Have lensed this train numerous times when it was the pride of the fleet, but this remains my favorite shot I ever took. A tremendous amount of luck involved to get this angle. The Masters train... (more)
Magenta. Why magenta, you ask? Simple answer: some company printing with red designation in the logo/herald was returned with this hue....and it stuck. When it came time to paint these two ex-N... (more)
The annual Masters train is leaving town.
Aberdeen Carolina & Western's business train crosses the Rocky River bridge east of Oakboro, NC, during the F-unit's first run across the western district of the ACWR towards Charlotte. The origin... (more)
First Time for Cab Diesels? The ACWR does a railfan-friendly movement of its passenger cars, moving for the first time beyond Star to Charlotte. The train is led by its beautiful (to most,... (more)
When it was the Inland Empire Railway Museum @ Spokane International Fairgrounds, now relocated west to Reardan as Inland NW Rail Museum.
An unexpected, unadvertised bonus during the Streamliners event was this special freight with NS's two F(A) units. NS 4271 now survives as ACWR 271.
Easing into Star where they will then diverge onto the original NS tangent into Charlotte.
ACWR 271 and ACWR 270, (ex NS OCS), visits the queen city for the first time since it's fresh new paint job. I hate the NS sold these, but i'd be lying if I said they didn't look pretty.
Aberdeen, Carolina, and Western shoves into the siding in the trendy NoDa (North Davidson Street) area of Charlotte, on the outskirts of their connection with NS at the Charlotte yard.
Aberdeen, Carolina, and Western's former NS F9A/B set carries the special westbound at Stanfield, NC.
Aberdeen, Carolina, and Western's former NS F9A/B set rolls northbound in a going-away shot at Biscoe, NC.
Aberdeen, Carolina, and Western's former NS F9A/B set rolls westbound by a cotton field just east of Oakboro.
Aberdeen, Carolina, and Western's former NS F9A/B set trundles westbound past the McRae Industries footware plant between Troy and Mt. Gilead.
Aberdeen, Carolina, and Western's former NS F9A/B set pause at the bridge over the Pee Dee River at the Tillery Dam. This beautiful train on the original Norfolk Southern's main line was carrying... (more)
