Though most of their business is in Fayetteville this shortline is headquartered in Aberdeen. The daily train is seldom very big and this one is not exception. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From m... (more)
Repainted from its drab ex-SCL paint this is the railroad's entire and is pulling a southbound pulpwood-heavy local. This line, now greatly upgraded, is now part of Aberdeen, Carolina & Western a... (more)
Northbound Piedmont Train #74, lead by NCDOT F59PH City of Greensboro, meets a southbound freight lead by NS SD60E 6975 at Eleventh Street Grade Crossing in Salisbury North Carolina.
Seconds after a heavy afternoon shower cleared up over Raleigh, P46 sits under a resulting rainbow at Glenwood Yard as they wait for the Raleigh & Fayetteville to clear up before heading to Durham... (more)
Alexander RR #12 crosses Meacham Road after dropping off a freight car at a local industry. It is headed toward me and will pickup more cars from the interchange with Norfolk Southern. #12 was for... (more)
Former CSXT SD60Ms 8769 and 8786 switch their train at Norfolk Southern’s Winston-Salem North Yard. The train has just come in from Rural Hall NC. The Yadkin Valley Railroad has trackage rights ... (more)
GMSR at Bryson City , NC
A trio of Canadian EMDs sit in Candor between assignments.
ACWR's freshly repainted E9 leads their passenger train consist at Pinehurst.
A CSX grain train is tied up on the east end of the ACWR with a ratty SD70MAC leader.
A "Bright Future" painted GP40-2 awaits service on the L614 local at Apex.
ACWR power lays over on a Sunday in Candor.
As the Canton Evergreen mill begins to shutter operations in the Canton, NC area BLU T31 crosses the High Bridge on the daily turn to Asheville.
A trio of Canadian units in the form of two SD40-3s bracketing an SD60F await their next work on ACWR's Candor based local.
ACWR's OCS boards passengers at Pinehurst on a pleasant summer morning in the Sandhills.