The "Carolinian" doesn't stop at Tim's River Shore; too bad--the clam chowder is excellent, and the train-watching is good also!
This is the SB Carolinian. For a town of 30,000 Salisbury see a lot of trains, i.e., eight. The north and southbound Crescent, Carolinian, and two Piedmonts.
Passing under the newly installed signals on the north side of Collier Yard, Amtrak Train #79 heads south towards the Carolinas. December 2012.
Open platform observation "Wisconsin" is a good distance from home as it cruises down the CSX's "A Line" in North Carolina
Amtrak 125 eases around the curve off of the shared NS-CSX alignment between Cary and Raleigh and approaches the platform on the north side of Cary's depot. The Page-Walker Hotel, built in 1868, b... (more)
On a clear & cold January morning with the wind chill around 20 degrees, Amtrak #79 approaches the downtown Richmond Amtrak station. #79 will stop next in Williamsburg, VA before reaching the end... (more)
Not much cotton left in the field
The things one doesn't notice! In making this expected-to-be routine going-away shot of the Carolinean, I didn't see that a NB Acela had just peeked around the curve! For a shot of the Acela, se... (more)
The Carolinian heads south toward High Point almost right on time.
The Carolinian was running approximately an hour and a half late, which meant that I was able to catch it after work.
A young woman boards the southbound Carolinian at Durham.
