NS 119 comes by CP North Kannapolis for what could be the last time. It's not that the train is being changed but that the CP is going to be changed. Form what I have heard they are moving CP Nort... (more)

A short P99 comes under the old Southern intermediates known as Glass. P99 had a ET44AC number 3626 NS has some more of these set to be delivered sometime this year.

Thanks to a heads up from a friend and actually getting off of work early for once, I decided I'd take advantage of the beautiful weather and shoot these old signals again before they're gone for ... (more)

As storm clouds begin to roll in, Belmont coal train NS 750 rolls through Kannapolis with a mixed-bag consist of a GEVO, SD70ACU, and an SD40-2. An ET44AC and SD70ACe were also pushing on the rear... (more)

New rail laid on track two between Kannapolis and Haydock, this particular section located near the "Glass" intermediates near the 351 MP. 136= 136 lb/yd rail RE= Rail manufactured t... (more)

I figured I'd wait around at the Glass intermediates in hopes that 119 would have the Wabash unit in the lead, but I was instead "treated" to an old widecab Conrail turd.

After getting word that 213 was steppin' on south with an SD70 trio (SD70/SD70/SD70M to be exact), I figured I'd head out to intercept. Here is 213 rolling under the seldom-photographed intermedia... (more)

Wateree coal train running as NS 788 rolls rough Kannapolis on their way south.

AMTRAK 75 is heading south to Charlotte. It is coming under the old southern intermediate called Glass. This is one of the few southern signals on this part of the Piedmont Division that has not b... (more)

NS 119 comes by Kannapolis NC with an ES44AC leader number 8106. All day today It felt more like early May then the middle of February with the temps. It was 75 and sunny in some places and I sure... (more)

While it's not 750 I will take it's a coal train so I will take it. NS 788 comes by Kannapolis. He had a SD70ACe leader number 1151. This train is going to take the R line at Charlotte junction an... (more)

NS P99 heads south through Kannapolis with a trio of big AC traction GEVO's for power, the lead 2 being new Tier 4s. It is passing a 97Q ballast train tied down for the weekend with a pair of vet... (more)

NS 119 rolls through Kannapolis with a good ole' SD70 leading the charge.

NS 119 approaches CP North Kannapolis with an example of a rapidly disappearing locomotive class, the C40-9, in the lead.

NS 2555 leads a 14,000-ton E08 through the double tracking construction project. Usually crews running out of Linwood with their lead unit long hood forward will turn their lead unit at the Salisb... (more)