Watco's Blue Ridge Southern train T-31 enters the S line at Murphy Jct on the approach to Asheville.

Amtrak 89 heads down the South End Sub on a hot afternoon.

A DPU brings up the rear of a Florence bound coal train as they hammer over the diamond with the Wilmington Sub at Pembroke.

Coal train C381 heads towards Florence, SC as they cross the Wilmington Sub at grade at Pembroke while operating on the South End Sub "A Line" main.

LRS's power lays over for the weekend at their interchange yard with CSX, while an interesting prop was left on the crossing.

After dropping off a train at Glenwood Yard, RF02 departs Raleigh on the old NS main in the late evening.

Power for Raleigh & Fayetteville RF02 and NS P46 are side by side at Glenwood Yard.

RF02 switches at the NS interchange at Glenwood Yard with a trio of four axles.

Raleigh & Fayetteville RF02 pulls through Raleigh in the late evening with an ex-LMX B39-8 leading. They're bound for the NS Glenwood Yard.

It appears the engineer may be climbing aboard to begin the run to Fayetteville (known pejoratively to some Vietnam era veterans as Fayettenam or Fatalburg). This is very early, very basic 38. P... (more)

A crew is doing some switching with two units. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A crew is doing some switching with two units. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

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.