I lived in New Bern for about 2 years. Almost all of my time here was devoted to flying, but I liked the local railroading scene which was only a few blocks from my apartment. Standard operation... (more)

Norfolk Southern train E49 crosses the mile-long Neuse River bridge into Bridgeton, North Carolina, from New Bern, on its way towards Chocowinity. E49 is a daily freight operating into the far ea... (more)

Train P2N with NS Veterans Unit # 6920 a SD-60E returning into New Bern from Camp LeJeune USMC with loads street running North on Hancock Street, tracks are own by the North Carolina Railroad, and... (more)

The crew gets another train ready for the daily trip from New Bern to Morehead City/Camp Lejuene.

Approaching at about 10 MPH, the daily local running east from New Bern takes a good sized train today down 5 blocks of Hancock Street, seen at a distance passing through the Broad Street intersec... (more)

There are very few places these days when regularly scheduled freights can be caught running down the middle of a street for several blocks...Jack London Square, La Grange, Augusta, New Bern...wai... (more)

On the outskirts of New Bern, a lone Geep roars through the pine forests on the last 30 miles to the coast where it will hand off a sizable train to the Carolina Coastal at the Port of Morehead Ci... (more)

Drawtender closes the Nuese river bridge at New Bern.

Crossing the Nuese River near New Bern, NC in the early morning.

Not many railfans frequent the lines in Eastern NC between CSX's A-Line and the coast. The light traffic levels mean one either needs a lot of luck, patience, or both. Fortunately, I was lucky on ... (more)

After a rainstorm on a beautiful evening, a couple of fishermen enjoy the sunset as an NS local rolls off the mile long Neuse River bridge after returning from Chocowinity.

Perhaps the strangest sight I've ever seen while railfanning, seemingly thousands of seagulls line the rails of the mile long Neuse River bridge and take to the air as a local from Chocowinity cre... (more)

A pair of Norfolk Southern GE 70-tonners along with a NS caboose await their next assignment at New Bern, NC during the summer of 1970.

Early morning sunrise on the Neuse River.