The Auto Train hustles north through Kenly, several hours behind schedule.
A very late Auto Train passes through Benson in the early morning with a venerable P40DC pair for power.
A pair of P42s in a more traditional configuration not normally seen on the Piedmonts lead a cut of NCDOT coaches on train 74 at Morrisville.
Piedmont train 77 arrives in Cary with a P42 on the point. NCDOT leased several of these GEs to assist with a power shortage.
Piedmont trains 72 and 75 meet on the siding between Clegg and Nelson in Morrisville.
A P42 leased to NCDOT for Piedmont service leads train 75 into Cary.
The Silver Star hustles through Garner with a P42 and Charger for power.
ACWR 200 crosses the Pee Dee River with the Tillery Hydroelectric Power Plant in the background.
ACWR's crews have varied assignments day to day based on need. This day's 200 crew is working between Oakboro and Candor. They're seen at Norwood with over 50 cars of manifest traffic.
ACWR's 200 job switches at Oakboro with a pair of Canadian rebuild SD40-3s.
An MP15 swaps cars to and from the Charlotte Pipe facility in Oakboro.
ACWR's road train enters Oakboro with an SD40 pair.
NS's Richmond to Crewe road local departs Richmond with a pair of SD40-2s for power.
After getting a window to cross RF&P Sub, BB Z862 crosses the diamond at the former HN Cabin, still standing on the right. Today, this crossing is controlled by CSX remotely from Jacksonville.
Buckingham Branch Z862 switches Doswell Yard with a pair of geeps for power.