An NCDOT F59 leans into the curve while bringing train 77 by the Page-Walker Hotel in Cary with snow providing a rare backdrop in this part of NC.

Amtrak Piedmont train 77 exits the CSX and enters NS for the rest of the trip to Charlotte behind an F59PHI on a snowy afternoon.

A single F59PHI sits outside of the NCDOT shop in Raleigh.

Amtrak 77 passes NS 351 on the double tracked portion of the Aberdeen Sub between Raleigh and Cary.

The Open Express turns up the Aberdeen Carolina & Western in Aberdeen with an NCDOT F59PHI leading.

An Amtrak special slowly enters the Aberdeen Carolina & Western's Sandhills Sub as a couple railfans document their passage.

The Open Express slows to enter the ACWR-CSX interchange yard in Aberdeen, where they'll change ends and head to Pinehurst. The Aberdeen & Rockfish put an engine out on display for the weekend, an... (more)

A special train consisting of mostly NCDOT equipment crosses the Atlantic & Western diamond at Sanford enroute to Pinehurst.

RNCX 1797, the "City of Asheville", brings up the rear of the Open Express train on rare mileage at Sanford.

Amtrak "Open Express" 1173 pulls into the siding at Sanford to allow P092 to pass before heading to Pinehurst.

The Open Express sails through Apex with NCDOT's F59PHI pair for power and a variety of passenger equipment.

Amtrak/NCDOT "Open Express" 1171 heads through Apex with a mixed consist of NCDOT, Amtrak and ACWR passenger equipment running from Raleigh to Pinehurst for the US Open.

NCDOT's US Open Special heads northbound over the Haw River on the way from Pinehurst to Raleigh. The track is the former Seaboard Air Line main.

Amtrak "Open Express" test train 873 (running as P948 on CSX) hustles south through Sanford on the CSX Aberdeen Sub behind both NCDOT F59PHIs and a consist of Piedmont coaches. They're h... (more)

Amtrak 77 makes track speed on the Aberdeen Sub on their way to Charlotte with a clean F59PHI leading.