Caldwell County 1747 in its Family Lines System scheme in Hickory

The crew has tied down the CWCY 1811 for the day in the Caldwell County Railroad yard in Hickory, North Carolina. Photo taken with permission.

Former Family Lines, now Caldwell County Railroad 1747 and 1811 sit in the small yard in Hickory, North Carolina. Photo taken with permission.

A former Family Lines/ Seaboard Systems GP16 rests while a storm brews in the distance on a quiet Thursday evening.

One of Caldwell County's Family Lines painted GP16s lays over for the weekend in Hickory.

All is quiet in Hickory, NC as the Caldwell County Railroad is becoming tougher to predict operations. The 1747 has been wearing the same coat of paint for almost 44 years, while the 1811 is about... (more)

Caldwell County Railroad rosters 2 ex-SCL GP16s. Both are in regular use but today the 1811 rolls out of the small yard in Hickory as it heads to the NS interchange to pick up some customer cars. ... (more)

Caldwell County Railroad rosters 2 ex-SCL GP16s. Both are in regular use but today the 1811 gets fired up as 1747 looks on. Current traffic only necessitates one loco but a second is kept at the r... (more)

It is just before 9am on June 19th as the Caldwell County Railroad's GP16s, both still in original Seaboard paint, meet each other at the railroad's yard in Hickory, NC. The Caldwell County line ... (more)

It seems a wormhole to 1988 opened up today as NS Local P71 backs down into the old Carolina & Northwestern RY yard in Hickory, NC, behind a pair of matched GP60s. Seeing them parked next to the e... (more)

With the local traffic being all but outright eliminated on the S-Line, the remaining through freights 123 and 135 must now pause and work Oyama Yard. Late on this Valentine's evening, the 911 is ... (more)

A former Family Lines GP16 now working for the Caldwell County Railroad returns from the NS interchange in Hickory, NC.

Former Family Lines G16 #1811 picks up three cars at the NS interchange in Hickory, NC as a westbound NS train in the distance makes its way through downtown.

CWCY GP16 #1811 shoves a cut of covered hoppers into a stub end track in Hickory Yard on a crisp November morning.

M23 works hard as it pulls away from Oyama Yard in Hickory, NC. The train has just met 135, and will spend another hour long delay just 10 miles East of here, before finally heading on to Linwood,... (more)