One of the many sideshows at the "NS Family Portrait" event of 2012 was seeing two original Norfolk Southern paint schemes side by side.

A single CSX SD40-2 leads W047 South into Polkton in the last rays of sun bound for Russell, Kentucky.

An ex-NS GP38-2 rebuild trails CLNA 114 while the GP9 on the other side of the train switches a customer in Wilson.

Carolina Coastal breaks the silence in the small town of Bailey on a triple digit afternoon in eastern NC.

CLNA 114 hustles west out of Wilson on the old NS main bound for Middlesex.

An ex-GTW GP9 works an industry in Wilson on a near triple digit temp afternoon.

More business we see no more. An old unit acquired for SCL is moving some interchange cars. Line is now Aberdeen and Western Carolina and is much more prosperous. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. Fro... (more)

CLNA's afternoon Wilson Sub job switches a customer on the west side of Wilson.

CLNA 114 crosses the CSX South End Sub at Wilson with an ex-GTW unit for power.

CSX M653 at the Big Southern

An ex-GTW GP9 works Wilson Yard with CLNA's afternoon job on the ex-NS main to Raleigh.

CLNA's 114 job pauses in between switch moves at Wilson Yard.

CSX I038-22 at Anson Wood Products in Wadesboro

Looking as she might have when demoted from the major trains to local service this classic is actually taking the short trip around the museum property. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collect... (more)

Since most of the lines which once radiated for Wilmington have been abandoned the yard looks rather bare except for power which now has only one way to go, west. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. Fro... (more)