Aberdeen & Rockfish train AF30 at Old Wilmington Road on the River Terminal Branch

Aberdeen & Rockfish AF30 shoving back to the River Terminal in Fayetteville

Aberdeen and Rockfish's three GP38 variants shove rebar loads from the interchange yard toward River Terminal in Fayetteville, which accounts for most of the shortline's business. Number 400 was ... (more)

After working customers around Fayetteville, the Aberdeen & Rockfish returns to the River Terminal to end the day with their 1968 built GP38 for power.

The A&R sets off scrap gons for RFCC and CSX in the Old Yard at Fayetteville on the day after Christmas.

The Aberdeen & Rockfish pulls a couple scrap gons out of a local customer.

Aberdeen & Rockfish train AF30 at Old Wilmington Road on the River Terminal Branch

It's only April but it's a hot day and the humidity is rising as the daily train is doing some switching around the modern steel office building.

It appears the engineer may be climbing aboard to begin the run to Fayetteville (known pejoratively to some Vietnam era veterans as Fayettenam or Fatalburg). This is very early, very basic 38. P... (more)

Two Aberdeen & Rockfish units sit at the shops in Aberdeen NC. On the left, AR 400, a GP38 built for the Aberdeen & Rockfish. Next to it is AR 2486, an CF7 built originally for ATSF, then bought b... (more)

The A&R crew picked up a car at the farm supply center east of Raeford and took a quick break for a snack at Dundarrach on the way to Fayetteville.

The Aberdeen & Rockfish road train is returning from Fayetteville to Aberdeen at Skibo, North Carolina. GP38 400 has uncoupled from its train, allowing two U.S. Army Alco MRS1’s operated by Cape... (more)

Many people have asked me over the years "What is your favorite shortline?" Well folks, here it is. And this photo typifies why. Two factory-original EMD units in spotless as-delivere... (more)

Headed for Fayetteville, the daily train has just topped the stiff grade south of Aberdeen and is drifting down one of the the many humps between here and the destination. I loved the little side... (more)