A the sun climbs over the horizon, Amtrak 80, the "Carolinian," leans into the curve just south of CP "Duke." The train has just crossed over the Yadkin river having departed i... (more)

A storm clouds roll in, NS 76M sits tied down in the "Old Yard" awaiting a crew to take the train into South Carolina.

An extra freight runs through Kannapolis with former Conrail leader.

NS 337 passes through Kannapolis at the MP 349.

After being overtaken by 135, P61 proceeds out of the siding at Barber and heads toward Statesville for more work.

After overtaking P61 at the west end of Barber Junction, NS 135 rounds the curve at Mimosa Street.

NS 173 rolls to a stop while the conductor lines the train for a reverse move into the Old Spencer Yard. After dropping off a cut of 19 cars and re-coupling to their train, the train will be ready... (more)

After a quick crew swap at the Farmer's Crossing, NS 214 continues northbound, accelerating under the old Southern Railway signal bridge at CP "Lee."

The Dash Nine Express rolls through Kannapolis on a beautiful Spring afternoon.

After catching NS 926 a few days earlier with one of Norfolk Southern's SD70ACU rebuilds trailing in the consist, I figured I had better keep a lookout over the next few days to catch the northbou... (more)

After meeting local F704, CSX Q667-23 proceeds through the signals at Marshville and continues the journey toward Monroe, NC and eventually Atlanta, GA.

Through the storm clouds and the shadows, NS 173 manages to find a pocket of sunlight just large enough to illuminate the lead unit. NS 173, an old symbol that used to run through the Piedmont on ... (more)

CSX local F704 pulls past the switch and waits for a restricting signal into the siding at Marshville to work an industry further down the line.

NS 3295 shoves a tie train south to drop ties along the single track between CP "Reid" and CP "North Kannapolis."

After waiting several hours at Marshville for Maintenance of Way to clear up, CSX Q667-18 is finally on the move toward Monroe. It will be a slow start, as a 10 MPH speed restriction was put in pl... (more)