An over 60 car RF01 throttles up the grade at Willow Spring behind a GP38-2, SD40T-2 and B39-8.
RF01 charges east through Willow Spring on their way to Raleigh.
RF01 heads north to Raleigh with an ex-CR GP38 leading two more four axles.
Soon after departing Fuquay-Varina, RF01 takes the original NS main to Raleigh for interchange with the "new" NS.
Nearing Fuquay-Varina, Raleigh & Fayetteville's day local passes through the Willow Spring, an unincorporated community that is still fairly rural in the fast-growing Triangle region.
E25 rolls over the jointed rail of the original Norfolk Southern near Willow Spring.