With the R.J. Reynolds tobacco company in the background, manifest train 351 slowly rolls through Winston-Salem, NC on a warm December 20, 2019.

Running as local train PC03, a lone SD70ACe leads a cut of cars south around the curve near Summit Avenue just outside of uptown Charlotte, NC on a sunny December 19, 2019.

Intermodal train 213 heads under the signals in Concord, NC on its way south on December 19, 2019.

Southbound Amtrak train 73 - the morning Piedmont service - cruises through the intermediate signals in Concord, NC on its way to its final stop in Charlotte on December 19, 2019.

A pair of GE units lead a very short manifest train 351 south past the platform at the High Point, NC depot on a warm December 16, 2019.

Three GE units lead southbound intermodal train 213 through the town of Thomasville, NC early in the morning on a rainy Friday, December 13, 2019.

Rounding a curve just before passing the depot in downtown Greensboro, NC, a dash 9 leads grain train 52W as it heads south on December 12, 2019.

F59PH number 1984 - the "City of Kannapolis" - leads southbound Amtrak train 75 through the town of Thomasville, NC on December 11, 2019.

A very clean AC44C6M, along with several other units, leads southbound manifest train 13R through the town of Thomasville, NC on a sunny December 11, 2019.

Local train P08 slowly rolls through downtown High Point, NC during a light rainstorm on December 10, 2019.

Northbound intermodal train 212 cruises through High Point, NC during a steady rain on December 10, 2019.

Northbound intermodal train 212 cruises through High Point, NC on a cloudy December 6, 2019. Though only bare tables are visible in the photo, there were some containers further back on the train.

Three GE locomotives lead southbound manifest train 194 through Thomasville, NC on a sunny December 5, 2019.

With engine 1071 - the "Jersey Central" heritage unit - trailing, manifest train 12R rolls through Elm on main track 2 in Greensboro, NC on its way north on November 6, 2019.

Rolling slowly alongside intermodal train 214, local train P15 heads through the switches at Elm on November 6, 2019.