All is quiet in the massive, former Southern Railway Back Shop on the grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC. J-Class 2-8-0 #542 was built in 1903 by the Baldwin Locomot... (more)
The massive, former Southern Railway Back Shop on the grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC, is the perfect location to display this steam locomotive. J-Class 2-8-0 #5... (more)
NS 9636 leads a southbound container train past the south end of the old Spencer Yard.
There were so many photo ops at the Streamliners event....I wouldn't have minded this happening again as so many operations didn't participate. Those that did, we are grateful.
The leaves are flying and so is NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit, as she leads a southbound container train near Spencer NC.
One of the many visiting locomotives to the Streamliner event.
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.
An old timer gets his shot of a fellow older timer, former Southern Railway 6133 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. Southern Railway 6133 was built by EMD in 19... (more)
NS P23 finishes it's work at Innospec Active Chemicals, and is shown here headed down the spur and back to their train, which was parked on the mainline. (Train is moving away from me in this pict... (more)
Atlantic Coast Line 501 is an EMC E3 diesel locomotive built in November 1939 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. ACL 501 was a sole EMC E3 survivor, but was rebuilt as a E6 before being sold of... (more)
One of those days it paid to be up early.
While waiting for the roundhouse door to be opened, Southern FP7A 6133, makes a fine sight on this cool November evening.
Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 slowly begins to pull away from the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
She may have a lot of miles on her, but she's still both beautiful and up to the job. Here Southern #630 is seen getting ready to pull another passenger special in off the grounds f the North Caro... (more)
Note the front truck placement, which was significantly different on later models.
