Starting as one of L&N tiny fleet of the model, through SBD, then CSX this unit has wound up on a struggling shortline. It must have not lasted long as I never saw it again.

Taylor Rail Group 4446 sits in Star, North Carolina on October 30, 2005 on the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway. She was built in 1956 as Grand Trunk Western (GTW) EMD GP9 1771, to GTW 4446, t... (more)

ACWR 200 arrives in Star as they cross one of the many bridges on the Piedmont Sub.

A cut of former CN SD60Fs sit in storage on the Aberdeen Carolina & Western.

Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway GP9 6064 sits amng other power and a flocl of cabeese in Star, North Carolina. She was built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in 1956 as CO 6064. There seems ... (more)

Ex-CN SD60F sits in ACWR's Star Yard waiting to be put into service.

A quartet of GP40-2LWs on the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway cross a bridge as the train approaches Star, North Carolina in 2004.

Aberdeen, Carolina & Western 6926 and 6910 sit at the small diesel service area in Star, North Carolina.

Magenta. Why magenta, you ask? Simple answer: some company printing with red designation in the logo/herald was returned with this hue....and it stuck. When it came time to paint these two ex-N... (more)

Easing into Star where they will then diverge onto the original NS tangent into Charlotte.

At the time, this looked like a quick turnaround with six F-units coming onto the ACWR property. And the waiting began. It would be 2021 before anything came to pass, even then with two of NS's ... (more)

Excursion train is at the yard on the original NS tangent that extends out towards Charlotte in the east leg that connects with their mainline to Aberdeen. Here you can see the original set of F-... (more)

TBRX GP9 #4444 sits in Star, North Carolina. The locomotive later became ACWR 4444 and received a handsome green paint scheme but was eventually sold by the railroad. She is now MVPX 4444 accordin... (more)

ACWR 100 heads out of Star with a single car for points west.

Aberdeen, Carolina & Western's 100 crew departs Star for the trip westward on the Piedmont Division this afternoon. They're seen passing one of ACWR's ex-UP/MILW MP15ACs, which is coupled to part ... (more)