Excursion train to Aberdeen is heading down the well-kept mainline with two ex-Florida Central coaches as part of the consist. #703 is is ex-Go Transit/Tri Rail.
At the time, this looked like a quick turnaround with six F-units coming onto the ACWR property. And the waiting began. It would be 2021 before anything came to pass, even then with two of NS's ... (more)
Excursion train is at the yard on the original NS tangent that extends out towards Charlotte in the east leg that connects with their mainline to Aberdeen. Here you can see the original set of F-... (more)
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.