NS P60 meets its westbound counterpart P61 near milepost 1 on the Salisbury-Asheville main. Fans of the Norfolk and Western would approve of the lead locomotives on both trains.

A cool SD40-2 trio leads a loaded rail train south through Concord under beautiful Carolina blue skies.

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)

213 has just crossed the Yadkin River and begins the assault on Yadkin Hill with a pair of Union Pacific motors on the point.

P61 passes some of the last remnants of fall color here in the Carolinas with two SD40-2s slugging it upgrade.

Linwood to Macon train 119 is just underway from Spencer Yard with three GEs struggling to hold the rail amidst the snow and sleet with a big train. The lead unit is a product of Norfolk Southern'... (more)

After waiting for Chicago line traffic to clear at the diamond, Q507 highballs under the vintage B&O signal bridge at South Deshler on their way south on the Toledo Sub.

Linwood-Charlotte manifest 10D climbs Yadkin Hill behind a mixed assortment of power. Fall color has hit its peak at this location and the vibrant colors are fading to brown.

A pair of veteran C40-8s hustle south through Folkston with Q103 in an effort to keep ahead of P097, who is right on their tail.

173 notches up as he pulls away from Kannapolis after picking up P40s power.

Spectators and volunteers look on as the NS executive F9s pull the NW 611 out and prepare to shove it back to the roundhouse for turntable photos.

P61 makes its daily run around the Salisbury Wye to head west to switch Barber and Statesville with a pair of veteran SD40-2s at the helm.

Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Railroad heritage locomotive leads train 194 through Thomasville, NC. A mural of the Southern 4501 adorns the side of a business in the left side of the frame.

After waiting for traffic to clear, two EMDs lead Q506 out of the east siding at Deshler on their way north to Toledo.

A quiet Sunday afternoon finds NS P60 working the McNess lead at East Statesville with the standard SD40-2 trio up front. The Southern Railway signals are still standing throughout much of this cl... (more)