Charlotte-bound P99 hustles through downtown Kannapolis, NC as daylight quickly fades.

As the sun quickly starts to dip below the horizon, NS 119 rolls through Kannapolis with a home-built EMD leading the charge.

NS 348 hustles through Kannapolis on their way south. This is one of the final pictures I shot of train 348 before it was replaced by NS 173.

NS 119 thunders southward under crystal clear October skies.

NS P99 ducks under the old Southern intermediates known as "Glass", located between the Kannapolis (or South Kannapolis, depending on who you ask) intermediates and the double-crossover ... (more)

Unfortunately, the light started to turn sour while waiting in Concord, forcing me to abandon my intended shot of NS 8098 running as the DPU on 154 under the old cantilever signal bridge. Not to w... (more)

NS 97Q rests in Kannapolis. The crew was still on board, I assume waiting for a ride. The train was originally supposed to head down to the single track between Junker and Haydock, but the mainlin... (more)

Today's 119 featured a UP late-production SD70M followed by a UP ET44AH, a power set that arrived in Linwood earlier in the day on counterpart train 118. Also in the consist is another late-produc... (more)

After working an industry north of town, NS local P44 rolls south past the old Kannapolis passenger station and freight depot with a string of boxcars bound for Charlotte Yard. This local used to ... (more)

With today marking the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania a locomotive bearing Old Glory on the side is a powerful reminder we all still stand tall... (more)

Shortly after getting off of work, I flipped on the scanner just to see what was out there. Sure enough, "8105" crackled over the radio, and I raced up to Kannapolis to intercept. In thi... (more)

NS 910 rests in Kannapolis with an old Spartan Cab leader.

The DPU shoves hard on the rear of 154 as they make their way through Kannapolis. 154 now runs with DPU power on a fairly regular basis.

NS 214 prepares to take a diverging clear signal at CP "North Kannapolis" with a near-new ET44AC in the lead. The unit has been on the road just long enough to accumulate a thin layer of... (more)

NS 214 eases to a stop in Kannapolis, NC to meet southbound Amtrak 73. In charge of the train is NS 7203, built in January 1996 as Conrail 4105. 7203 is one of only 30 SD80MACs built, and one of o... (more)