A deadhead move of the Amtrak Autumn Leaf Special with Amtrak "Phase I" heritage No. 156 leading heads northbound over the Yadkin River just south of CP "Duke". The train was already moving at a g... (more)
The Amtrak 40th Anniversary Heritage unit leads an excursion from Spencer, NC to Charlottesville, Va on a cold and rainy Sunday. The excursion would then return back to Spencer around 8pm that nig... (more)
Descending the 2.2% grade on the Southern Loops in Old Fort, NC, NCTM and Amtrak's joint Autumn Leaf Excursion exits a tight rock cut on the upper portion of the Loops while returning to Spencer f... (more)
The Autumn Leaf Excursion exits Jarrett's Tunnel westbound on the Southern Loops, bound for Asheville, NC. The three P42s are getting a decent workout lugging their 27-car train up the 2.2% snakin... (more)
On Halloween 2015, Amtrak's Autumn Leaf Excursion chugs up the Southern Loops in Old Fort, NC on the westbound leg of the trip between Spencer and Asheville. Twenty-seven cars were on the train.