Alexander Railroad crew is in charge of ARC 11 enroulte to downtown Statesville

Alexander Railroad crew pulls into Statesville ready for a day of work. ARC SW1500 #10 was built as Southern Pacific #2628 in 1972.

Alexander Railroad pulls a cut of cars out of a facility in Statesville, NC

One of the Alexander's SW1500 pulls a short train toward Statesville, NC

NS local P62 races back toward Barber Jct. past Lil Shavers Warehouse after servicing there customers in Statesville, NC.

NS local P61 tops the hill at Lil Shavers Warehouse.

Becoming increasingly rare to see on NS these days a high hood GP38-2 leads local P62 in Statesville as the crew prepares to make a cut in there train to work Southern States.

One of the new sd70ACC units leads a 135 manifest train west to Asheville, NC.

The original NS heritage unit leads 135 through the countryside in Statesville one last time from Linwood to Asheville before the closing of Linwood Yard that would take place in May of 2020.

A ET44AC leads a loaded coal train up the hill by a couple of wood chip cars in the siding at Lil Shavers warehouse on its way to Marshal Steam plant.

Running as Extra 2707, train 167 receives orders from the Statesville agent. The train left the Washington-NOLA main at Mooresville, and is about to head west toward Asheville.

NS 135 hustles through Statesville, skirting around a very nasty thunderstorm.

A triple header of SD60Es powers the local seen accelerating in Statesville.

Alexander Railroad Company SW9 #8 sits quiet on the 84 Lumber spur in Statesville. A couple years ago ARC's 44 tonner was occupying this spot but has since been moved. Notice the extra piping on t... (more)

A warm late Spring afternoon finds ex-Southern Pacific SW1500 No. 2659, now Alexander Railroad No. 12, pulling a cut of cars out of the International Paper plant near downtown Statesville.