M653 rolls eastward (timetable north) through Stanley, NC on the former SAL Charlotte Sub with the C&O heritage unit trailing.
CSX B650 in Stanley
CSX B669 in Stanley with CN power
On January first 2023 CSX B669 the train everyone was out for today rolls through Stanley on it's way to Wadeboro with a trio of CN's leading. Making this scene look like some small Canadian town ... (more)
CSXT 911 "The Honoring Our 1st Responders" locomotive leads empty coal bucket U722 past a field just outside of Stanley, NC.
Empty coal bucket E759 passes a open field in Stanley, NC on a beautiful spring afternoon. The train is running the Charlotte sub and will get on the Clinchfield at Bostic.
After combing it's train with empty coal train E759 at Duke. The now over 200 car long F820 make's it's run towards Bostic. It's seen here passing through the countryside just out of Stanly, NC.
K447 is rolling at a good clip now. And is about to pass through the town of Stanley, NC.
Well with the light dusting of snow, CP power, and cold temps I would begin to think we are in Canada. But that is not the case. K446 heads for Bostic with Canadian Pacific power.
Deciding to try and catch a coal train before class this morning paid off. Three SD's throttle up out of a sag on the undulating former SAL line between Bostic and the Hamlet-Atlanta mainline at ... (more)
Q696 tops the grade into Stanley, 15 miles NW of Charlotte on the former SAL line.
The Sperry car ties up for the weekend in the Stanley house track, 18 miles NW of Charlotte on the former SAL line. A series of derailments has led to thorough track inspection on the Charlotte S... (more)
