The Fuquay-Varina to Fayetteville turn departs south with a trio of EMD products.

Raleigh & Fayetteville's daylight crew switches cars in Varina Yard after bringing in a train from Raleigh.

RF01 crests the final grade on their trip back to Fuquay-Varina.

CLNA 120 passes the station at Walstonburg on their way back to Wilson.

An empty stone train heads west on Carolina Coastal's former NS main in the midst of fall colors in eastern NC.

CLNA 119 snakes around the historic town of Washington, NC on the return trip from Chocowinity.

CLNA 119 crosses Runyon Creek between the towns of Washington and Washington Park with a single former NS geep for power.

Fall colors illuminate as the Carolina Coastal runs along the Pamlico River in Washington.

Residents in the riverfront homes in the background have a frontrow view of the CLNA's former NS main crossing the Pamlico River, including the several day a week local witnessed here coming off t... (more)

Carolina Coastal's north end local crosses the swing bridge at Washington.

CLNA 119 passes the historic town of Washington, hugging the Pamlico River on their way inland after swapping cars with job 120 at Chocowinity.

Carolina Coastal 119 crosses the Pamlico River Bridge in Washington on the original NS main.

CLNA 119 switches Chocowinity with a former NS GP38-2.

Carolina Coastal arrives at the NS yard in Chocowinity to swap trains with another CLNA job and NS before heading back to Wilson.

CLNA 120 passes the original NS station at Simpson with fall colors illuminating.