CSXT 7001, fresh of it's recent rebuild leads empties off the FEC (Jacksonville) northbound along the former Clinchfield mainline crossing the Catawba River. These trains usually feature complete... (more)

A matched set of CP AC44's lead a empty Charlotte ethanol train across the Catawba River at Marion, NC. The former Clinchfield has experienced a slight resurgence in recent months with ethanol an... (more)

The silence of a calm afternoon along the Catawba River is briefly broken by the passing of a loaded ethanol train for Charlotte, NC.

CSXT's "Honoring Our Law Enforcement" unit leads Q693-25 across the trestle over Lake James (Catawba River) near Marion, NC.

The pair of CSX's newest PR projects lead train Q693 across Lake James outside of Marion, NC.

CSX Q693 makes its way through the Clinchfield Railroad loops with freshly painted CSX 911 leading the way to Waycross, GA, on a warm Spring day.

Westbound train 135 heads through downtown Marion in the late afternoon.

Q693 crosses the Catawba River on the edge of Lake James near Marion, NC.

View from the former Southern Asheville - Salisbury line. The CSX train has come down the Blue Ridge mountains in the distance.

The first day of September is crystal clear as southbound Brice loads cross the trestle at Marion, NC over the Catawba River.

Q692 crosses the Catawba River (and Lake James) north of Marion, NC on this late Winter afternoon.

Brice coal loads cross the trestle over the Catawba River.

A Watauga Valley NRHS excursion on the Clinchfield heads north at the Ashford signal north of Marion, NC. The train allowed passengers to have a few hours in Spruce Pine, but also the option of s... (more)

Parts of four different railroads can be seen in this one image. Former Union Pacific power passes a Southern Railway station with a Seaboard System caboose on display. All while using Norfolk S... (more)

An unlikely double header...NKP 587 and N&W 1218 are westbound on the S-Line headed for Asheville, NC. The Timetable location is Clinchcross. This is where the Clinchfield goes under the Southern ... (more)