Just a few hours after the grade crossing accident and ensuing fire, Mid East Rail Service crews have the heavy equipment up and working to get the NCDOT locomotive back on track and reopen the ra... (more)
Local news crews roll tape and interview witnesses for the 12 o'clock news following the grade crossing accident and ensuing fire this morning.
Mebane Fire Department trucks line the street just a block from the firehouse as Mid East Railroad Service crews begin the process of getting NCDOT 1792 back on the rails following the grade cross... (more)
At approximately 8:05AM May 13, 2010, Amtrak 73 the "Piedmont" was traveling westbound through Mebane, NC when it struck a low-boy trailer that had become stuck on the 5th St. grade crossing. The ... (more)
A light overnight snowfall has left the roads icy and mostly empty this morning as the southbound Piedmont picks up speed, crossing over 15-501 as it departs Durham on time.
A former Southern Pacific GP40P sits awaiting work at Argo at dusk, as steam from the factories rises up behind them. Note the IHB switcher lashed up with a number of Class 1 units.
Eastbound inbound, filthy locomotive.
Where is the "Wash Me" graffiti?
Southern Pacific's Bloomington yard job, with engineer Jim Byrd ''J Byrd'', kicks cars using a former commuter unit in the new paint scheme. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO
Sporting arguably the best looking Bicentennial scheme this great unit is about to terminate the southbound run of commuter train #126.
One of the nicer Bicentennial unit around. We need to celebrate something else real soon. NS might even have a can of red paint left somewhere.
EB Director's Special heads for Beaumont Hill at the east end of the old Colton yard.
Nice view of the additions made to add the steam generator onto a GP-40-2.
Rather large for a commuter train this one is coming in to it's last stop for the day. I always wanted to keep going.
This really filthy unit has just come off the 124 train and is heading for the house. SP must have really been trying to get the state to take over at this point. It worked.
