A late daylight running Amtrak Crescent number 20 ducks under what is one of the last reaming Southern Railway intermediate bridges left on the Coastal Division. It's just made it's station stop a... (more)
Train 77 exits CSX-controlled rails at Fetner as they arrive in Cary.
The second Piedmont train of the day pulls into the station in Raleigh to board.
Amtrak 75 heads back into the Raleigh station to board passengers, as they cross the original NS line at Boylan.
Amtrak 92 arrives in Raleigh as they meet a deadheading train 75 at Boylan.
Amtrak 399 heads up train 80, The Carolinian northbound. It has just left the High Point Depot. Next Stop Greensboro NC.
It's very rare to see Amtrak 20, The Crescent, at High Point in daylight. I got lucky today as it was running 1hr 32 min late. Here at 8:33 am, the sun has not yet broken through the clouds. But t... (more)
The northbound Palmetto has just crossed the Ashley River bridge and is rolling across the flats along the river. Bennett Yard is just a few hundred yards ahead, and just beyond the yard, the sta... (more)
The northbound Palmetto has just passed below Hwy 61/Ashley River Road and is about to cross the Ashley River bridge. Bennett Yard and the Amtrak station at Rivers Avenue are just minutes ahead.
Grab a Chair! The Carolinian passes the Big Chair on its way north through Thomasville to NYC. The Big Chair was built by Thomasville Furniture Company in 1950, and is a replica of a Dunca... (more)
Amtrak 80, the northbound Carolinian, departs from the Queen City right on time.
A late southbound Silver Star passes the industrial landscape that is CMC Steel in Cayce, SC
Southbound Piedmont train 75 flying by control point Adams in Concord, North Carolina
The Carolinian on the left, and the Piedmont on the right - two state supported Amtrak trains pose at sunset with the skyline of Raleigh in the background. The shimmer wall of the convention cente... (more)
