Southern train #173 speeds south through Gastonia.
Where Are We? Canada, Eh? California, Yo? Oh, that's right, North Carolina, Y'all! NS 172 snakes its way through the 'glutch' in Downtown Gastonia, North Carolina with a heck of a colorful ... (more)
Ex. Piedmont and Northern, later CSX, and finally NS line in Gastonia, NC is now abandoned but may re open soon as a new shortline and this scene can be shot again after about ten years.
After uncoupling from its train, the power for NS 750 scampers past the steep connection to the old Piedmont & Northern which climbs out of the north end of the Gastonia trench. The power will ru... (more)
With a classic NS high nose Geep, a short geometry train sprints out of the Gastonia "trench." In the words of 903's conductor to the crew of P43 waiting just ahead, "Don't blink or you'll miss us... (more)
A pair of GP38's await their next local assignment at Gastonia.
Southbound NS 119 is about to gain single track at Arlington.
NS 214 is screaming into Gastonia, NC, with Crowders Mountain and other local landmarks in the background.
