Charlotte-Kings Mountain local P43 passes the Southern-era intermediates at Bessemer City. The train worked an industry just north of the prior signal and crept the few miles at restricted speed ... (more)
153 rolls down track 2 at Kings Mountain. The mural is on the Plonk's Building, now the Cherokee Grill. It commemorates an important battle in the Revolutionary War that occurred nearby.
NS 212 holds on main 1 with the Interstate heritage unit while southbound 213 zips by on main 2 at Cramerton, NC.
The Falls Road train heads east from Lockport, NY, crossing the Erie Canal with the locks in the background.
Carolina Piedmont has run light from Laurens to Greenville to pick up a load from the GE turbine facility. Here, they diverge from the former Charleston & Western Carolina main to downtown Greenv... (more)
A westbound empty hopper train is greeted by a rainbow as it enters the Iron DTC block at Iron Station, NC. Iron Station is 25 miles NW of Charlotte. The train will continue west to Bostic and n... (more)
153 has just made a pickup at Hayne Yard in Spartanburg and is at tonnage for the 3 SD60's and SD70 that make up today's consist. The train hits a short dip on the upgrade as they pass under the ... (more)
NS 123 rolls out of Asheville Yard at Biltmore. The train is switching from the yard lead and origin of the W-line (with MP 0 at the crossing) to the S-line to head to Linwood.
L799 heads back to Spartanburg on the former Piedmont and Northern, now the Belton Subdivision. They are passing the restored Greer depot, home of the Greenville and Western Railway, which operat... (more)
153 crosses the state line from SC to GA at Lake Hartwell.
P001-23 races south across Boones Creek on the north side of Johnson City, TN
A colorful mix of western power charges southbound on the Piedmont Division with hot intermodal train 213. It is crossing the Pacolet River just north of Spartanburg, SC.
Morning breaks with a vivid rainbow over the Winchester and Western's small yard at Inwood, WV.
A southbound coal train bound for South Carolina pops out of Vance Tunnel at Altapass, NC as the first rays of sun pop over the Blue Ridge.
The Southwest Chief descends the west slope of Raton Pass at East Keota. The fog lifted just moments before the train popped into view.