F774 leaves Rocky Mount by the historic Atlantic Coast Line depot with gondolas of scrap steel and empty flatcars for loading at the Nucor Steel Mill on the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad.
P2V meanders through the backwoods of Harnett County behind B32-8 3535 and GP38-2 5107. Senter is home to a Becker Sand & Gravel sand pit, which used to be a big customer for the railroad.
On the return leg of its run from Linwood to Winston-Salem, P1W heads south through High Point. The crew was running short on time and would tie the train down in Thomasville.