville the previous evening, but multiple issues with power caused the #1052... (more)

Catawba coal loads slowly decend the famous Old Fort Loops on this cold January morning behind NS #7531. The photographer is standing on the old U.S. Highway 70 overpass/High Ridge Tunnel west po... (more)

Southern Belle #4042 leads westbound 135 through the small hamlet of Swannanoa, NC on this beautiful winter afternoon in western North Carolina.

A trio of KCS units leans into the sweeping curve north of downtown Easley, SC on this beautiful morning. Special thanks to fellow RP contributor Casey Bell for keeping me updated on 212's progre... (more)

The Virginian comes home! After pushing 175 loaded coal cars to Oakvale, the Virginian heritage unit returns west towards Elmore and passes the beautifully restored Princeton, WVA station and cab... (more)