Running almost an hour late, the midday "Piedmont" service from Raleigh slows for its station stop in Kannapolis, nearing its end point of Charlotte.

Southbound Piedmont train 75 flying by control point Adams in Concord, North Carolina

The mid-morning Piedmont makes its station stop at Cary, North Carolina during its southbound run to Charlotte. The Cary station was expanded and modernized into its current state by the NCDOT in ... (more)

The consist for the Piedmont number 75 makes a deadhead move off of the CSX line from the NCDOT shops and on to the NS H Line. The train will then shove back towards Raleigh Union Station for a 10... (more)

F59PH number 1984 - the "City of Kannapolis" - leads southbound Amtrak train 75 through the town of Thomasville, NC on December 11, 2019.

The westbound Piedmont #75 departs from Raleigh Union Station with an F59PHI and F59PH bracketing the consist. In the background is the Bloomsbury Estates building, a condominium complex.

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, powers down the tracks at Five Row in Spencer, NC on December 16, 2018.

Cascades in the Carolinas. While a couple NCDOT units were out for PTC installation, Amtrak sent a Cascade F59PHI unit to pinch-hit. Here, train 75 rolls over the Yadkin River to en route Charlott... (more)

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, cruises along just after stopping at the depot in Greensboro, NC on December 14, 2017.

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, cruises through High Point, NC on December 13, 2017 with F59PH number 1869 leading.

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, speeds through the town of Thomasville, NC on December 11, 2017. Leading locomotive number 1869, the "City of Durham,"... (more)

Amtrak 75 kicks up snow dust as they highball toward their next station stop in Salisbury. It took me slipping and falling in the snow and almost sliding down a small hill to get this shot.

A rare heavy snowfall in North Carolina led to some very interesting photo opportunities for winter scenes normally not seen in the southern states. Here NCDOT's afternoon Piedmont kicks up powder... (more)

A longer than usual Amtrak 75 glides under the ancient Southern Railway-era cantilever signal bridge at the intermediates known as "Concord".

P99 holds on main two as Amtrak 75 overtakes and prepares to diverge from main one over to main two at CP "Spencer" just behind the photographer.