ex-Laurinburg & Southern SW9

My only visit to the Laurinburg & Southern was a stop at Laurinburg, North Carolina when nothing was running. Through a locked gate, a view of two 70-tonners was possible. Bicentennial unit 76 app... (more)

A veteran on the railroad, this one was the usual power until traffic began to increase.

Tucked away among the spare parts at the Laurinburg & Southern's diesel shop in Laurinburg, North Carolina, is engine 150, a GE 25-tonner. Built in May 1943 for the Bethlehem Steel Company, it wa... (more)

A pair of CSX AC6000CW (CSX calls these CW60ACs)) diesels (610 and 645), along with ES44DC 5459, hustle a freight through Laurinburg, North Carolina. on October 16, 2008. This is CSX's Wilmington... (more)

A pair of Laurinburg & Southern SW1500s, 9528 and 9525, pass the small enginehouse at the shortline's engine facility in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Both of these locomotives are former Atlantic ... (more)

Sitting in the deadline at the Laurinburg & Southern Railroad's engine facility in Laurinburg, North Carolina, is Chattahoochee Locomotive Company SW1 8128. CLCX 8128 was built by EMD in August 1... (more)

Par for the course!: Now on their return trip back to the yard, the crew of the Laurinburg & Southern is preparing to cross a small crossing that connects the Cypress Creek Golf Course. ... (more)

Laurinburg & Southern Through the Streets There is something about a train running through a residential neighborhood that just exudes "coolness" in my opinion. Such is the ca... (more)

Laurinburg & Southern Through the Streets: There is something about a train running through a residential neighborhood that just exudes "coolness" in my opinion. Such is the case with a... (more)

Laurinburg & Southern (LRS) MP15 2433 sits outside the LRS shop in Laurinburg, NC sporting its fresh coat of paint. The 2433 along with two other MP15s were purchased from NS in late 2016 and are ... (more)

A pair of Laurinburg & Southern GE 70-ton locomotives work at Laurinburg, NC in this May 1972 scene.

A quartet of SCL EMD power leads a westbound freight at Laruinburg, NC || June 1971

Laurinburg & Southern's engine facility in Laurinburg, North Carolina, has a number of older locomotives, giving it the feel of a railroad museum. Seen just outside the enginehouse are LRS SW1500... (more)