NS P61 tackles the hill at Five Row with a rather short train bound for various industries on the S-line.
NS 91Q runs light to pick up their train of ties bound for the N-line between Salisbury and Albemarle.
Rock dumper 97Q heads south with two old workhorses doing the honors.
NS random extra E72 (later called "135 in disguise" by the Asheville Dispatcher) grinds up the hill at Five Row with a huge train bound for parts West.
NS P61 rolls uphill at Five Row passing by the brilliant fall colors on the trees that are just past peak with a pair of ex-leaser / BN SD40-2 leading a SOU hi-hood GP38-2 and a CR GP38-2.
Hot stacks blitz southward after a brief crew change in Linwood.
Northbound Amtrak Piedmont service No. 74 kicks up freshly fallen leaves as the train races to the next station stop at High Point, NC. Due to the wye at the Raleigh station being taken out of ser... (more)
A short and light 135 makes easy work of Yadkin Hill as they begin their trek toward Asheville with a CREX leader doing the honors.
CREX 1210 charges up Yadkin Hill towards Salisbury on this cold fall morning enroute to Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, TN.
The Salisbury Switcher prepares to switch the box plant with two old battered high hoods still earning their keep.
A clean NS 1120 pulls a long string of empty racks southbound at Five Row.
After a brief crew change, Hotlanta-bound 213 chugs up Yadkin Hill with three big GEs.
NS P61 rolls by the vibrant fall foliage as they head out toward the S-line to begin their day of switching.
NS E08 grinds up the hill at Five Row with three big units in run 8. E08 is a Linwood - Charlotte transfer and runs on an as-needed basis. This train is almost always well in excess of 10,000 tons... (more)
The Salisbury Switcher eases down the tight curve of the box plant lead at Five Row.