The north bound Silver Star passes the local at Weldon, NC, 90 miles S of Richmond, VA on the former ACL main. The Star is on the approach to the Roanoke River viaduct, while the local is on the ... (more)
NS 213 winds through the south end of the reverse curves at Cramerton, 15 miles W of Charlotte on the former SOU main, with the warbonnet GP60M leading. The power is working hard with about 12,00... (more)
The Pickens Anderson job heads east with 6 cars for the Greenville and Western, passing a quarry about half way through its route.
Amtrak 73, the Piedmont, meets NS 338 just south of the Salisbury Amtrak station. 338 has two KCS units trailing.
The Southwest Chief crests Glorieta Pass at the former station, now the post office.
Engineer Allen Gibbs has these vintage EMD products pulling hard up the grade with 26 cars out of the CSX interchange in Pelzer.
Q181's power is returning to the former CRR yard after turning the power on the P&N wye to get a Dash-9 in the lead. The tunnel was the south end of the Clinchfield and passes under the NS Piedmo... (more)
Newly repainted A&R 300 rests beside the newly repainted sand tower with the A&R initials proudly displayed. Nine years later, the 300's paint job has faired better than the sand tower. Velvia s... (more)
1309 prepares to leave Cumberland with a trip for Frostburg.
The Piedmont crosses Dale Earnhardt Blvd., renumber to NC 3 in the memory of the NASCAR star. Kannapolis, 25 miles NE of Charlotte, was Earnhardt's home town. NS 119 passes on track 1.
NS 123 winds around Andrews Geyser at Dendron, NC. The mid-train DPU's had barely disappeared on the high fill when the lead units appeared below.
Coal loads for Eastman in Kingsport make their way south on Norfolk Southern as they wind through Natural Tunnel.
The Carolinian (left) and the Piedmont simultaneously make their stops at High Point's newly refurbished station on Memorial Day.
The eastbound Belton job crosses Broadway Creek at a leisurely pace.
A solid set of UP power just endured a beating from the snow kicked up by long intermodal train 213 and cautiously peeks around the Cramerton curve to see if they have the light at South Fork. A ... (more)
