A short P43 rolls into Gastonia in the late afternoon.

Two ex Southern high hoods bring loaded scrap cars from Bruces scrap plant at the end of the line back to the rest of the train. The two high hoods would then be in the middle of the train all the... (more)

Just after sunset, a highhood duo handles working Lubrizol in Gastonia.

Just before the sun sets on a frigid winter evening, NS P43 eases down the steep grade out of Gastonia and heads south towards the South Carolina state line to work Lubrizol Chemical.

NS P43 sits tied down over the weekend with an old horse doing the honors.

NS 5230 lights up the right of way on the old HG line on a cold Autumn evening.

Storm clouds take over the sunset slowly as NS 5107 sits tied down in Gastonia, NC.

NS 5107 revs up after coupling up to some tank cars.

P43 heads back to Charlotte without the Piedmont and Northern's F units, which were leaving the property for repairs.

The NS P43 holds as the conductor takes the derailer off and unlocks and swings the gate open to start what was a short day of work at the Lubrizol plant with high hood GP38-2 doing the honors for... (more)

The Piedmont & Northern train to Christmas town shoves into Gastonia after running to the north pole to pick up Santa and Mrs. Clause.

NS 5230 slowly rolls by an open field on the ex Carolina & North Western HG line in South Gastonia.

P43 struggles up the steep grade with two scrap metal cars for Bruce's scrap yard, a string of tank cars for Lubrizol chemical plant, and a NS caboose.

NS P43 creeps by the welcoming sign to Gastonia on its way to work a chemical plant just down the tracks.

NS 213 navigates the, as I like to call it, concrete canyon in downtown Gastonia, NC.