Aberdeen & Rockfish's "new" ex-NS GP38-3 rebuild is on display at the company's office in Aberdeen. This locomotive was rebuilt from former SOU/NS GP50 7033.

Example of a "tasteful" way to reletter and renumber upon merger. Ex-Chessie units got a lot of these nice modifications, ex-SBD, not so much. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collect... (more)

Two products of the Tampa rebuild program hang out awaiting some work. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Raleigh & Fayetteville's Fuquay to Fayetteville job works their way through Lillington.

NS 8098, the Conrail heritage unit, and an AC44C6M build their empty grain train at the Ingredion Plant on the Winston-Salem Southbound railway, which will later be numbered 55W (Winston Salem - L... (more)

Norfolk Southern (NS) 8103, a General ElectricES44AC locomotive, the Norfolk & Western heritage unit. Norfolk Western, NS 8103,

Eleven years later, I am still coming across files I had not touched yet of the heritage event in Spencer.

The times they are a'changin'....after watching & waiting since 2007, ACWR is full steam ahead with their cab units.

RF02 arrives in Lillington with an ex-LMX B39-8 leader.

Blue Ridge Southern train T31 crossing the High Bridge east of Canton

Aside from the new units painted in Heritage paint schemes, there were also some actual heritage units in Spencer, North Carolina back in July 2012. All three locomotives were built in the 1950s. ... (more)

Norfolk & Western Railway heritge locomotive at the shops at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

Norfolk & Western Railway heritge locomotive at the shops at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

Amtrak 75 pulls into Cary with F59PH on the rear.

Alexander Railroad SW1500 #11 is preparing to leave Taylorsville, North Carolina on the way to work customers and interchange with Norfolk Southern in Statesville, North Carolina.