P43 shoves northward on a remnant of the Carolina and Northwestern main line after serving a chemical plant on the south side of town.
NS P43 on the HG-Line in Gastonia
Charlotte Western's daily freight rumbles through Gastonia, NC on the former Piedmont & Northern line with a decent cut of cars in tow. This train is headed to interchange cars with CSX in Mount H... (more)
A GP15-1 and SW1500 lead the Charlotte Western into Gastonia.
Charlotte Western's local returns to Gastonia after making a trip to Mount Holly.
NS 24X in Gastonia
NS 2394 leads 'The Train to Christmas Town' on former Piedmont & Northern trackage in Gastonia North Carolina.
New Home. This former UP unit has found a new home with the rarely photographed Charlotte Western Railroad (the official name even though the unit is lettered Charlotte & Western). The CWR... (more)
NS P43 going down the middle of Broad Street on the HG-Line in Gastonia
NS 153 running through the Gastonia ditch
Ex-BN SD60M now CBFX 6030 leads hotshot 213 South through 'The Trench' at Gastonia.
On a hot July day an EastBound sails downgrade into THE DITCH on the ex Southern Mainline through Downtown Gastonia. Tracks were originally up at street level. In about a half a mile she will clim... (more)
A veteran ex-Southern GP38-2 highhood leads the P43 local down the HG Line in Gastonia, NC on a pleasant November afternoon.
The local sits tied down on the branch line out of Gastonia.