Shortly after 9:30 am, NS P23 runs south through a field just north of the small town of Bear Poplar NC. Leading this train is NS 5642, which as been stuck on this local for a couple of weeks now.
An extra long P23 slowly snakes through the curves of the O line as it returns to Barber NC from Mooresville. Here it's seen shortly after passing through Bear Poplar NC. Leading this train for th... (more)
NS P23 passes under the tree tunnel in Bear Poplar NC, with an SD40-2 leading the way, per usual.
A trusty, dusty and a little rusty old high hood GP38-2 built for the Southern Railway, leads P23 back north after a day of switching duties in Mooresville.
The Barber to Mooresville turn rolls south through Bear Poplar, paralleling NC Highway 801 next to the West Rowan Farm, Home, and Garden store. The endangered pair of high hoods make for a nice tr... (more)
On this rather warm Tuesday for December, here is P23 once again heading south towards Mooresville on the L-Line with only one of three ex-SOU GP50s leading.
One of three remaining GP50s on the roster leads NS local P23 south through Bear Poplar, passing the West Rowan General Store.