Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, powers down the tracks at Five Row in Spencer, NC on December 16, 2018.

Bridging the Yadkin. AMTK 74, the Piedmont, crosses the Yadkin River on its way north from Salisbury Station.

An Amtrak Piedmont departs Salisbury as a mom and two boys wave.

From one state agency (WSDOT) to another (NCDOT) WSDOT Cascades F59PHI 470 is leading NCDOT Piedmont train No. 74 at East Durham, NC. They also have one of the California Surfliner's F59PHI No. 46... (more)

After dropping off passengers at Raleigh Union Station, Amtrak 76 reverses back to the yard for the evening.

The second to last Amtrak 75 prepares to depart the old Southern Station in Raleigh. This station will soon be demolished to make way for future transportation expansion/improvements.

Amtrak southbound train 77 - the "Piedmont" service - speeds through the town of Thomasville, NC on July 4, 2018.

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, cruises along just after stopping at the depot in Greensboro, NC on December 14, 2017.

The Piedmont zips around the curve north of the Landis signal in route from Raleigh to Charlotte.

The 1869 "City of Durham" waits as passengers board at the Burlington Station.

RNCX 1755 "City of Salisbury" leads Amtrak 75 west at McLeansville.

The 1893 "City of Burlington" leads the A75 south through Jamestown.

Amtrak train #73, the Piedmont, passes through Cary, North Carolina, on October 25, 2016. The train, heading from Raleigh to Charlotte, is led by RNCX F59PHI 1797, and has RNCX 1755 on the... (more)

P99 holds on main two as Amtrak 75 overtakes and prepares to diverge from main one over to main two at CP "Spencer" just behind the photographer.

After a brief station stop in Kannapolis, southbound Amtrak 73 eases into the curve and under the old Southern Railway-era intermediates at Concord as they make their way toward Charlotte. These o... (more)