In the early morning sunlight, Amtrak train 73, the morning Piedmont service, heads south through Spencer, NC on December 30, 2016.
Amtrak 74 zips by Five Row toward the next station stop at High Point, NC. In the distance is local P61. I wanted to get the trains side by side, but didn't have time to put the telephoto on the c... (more)
A longer than usual Amtrak 75 glides under the ancient Southern Railway-era cantilever signal bridge at the intermediates known as "Concord".
Northbound Amtrak Piedmont service No. 74 kicks up freshly fallen leaves as the train races to the next station stop at High Point, NC. Due to the wye at the Raleigh station being taken out of ser... (more)
Amtrak train #73, the Piedmont, passes through Cary, North Carolina, on October 25, 2016. The train, heading from Raleigh to Charlotte, is led by RNCX F59PHI 1797, and has RNCX 1755 on the... (more)
NCDOT 1893 trails on the rear of Amtrak/NS 075 on a nice sunny afternoon in Salisbury, NC... This unit will later lead Amtrak/NS 076 back north to Raleigh, NC
RNCX 1893 serves as the pusher unit on amtrak 73 as he arrives into Salisbury Station as the NCDOT trains are now running push/pull operations to prevent having to wye the train in Charlotte for t... (more)
NCDOT F59PH #1859 dubbed "The City of High Point" departs its namesake station as the N&W 611 deadhead move from Spencer to Greensboro passes by on Main Two.
Station stop for the westbound.
RNCX 1859, "City of High Point", leads Amtrak 75 west through Thomasville, flying through town at track speed.
RNCX 1859 "City of High Point" leads Amtrak 75 west at McLeansville.
RNCX 1893 "City of Burlington" leads Amtrak 75 west from the Greensboro Transit Authority Station after a quick stop.
The RNCX 1797 stops for passengers in Burlington. The Station originally opened in 1868 as a large locomotive repair shop by the North Carolina Railroad. In 1895 the station was acquired by the S... (more)