136 arrives from Knoxville as it crosses the French Broad river into Asheville on a crystal clear afternoon. 136/135 provide the only link to the rest of the NS system with the loops shuttered as... (more)
NS 136, the only regular eastbound still running this stretch of the S-Line, glides across the French Broad River. This line may be low on trains, but the scenery is top notch.
A venerable GE leads the 5 day-a-week manifest from Knoxville, TN to Asheville, NC. Deepwater trestle is rarely photographed as it is difficult to access and in a rather remote area east of Hot Sp... (more)
A venerable GE leads the 5 day-a-week manifest from Knoxville, TN to Asheville, NC. This view, about a mile east of Hot Springs NC, catches the train headed upriver past Frank Bell's Rapids, which... (more)