All is quiet in Hickory, NC as the Caldwell County Railroad is becoming tougher to predict operations. The 1747 has been wearing the same coat of paint for almost 44 years, while the 1811 is about... (more)

Caldwell County Railroad rosters 2 ex-SCL GP16s. Both are in regular use but today the 1811 rolls out of the small yard in Hickory as it heads to the NS interchange to pick up some customer cars. ... (more)

Caldwell County Railroad rosters 2 ex-SCL GP16s. Both are in regular use but today the 1811 gets fired up as 1747 looks on. Current traffic only necessitates one loco but a second is kept at the r... (more)

It is just before 9am on June 19th as the Caldwell County Railroad's GP16s, both still in original Seaboard paint, meet each other at the railroad's yard in Hickory, NC. The Caldwell County line ... (more)

It seems a wormhole to 1988 opened up today as NS Local P71 backs down into the old Carolina & Northwestern RY yard in Hickory, NC, behind a pair of matched GP60s. Seeing them parked next to the e... (more)

A former Family Lines GP16 now working for the Caldwell County Railroad returns from the NS interchange in Hickory, NC.

Former Family Lines G16 #1811 picks up three cars at the NS interchange in Hickory, NC as a westbound NS train in the distance makes its way through downtown.

CWCY GP16 #1811 shoves a cut of covered hoppers into a stub end track in Hickory Yard on a crisp November morning.

Ex Family Lines with two conductors on the point on their way back from a hard days work switching railcars for various companies along the line.

CWCY 1811 sits in Hickory, North Carolina as it waits for its train to be loaded before heading to points north.

With one car in tow for Shurtape Technologies, 68 year old 1811 leads north over the Catawba River.

Extremely rare for 2017, two Family Lines painted GP16's pass each other as the weekly run out of Hickory reverses back into the gate.

A visit to the Caldwell County Railroad takes you back to a time when railroading was so popular in America. Shortlines were running all over the country, had a large number of customers, and work... (more)

CWCY 1747 sits in the yard in Hickory, NC, at dusk.

Family Lines GP16s in 2017!? The sun sets over the small yard of the Caldwell County Railroad in Hickory, NC. The Caldwell owns two SCL Family Lines GP16s. 1811 (to the right) is usually the one s... (more)