After decades of faithful service beneath the coal hoppers which brought power to Duke University Medical Center, seen in the background, this switch stand lays on its side awaiting removal, and p... (more)

"Original" NS Baldwin AS-416 at Keene Yard in Durham, March 1971. This locomotive was retired when the original NS was merged into the Southern Railway.

End of the line, head-on view

Stacked tie plates and bare ties are the remnants of Duke University's West Campus spur, which was used to bring in materials for construction of the university in the late 1920's and early 30's, ... (more)

Never take your local spur for granted! When Duke University's West Campus (the main undergraduate, professional, and medical campus) was built in the early 1930's, a rail spur was constructed to ... (more)

Fall is over and the color is gone, but low golden sunlight is abundant on this late November weekend.

Detail shot of the end of an axle on an NS coal hopper

An empty coal car is parked on the Duke University spur over the weekend.

The brake wheel of an NS coal hopper, sitting patiently on a spur over the weekend waiting to be picked up.

On the edges of the rail head, you can see the deep semi-circular marks left by the rail grinder which came through last week. In the center of the rail head presumably is a lubricant applied afte... (more)

Don't let the bright sunshine fool you, the rain is pouring down on this empty rail train and me - typical fast moving summer showers here in NC.

After missing the NS Geometry Train in this spot last week, I was determined to catch the Rail Grinder, which has been in the area for a few days. Here it is heading east (to the right) back to th... (more)