Southern Railway B23-7 4009 leads a Norfolk Southern train across the CSX diamonds in Fayetteville, NC, in September 1989.
A pair of former Chessie System B30-7 diesels, CSXT 5533 (ex-C&O 8251) and 5546 (ex-C&O 8264), cross the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, NC, on a September 1989 day.
Provided for the NSHS (Orginal) annual meeting by NS
At the small yard a couple of local geeps rest and watch the new kids still in their old paint & numbers wheeling a a southbound merchandiser.
Running over 7 hours behind schedule, the northbound Auto Train cruises through Fayetteville, North Carolina.
After switching the yard in the background, Aberdeen and Rockfish No. 400 pulls across the road to pull cars from Valley Protiens.
With the help of GP38 no. 400, GP18 No. 300 handles a cut of cars from the River Terminal.
The sound of the horn on A&R GP9 #205 echoing out over the Sandhills has been part of southeastern North Carolina for over 50 years.
This skilled hand has worked the same EMD control stand for almost 30 years.
Most of the work on A&R is in Fayetteville although the HQ is in Aberdeen. Here the local is just coming up from the CSX interchange.
Amtrak shares the Fayetteville depot with Subway restaurant.
