Amtrak Piedmont No. 75 prepares to make a station stop in Kannapolis. Lately, the Piedmont trains have been operating in push-pull mode for a multitude of reasons. First, the wye in Raleigh is cur... (more)

NCDOT F59PH #1859 dubbed "The City of High Point" departs its namesake station as the N&W 611 deadhead move from Spencer to Greensboro passes by on Main Two.

As a few railfans get their shots of Amtrak 75, the 4 car passenger train flies south towards Charlotte, later coming back as Amtrak 76.

NCDOT's afternoon Piedmont leans hard into Ebeneezer Curve, passing a reminder that man is no match for several thousand tons of rolling steel.

A set of North Carolina Department of Transportation equipment, led by F59PH 1810 (the "City of Greensboro"), winds its way through an industrial district in Raleigh, North Carolina, as it heads t... (more)

An especially long Amtrak 75 cruises through downtown Durham, NC before stopping at the Durham Amtrak station on November 30, 2014.

Led by NCDOT locomotive number 1859, the "City of High Point," Amtrak train 75 cruises under the signals at Elm on its way south through Greensboro, NC on October 11, 2014.

Amtrak's midday southbound "Piedmont" service rolls into Thomasville, NC on October 5, 2014. On this day, the train is double length due to a Carolina Panthers game in Charlotte.

Making its daily run from Raleigh to Charlotte, Amtrak train 75 speeds into Thomasville, North Carolina on January 15, 2014.

Amtrak Heritage Unit #66 leads the daily Raleigh to Charlotte "Piedmont" train #75 through Haw River, NC.

1869 is the City of Durham and 1869 is the year the city was founded. All North Carolina's locomotives are named for its cities and numbered for the founding date. The single star is Nort... (more)

For reasons unknown, this train was proceeding very slowly; partial evidence is the crew member standing in the open front doorway.

Heading up the Hudson to Croton-Harmon, where the electric will be traded for a diesel (E unit). All of the equipment on this train is still former NYC: the P-2b and 5 3000-series Pullman-Standar... (more)