There was a brief window in time where the unthinkable was possible. Here, the 190 has travelled across country to join other classic cab units in Spencer.

Members of the Waco Fire Department staged a truck as CSX 911 (Honoring 1st Responders) leads N758 across the Charlotte Sub

Chessie System Heritage Engine leading E758 through Mount Holly

Its steam and smoke lingering overhead on this cold morning, GSMR 1702 has a long train in tow as it negotiates the former Southern Murphy Branch in the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. ... (more)

At daybreak, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702, stunningly looking more like Southern Railway 2716 (and hopefully retaining this look for several years), barks over the Tuckasegee River with a l... (more)

CSX M583 in Waxhaw

A Heritage Unit leads Amtrak 80 on the Clegg siding in Morrisville as the Piedmont train 73 they just met photobombs them further along the S curve.

Before returning to the mainline, #611 spent a couple days prowling the grounds of NCTM that substantially assisted in her rebirth. They even dressed up their ACL 501 to match what could have eas... (more)

CSX M492 in Wingate

Amtrak Piedmont train 73 meets the Carolinian at Clegg. The usual F59 pair is on 73, while Phase II Heritage 130 leads train 80.

Two P42s lead the Silver Star into Raleigh. With the Charges becoming regular trailing power on these trains, a pair of these has actually become a fairly unusual site.

With the waterfall frozen over, CSX M693 shakes the mountain as it peaks out of the south portal of the Blue Ridge Tunnel. CSX 7000 leads the 8,000 ton train solo, with CSX 3387 brining up the rea... (more)

CSX M492 approaching Marshville - Taken from private property with permission

Charlotte-Kings Mountain local P43 passes the Southern-era intermediates at Bessemer City. The train worked an industry just north of the prior signal and crept the few miles at restricted speed ... (more)

NS 951 (OCS) in Concord on its way back from the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA