Preparing to depart Roaring River for Rural Hall.

CWCY 1811 in Hickory, NC. www.JoeyBowman.net

CWCY 1811 in Hudson, NC. www.JoeyBowman.net

CWCY 1811 heads north up the hill in Granite Falls on a rather dreary spring morning in 2008.

The Norfolk Southern local out of Oyama yard in Hickory/Conover NC passes by a string of covered hoppers that the Caldwell County Railroad is presently storing (there are about 30 other cars about... (more)

Engineer Eric Pittman watches the tracks ahead of us as we head longhood forward towards Bryson City. www.JoeyBowman.net

Approaching the Lake Fontana bridge on the GSMR. www.JoeyBowman.net

Thomas Nicholson working as brakeman, directing engineer Eric Pittman after running around the train and preparing to head back towards Bryson City and the NOC. www.JoeyBowman.net

Thomas Nicholson honking the horn as the train proceeds through a grade crossing. www.JoeyBowman.net

Engineer Kurt Newman.

CWCY 1747 sits in the nearly empty yard at Hickory, NC. CWCY 1747 is the lesser photographed of two locomotives that the Caldwell County Railroad operates, over two years ago 1747 caught on fire... (more)

CWCY 1811 heads through an S curve in Rhodhiss, NC. A sign at the city limit claims that the flag on the moon was sewn here. Other towns in America claim that as well though.

CWCY 1811 heading south towards Hickory, NC.

CWCY 1811 heads towards the interchange on the first "cold" morning of the year.

Locomotive #12's gauges. I shot this on B&W film, processed and developed it myself, and then scanned in the print. Exact date unknown.