Raleigh continues to provide Amtrak with a substantial number of passengers, as evidenced by the large crowd riding today's northbound Carolinian.

A caboose that was stored on a near by gravel lot is prepared for the move back onto live rail.

3 cabeese sit in a gravel lot awaiting a move back onto live rail. Several were stored here for sale and are being moved onto live rail.

The conductor of NS train 350 inspects train 349 as it passes. Meanwhile, an NS work train sits on the siding.

A late Amtrak train 80, the Carolinian, meets an early NS train 349 at Raleigh, North Carolina.

Amtrak 80, the northbound Carolinian makes a crew change in Raleigh, NC.

Amtrak 80, the northbound Carolinian makes a crew change in Raleigh, NC.

The unblurred version of photo ID 165641, makes for a case study of NS's newer high-horsepwer EMD's SD60/SD70M/SD70/SD70M-2

GE power rests beneath a setting moon on a quiet thanksgiving evening, thanks to the time exposure the "Dark Side of the Moon" can be seen!!

A switchman patiently waits as three SD70's break way from a lone SD60, was surprised how this shot turned out! (Kodak Z650 Manual setting f3.2 ISO 80 8 second exposure)

A visitor from out west is at Glenwood yard's fuel rack in Raleigh, NC made a great subject for my first real night shot!

NS train 349 gets an extra unit from NS train 350's power which has just tied up in the Raleigh yard.

Our train, the Carolinian, pulls into the ex-Southern station in Raleigh about 11 minutes late. Note the reflection of AMTK 48 in the glass of the "breezeway". I had never heard of that before it ... (more)

Original NS engine facility with an inbound train arriving.