Some fall color still remains in the trees as one of NS's "Blue Bonnet" DC-to-AC rebuilds grinds up the Southern Loops west of Old Fort.

After spending a few days in Asheville, 744 made a run down the district in perfect morning light with one of two NS "Blue Bonnets" leading.

On what was a gorgeous fall day, Helper set J60 shoves hard on the rear of a loaded coal, passing through the east end ofEckman yard and by the soon to be gone CPL's.

J60 slowly rolls by the Keystone, WV, mine.

The NS "Blue Mule" DC to AC conversion pushes a coal train over the top of Flat Top Mountain via the Elkhorn Tunnel on a beautiful fall day.

The NS "Blue Mule" pushes hard on the rear of a coal train at Farm as it prepares to enter the twin tunnels at Hemphill.

Mission accomplished, as the 3 newest pushers (two new ET44ACs and the "DC to AC" conversion) duck into the void atop the infamous Elkhorn grade located inside the cavernous Elkhorn Tunn... (more)

The blue mule and 2 ET44AC's push 83K east to Flat Top

The clouds lift and the rain stops as the "DC to AC" conversion glides down grade over the quaint town of Coopers, WV, pushing 83A.

The sun starts to set over the Appalachian fall colors as J60 with two of the new ET44ACs and the "DC to AC" conversions push hard on a long loaded coal train 83A into the yard in Bluefi... (more)

The J58 helper trio shoves on the rear of 64M, passing through the trestle at Maybeury. About a mile ahead, the train will crest Elkhorn grade inside of Elkhorn Tunnel.

A 3 unit helper set of NS AC44C6M rebuild 4001, in its special blue and gray paint, and 2 new ET44AC's shove the rear of loaded coal train 83J, on their 2nd assignment of the day after helping 64M... (more)

A 3 unit helper set of NS AC44C6M rebuild 4001, in its special blue and gray paint, and 2 new ET44AC's shove the rear of 64M at Falls Mills, passing the N&W CPL Signals.

The Sonic Bonnet leads P99 under the Charlotte skyline headed south to Satellite yard in Charlotte.