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The fog is thick as NS P43 with 6417 crawls into Lowell, NC on its hands and knees pulling the 20 car long train up one of the steepest grades on the mainline between Washington and Atlanta.
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Five minutes past midnight, NS 240 rounds the cruve into Westminster, SC. Doing the honors is BNSF #713, sporting the older BNSF Warbonnet scheme.
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NS 8098, the Conrail heritage unit leads 28R through Lowell, NC, under the 1965 Southern Railway intermediates.
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The oldest high hood GP38-2 on the NS roster leads P49 (Charlotte-Harrisburg turn) thunders north through Harrisburg, NC.
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Four 6 axle locomotives pull 98G off the HG line in Gastonia, NC. The plethora of locomotives was due to several failed attempts to pull the train over the large hills on the old Carolina & North Western.
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NS 25A with the Lehigh Valley heritage unit leading the way south over the busy Interstate I-85 in Lowell, NC.
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With the sun beginning to rise, the engineer of Amtrak 20 blasts off from Charlotte station with the #203 Operation Lifesaver in the lead.
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The Norfolk Southern heritage unit leads NS 25A south ducking under the 1965 Southern Railway intermediate signals on Lowell, NC.
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The sunrise erupts in a sea of pink and purple as Amtrak 20 blasts north through Lowell, NC.
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After building their train and Amtrak well on their way north, NS P49 lines out on the mainline and blasts north out of the Queen City with an ex Southern high hood in charge.
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Union Pacific AC44CW #7133 leads NS 204 north down through the S-cruve in Cramerton, NC
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NS P09 ducks under the 1965 Southern Railway Intermediates on its way to Hayne Yard in Spartanburg, SC.
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A freshly painted Ferromex SD70ACe hitches a ride on NS 25A crossing over I-85 in Lowell, NC.
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NS 265 is just 5 miles into its journey towards Memphis, TN seen here crossing over the South Fork River in Cramerton, NC.
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NS 6309 leads P09 over I85 in Lowell, NC, en route to Hayne Yard in Spartanburg, SC.
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Norfolk Southern 25A hammers up the around 4 mile hill to Lowell, NC. UP #4361 guides the train under the 1965 Southern Railway intermediates still standing.
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Amtrak 79 thunders south through Landis, NC, past the town clock. In the lead is Amtrak 164, the new phase IV heritage unit.
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After meeting P09, NS 043 (Safety Train) throttles up under the Southern intermediates in Lowell, NC, passing engine 17 from Lowell Fire Department.
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NS 25A heads south over I-85 in Lowell, NC
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NS 956 (Training First Responders train) thunders north of the Saluda River in Parker, SC.
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Like clockwork, Amtrak 80 blasts north through Landis, NC, passing the towns clock, which has been stuck in time for years. On this day, 52 years ago, Amtrak was created. This engine was unveiled in the new phase 6 paint scheme two years ago for the 50th
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Ex Southern high hood GP38-2 #5230 brings the Quartermaster past the fixed Southern Railway approach signal.
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KCSM #4555 leads NS 265 glides over I-85 in Lowell, NC, starting its long journey to Memphis, TN.
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NS 955 Office Car Special snakes its way south into Concord, NC, on its way to Augusta, GA, for the 2023 Masters Tournament.
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A duo of Union Pacific motors lead an empty baretable train north over the Catawba River in Belmont, NC.
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BNSF #5211 leads NS 283 up the grade from Ranlo into Gastonia, NC.
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A trio of ex N&W SD40-2s bring P73 north by Arcadia back to Hayne yard in Spartanburg, SC.
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Still sporting the Santa Fe Warbonnet paint scheme, BNSF 691 leads NS 265 south over the rushing Frey Creek near Spartanburg, SC.
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A duo of Union Pacific SD70AH-T4 lead NS 243 south through Lyman, SC, ducking under highway 29.
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With a quartet of Union Pacific motors leading the way, NS 28R cuts north through the "trench" in Gastonia, NC.
