Another view of the P&N passenger special easing in to the curve at the old depot site in Lowell.

NS Local train P61 crosses over the remaining tracks from the old Spencer Yard, and eases on to the Wye, heading West to Barber Junction. Led by a pair of ex Conrail SD40-2s, and an old Southern G... (more)

NS 1801 rolls through Eufola with train 740, bound for Duke Energy's Marshall Steam Station.

NS 1070 breaks the the stillness of a lazy, hazy morning in the small town of Catawba, NC. Easing around the curve and heading down toward the Catawba River.

NS P29 glides across old Highway 70 in Barber, behind an old Conrail SD40-2

NS 135 idles patiently at Old Fort for 744 to clear the switch. 135 is being led by one of the last few standard cab SD70's still in service.

As the sun sinks lower, one last hot shot freight zips in to Calera on the former L&N behind a vintage C40-8, still wearing her "Bright Future" paint scheme. Hopefully the future is still bright f... (more)

NS 162 flies over busy Interstate 40 just outside of Conover

P61 is only 3 miles from the end of her day as she leaves the city of Conover.

NS train 744, loaded coal for the Marshall Steam Station in Catawba, NC, is finally reaching the end of the Southern Loops as it nears downtown Old Fort, NC

NS 789 races through Conover just before Sunset. It was just announced today that the Asheville Yard operations would close for good. In just a few hours, 789 would become the last Westbound train... (more)

Storm clouds gather as CSX train Q179 gets underway. The train got the green after waiting on a parade of Northbound trains to leave Baldwin Yard. The GE's were really chugging hard to get this lo... (more)

A warm late Spring afternoon finds ex-Southern Pacific SW1500 No. 2659, now Alexander Railroad No. 12, pulling a cut of cars out of the International Paper plant near downtown Statesville.

The Westbound "Asheville Special" at Marion, NC

Calera & Shelby No. 2022 has just brought in the first train of the day, and is now backing down in to the "tunnel of trees" to reconnect to the head end.