A former C&O rebuilt SD40 leads a NB mixed freight within the scenic mountain crossing known as "The Loops". The milepost is still pure Clinchfield, still in place amidst the flaming fo... (more)
The North Fork of the Catawba River is flowing strong as CSX 783 crosses and rounds the big horseshoe curve in the community of Ashford, NC. The train has just completed the journey south down th... (more)
The 761 DPU has just assisted an extra south down the Blue Ridge loops and is crossing the North Fork Catawba and highway 221. Next stop is the siding at Sevier.
Northbound hoppers head into the grade at Swofford Road crossing above the first of the loops where the former Clinchfield ascends the Blue Ridge range.