NS 119 rolls through Kannapolis with a good ole' SD70 leading the charge.

Leased power in the former of a big CSX six-axle idles away on the Piedmont and Northern. It's kinda strange to see such a big unit on a 13.1 mile shortline.

NS 119 approaches CP North Kannapolis with an example of a rapidly disappearing locomotive class, the C40-9, in the lead.

NS 1072 leads Hotlanta-bound 213 under the old Southern cantilever signals at the Concord intermediates. These signals are due to meet their demise some time in 2017. The replacements are out of f... (more)

December 16, 2016; NS 1072 brightens up an otherwise dreary (and cold) day as they struggle up the grade out of CP South Fork with Hotlanta-bound 213. These intermediates are one of the few sets o... (more)

Amtrak 74 zips by Five Row toward the next station stop at High Point, NC. In the distance is local P61. I wanted to get the trains side by side, but didn't have time to put the telephoto on the c... (more)

NS P61 tackles the hill at Five Row with a rather short train bound for various industries on the S-line.

NS 91Q runs light to pick up their train of ties bound for the N-line between Salisbury and Albemarle.

Rock dumper 97Q heads south with two old workhorses doing the honors.

NS random extra E72 (later called "135 in disguise" by the Asheville Dispatcher) grinds up the hill at Five Row with a huge train bound for parts West.

More F-units in the Carolinas! "Lehigh Valley" 578 and 576 rest in the bitter night air in Ranlo, NC. Both units were originally built for the Chicago & Northwestern in 1949, purchased by NJ Trans... (more)

NS 1630 resting on a quiet evening in Pomona Yard. 1630 lives the easy life now-a-days, spending day after day shuffling cars around the yard, a stark contrast from years of hauling Appalachian bl... (more)

NS PP21 shuffles a cut of cars in Pomona yard as they get their train together for a trip out onto the K-line.

NS PP21 builds their train in Pomona Yard with two high hood veterans still earning their keep.

CSXT 8587 idles away in the crisp night air on the Piedmont & Northern in Ranlo, NC. The big six-axle was brought in along with SLRG 576, a Lehigh Valley painted F-unit, which is parked about a hu... (more)