The Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit leads an empty unit ethanol train westbound with Tommy Aldridge at the throttle.

The 611 thunders up the Blue Ridge Grade eastbound towards Lynchburg, VA over Memorial Day weekend.

The 611 rounds the S-Curves just north of Reidsville, NC heading southward to Greensboro.

After running out of fuel in their lead unit, NS 349 runs the wye at CP Hunt in Raleigh to turn their power around. The train is now back on the move, but this lead unit is also running on empty.... (more)

CSX Q141 passes the old ACL 161 milepost at Selma Union Station.

The N&W 611 passes the old historic depot in Chatham, VA.

The Southbound Carolinian at speed headed towards Cary Amtrak Station.

NS 351 heads westbound from Raleigh to Linwood.

NS E49 makes its daily journey eastbound for Chocowinity. This mixed manifest freight passes through the rolling hills of the inner coastal plain outside Princeton, NC.

A late season snowstorm makes an appearance in North Carolina after a very mild Winter. Amtrak 80 crests the grade as it heads downhill to its next scheduled stop in Raleigh.

The final Blue Unit Circus Train departs Raleigh headed southward towards Hamlet on the former Seaboard Coast Line. This train will turn east then head north on the former Atlantic Coast Line.

I was fortunate to catch an extra grain train on the H-Line while waiting on an Amtrak train in Clayton. Making use of natural light is a challenge here because most freight movement occurs durin... (more)

A 4+ hour late Amtrak 92 blizzards its way into Raleigh on a clear signal by the N.C. State Fairgrounds. The train was behind schedule due to colliding with a truck in Kissimmee, FL.

Amtrak 75 runs through a snow storm on its way to Charlotte.

New Hope Valley #17 prepares to run around a train full of passengers at the New Hill pass track. This train was one of five Santa Holiday Trains to run that day. I wanted to capture #17 before ... (more)