A Norfolk, Portsmouth, & Belt Line lettered geep leads Linwood-Oyama road local P61 through the signals at West Barber on a beautiful Spring-like day in the Piedmont.
I would have settled for P61 at Five Row back in Spencer, but unexpected overcast skies forced me to chase P61 out to Kesler Road just West of Barber Junction. Although this location was only 20 m... (more)
NS 751, having changed crews only minutes earlier in Salisbury, flies by Kesler Road preparing to overtake P61, whose last few cars are just out of frame behind the photographer.
After switching a few cars and dropping off more local power at Barber Junction, P61 continues their journey to Oyama, but first they'll have to wait on empty Belmont coal train 751. Fortunately, ... (more)
NS P61 rolls westbound over the trestle at Third Creek on a muggy afternoon. The farmer who owns this field sure has a healthy crop of corn in store!
Two behemoth EMD locomotives lead NS train 135 over Third Creek trestle on a beautiful afternoon.
NS 931 heads westbound through West Barber. Bound for the Vulcan Materials Company, Enka Quarry on the NS Murphy Branch in Chandler, NC.
Southern 630 crossing over old Highway 70 on a classic wooden trestle on the old L-Line while turning it's train around for the trip back to Spencer. This was the 1st Piedmont Division employee ap... (more)
61Q empty ethanol train comes through West Barber with 2 HLCX Cascade Green SD40-2's and a NS SD60.
The westbound road switcher slows for Barber Junction on the NS S-Line on its way to Statesville. Railroad: Norfolk SouthernLocomotive: EMD SD50Location: Cleveland, North Carolina, USALocomotive #: NS 5416Train ID: NS P61Photo Date: September 06, 2006
A very rare visitor from the north makes an appearance on a Norfolk Southern local at Barber Junction.
A nice pair of ex-CR SD40-2's in horsehead paint lead P61 past the open field and the S-17mp at Shaver's Crossing in the sweet afternoon light.
An old ex-Conrail veteran shows his battle scars as he takes the weekend off at Barber Junction on a quiet day on the S-Line.
P61 has a wide assortment of various old EMD products today, including a CN/GTW SD40-2. P61's conductor and brakeman are preparing to drop off the 3 GEEP'S on the rear of the lashup.
P61's road power heads back to re-couple to it's train after switching at Barber.
