Traveling north up the former Seaboard Air Line CSX F742 passes the depot at Aberdeen.
F742 has just departed Hamlet Yard as a classic lashup of a GP40-2, GP38-2, and a GP40-2/GP35 Road Slug set have the train up to track speed.
The forecast thunderstorms never appeared, instead a textured blue and white sky covers Cary as CSX local F742 heads toward Raleigh. This SD40-2 may be beat up, but it's a great change from the us... (more)
The crew of F742 lets the breeze into the open door as they wait for the Fetner signals guarding the shared double-track with NS to go green. In just a moment they'll be off, and soon will be in t... (more)
The engineer of F742 is framed by a caboose and the aid of some wide angle distortion. It's just after sunset and the crew of F742 is finishing their work in Apex, about to hurry on toward Raleigh... (more)
The CSX local has just set off cars for the ACWR in Aberdeen, NC and is now backing down to its train.