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.
NCTM and Amtrak forces put together the consist for the excursions to Asheville and Charlottesville this weekend. The Amtrak "Pointless Arrow" locomotive on the point of the train commemorates Amt... (more)
The 2015 New River Train spans the New River bridge at Hawks Nest on its fourth and final eastbound run of the season. Amtrak's Phase I "bloody nose" heritage P42DC No. 156 has had the h... (more)