NS P61 slowly moves up the Alexander RR to work the Mountaire Farms feed mill, before running around their train and heading back to Barber. Coming through the massive crossing at W Front Street m... (more)

On its way to drop cars at the interchange point, NS P61 slowly creeps up the Alexander RR line after working Statesville yard with a cut of cars bound for various industries along the Alexander.

After working Statesville, NS P61 moves at 10 MPH up the non-FRA mandated Alexander RR to drop a cut of cars off for the shortline.

NS P61 slowly moves up the Alexander RR to work the Mountaire Farms feed mill, before running around their train and heading back to Linwood.

Alexander Railroad #11 grabs 3 boxcars from one of the many warehouses near Loray for interchange with NS at Statesville.

Alexander rolls by Loray, with a stop for spotting the centerbeam just ahead.

Alexander stops to spot up some of the inbounds for work the follow day at customers just outside of Statesville.

Alexander 11 in Statesville

Alexander RR #12 crosses Meacham Road after dropping off a freight car at a local industry. It is headed toward me and will pickup more cars from the interchange with Norfolk Southern. #12 was for... (more)

I jumped ahead of this train wanting to get a shot of it passing the small grain silo. What I did not know was that they woukd work another customer first and come by shoving that car as the condu... (more)

Alexander Railroad's weekday freight approaches east Statesville with interchange for Norfolk Southern.

Waiting. The crew waits for the blue flag to be removed so that they can shove the cars into the IP facility.

Shoving. The crew shoves a load of cars for International Paper across the road and toward the plant facility.

Alexander RR #12 crosses Meacham Road to pickup more freight cars from the interchange with Norfolk Southern. #12 was former Southern Pacific 2659 and ex Weyerhauser 308.

Alexander Railroad crew works the industrial area near Meachum Road in Statesville, North Carolina in 2014. ARC 10 is a SW1500 built by EMD in 1971 for Southern Pacific Railroad as SP SP 2628,... (more)