NS 135 comes up the hill at five row. He had 2 passenger cars on the back end of the train.

"Run 8 n' sand", as they say. The steady throb of 2 stroke 16-645s grows into a roar as NS P61 climbs the grade with a massive train in tow.

After cresting the hill at Five Row, NS P61 notches down and prepares to diverge onto the S-line toward Asheville, passing a tied-down 66E ethanol train in the Old Spencer yard.

Amtrak 74 one of two northbound Piedmonts normally uses equipment owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation but on this day 74 is using Amtrak equipment from train 80 that was cance... (more)

A sleet and snow storm batters a local power tied down in the Old Yard at Spencer NC

A sleet and snow storm batters a loaded ethanol train tied down in the Old Yard at Spencer NC

During a period of heavy sleet NS train 348 struggles up Yadkin Hill on the first mile of its journey from Spencer Yard in Linwood NC to Chattanooga Tn.

Norfolk and Western class J number 611 leads NS train number 957 across the Yadkin River shortly after departure from Spencer, North Carolina, on its "welcome back" excursion towards hom... (more)

NS P61 (NS 5123) sits stalled out on the hill at Five Row, due to engine failure with the 3rd motor, while NS PL05 "Salisbury Switcher" (NS 562) shoves past heading to Linwood Yard to dr... (more)

NS 119 climbs Five Row and prepares to heads over Long Ferry Road with a 15 MPH speed restriction due to a telephone pole draping live wires over the crossing gate and #2 main track.

NS P61, a train that almost always has old EMD power, has a wide body leader in charge today.