NS 119 rockets through the signals at North Advance with an example of a rapidly disappearing class of unique units in the lead. With these units being converted into AC44C6Ms, approximately 70 of... (more)

NS 154 swings and sways through the curves in Concord with a near-new ET44AC in the lead.

mpty rail train NS 916 rolls under the recently replaced signals that are now part of CP "Spencer". The old Southern Railway-era signals that once controlled this turnout were known as &... (more)

NS 119 prepares to take a signal at CP "Arlington" in Gastonia. The lead unit is part of a rapidly disappearing class of units on the NS system. With 16 AC44C6Ms being built in 2016 and ... (more)

Running several hours behind due to a MoW curfew, NS 173 ducks under the old Southern Railway-era intermediates at Concord.

NS 119 rolls by the Charlotte skyline at one of my favorite photo locations along this line, West Summit Ave. These unique locomotives are rapidly disappearing from the NS system, and with 70-some... (more)

A rail train led by NS 2502 rests beside local power awaiting the next call to duty. The 2502 has spent the past several months in storage and was recently released back into active service.

Although I finally caught 119 in decent light in Belmont, I managed to botch the shot and was forced to give chase. Fortunately the train wasn't in any hurry to get anywhere (they had quite a tra... (more)

NS loaded grain train 50V takes a diverging clear signal at CP "Edna" in Reidsville, NC. When I arrived there seemed to be trains stopped everywhere, with one northbound at CP "Sadl... (more)

Just seconds from crossing the NC/SC state line, NS 119 runs through the signals at Grover and onto the single track. The sun finally managed to weave it's way through the threatening clouds, maki... (more)

NS 154 swings through the curves in Concord.

A late NS 211 ducks under the ancient former Southern Railway cantilever signal bridge in Concord. These signals won't be around for much longer.

After a brief station stop in Kannapolis, southbound Amtrak 73 eases into the curve and under the old Southern Railway-era intermediates at Concord as they make their way toward Charlotte. These o... (more)

NS 119 eases into the big curve and under the cantilever signals at Kings Mountain.

NS 214 prepares to take a diverging clear signal at CP "North Kannapolis" with a near-new ET44AC in the lead. The unit has been on the road just long enough to accumulate a thin layer of... (more)