Norfolk Southern's executive F's bring the OCS consist back to Altoona from Augusta after spending the week at the PGA Master Tournament.

NS heritage unit 8114 leads NS 154 past 1 one of many old abandoned factories.

NS 212 with the "bumblebee" in charge passes over Kannapolis Highway just a half mile or so from the Concord NCDMV just off of I-85 exit 58. Until recently, this shot wasn't possible due... (more)

A full moon and a classic Southern Railway signal bridge faithfully watch over the Charlotte District sometime after 3am as a southbound diverges onto track one at Haydock on a peaceful April nigh... (more)

NS 154 has recently been the train to catch on the Piedmont. In the last eight days, 154 has featured NS 1070 (the "Wabash" heritage unit) twice, and today featured NS 8114, the "No... (more)

An almost full moon shines through the clouds, back lighting a signal head at CP Haydock just south of Concord, NC.

The now gone, Brosnan era lattice style cantilever in Concord, NC frames up southbound intermodal P99 as it cruises southward to Charlotte with a duo of BNSF GE's on point.

The GRS type-D; once a common sight along the former Southern Railway. Now on a select few remain. Three different aspects are visible in this exposure. These have since been removed.

These signals have stood guard for more then 50 years on the Charlotte District of the Piedmont Division. But that all changed on Monday 5-22-2017. NS 213 continues south under the old Southern Ra... (more)

Less than 12 hours after this photo was taken, these ancient Southern Railway signals and lattice-style cantilever bridge would guide their final train through Norfolk Southern's Charlotte Distric... (more)

The morning of May 22nd, 2017 marked the end of the infamous Concord cantilever which has stood its ground and fought the battle with modernization and lasted far longer than it should have. But u... (more)

I have always wondered what 611 would look like under these classic Southern signals. And on 4-9-17 that happened. NS 957 with the NW 611 as sole power is running south to Charlotte with the Charl... (more)

For the first time in well over two decades, the "Mighty J" pulls an excursion train southbound to Charlotte, NC. Just seconds before this shot was taken, the tail end of northbound 214, a northbo... (more)

Something never to be repeated again NS 29G passes under the Concord signal bridge with a now retired NS C40-8 and a now rebuilt NS GP50. The signal bridge remains for the time being but its days ... (more)

NS 211 comes by the ageing and soon to be replaced Southern cantilever style intermediate. These are one of my favorite signals on the system. But as they say you can't stop progress.