Basking in the warm late Spring sun, ACL 1031 and SAL 544 appear to stand waiting for that next call that will likely never come. On quiet days like this, when the shops are still and visitors are... (more)

It seems a wormhole to 1988 opened up today as NS Local P71 backs down into the old Carolina & Northwestern RY yard in Hickory, NC, behind a pair of matched GP60s. Seeing them parked next to the e... (more)

NS 123 passes the site of the old Southern Railway station in Newton, NC, with the Wabash heritage unit leading the way.

NS 1801 rolls through Eufola with train 740, bound for Duke Energy's Marshall Steam Station.

NS 135 hustles through Statesville, skirting around a very nasty thunderstorm.

The "Yukon Queen", ex White Pass & Yukon No. 190 narrow gauge 2-8-2 brings the 2:45 train across Dead Horse Trestle.

Amtrak 77, the last Southbound "Piedmont" service of the day, slows down as it crosses Kerr Street to make its station stop at Salisbury, NC.

NS 7278 (ex-UP SD90/43MAC No. 8050) brings train 123 over the 161 year old McLin Creek Viaduct. Built in 1858 by the Western North Carolina Rail Road, it is amazing to think how well constructed t... (more)

NS 9-1-1 and CSX 911 pose side by side next to the Bob Julian Roundhouse at the old Southern Railway's Spencer Shops. The annual Fire Truck parade was about to begin, and N&W 620 shoves the museum... (more)

CSX 911 and 1776 meet nose to nose as storm clouds build over the Bob Julian Roundhouse. Was a real treat to see these along with NS 911 at the historic Spencer Shops.

A warm late Spring afternoon finds ex-Southern Pacific SW1500 No. 2659, now Alexander Railroad No. 12, pulling a cut of cars out of the International Paper plant near downtown Statesville.

P62 pulling away from McNess.

In a soaking, dense, misty fog, NS 5647 brings local P62 out on to the S-Line after waiting for 135 and 123 to pass through town. 5647 was originally built as a straight GP38 for PennCentral in 19... (more)

With the local traffic being all but outright eliminated on the S-Line, the remaining through freights 123 and 135 must now pause and work Oyama Yard. Late on this Valentine's evening, the 911 is ... (more)

NS 135 rolls by the Old Fort station and recently restored Southern Railway caboose. The colors on the mountain were near peak, and the most vibrant I've ever seen them. The restoration of the Sou... (more)