Railroads at Work

The NS local based out of Durham is switching coal cars at the Duke University Medical Center spur. The loco's nose is sticking out into Erwin Road and impatient drivers are going around the ...

2009-08-25T04:44:59Z

Nick D'Amato
The NS local based out of Durham is switching coal cars at the Duke University Medical Center spur. The loco's nose is sticking out into Erwin Road and impatient drivers are going around the ...

The Rock Runner (CSX Q751) heads west onto the Shenandoah Sub at Harpers Ferry, WV.

2009-08-25T04:44:59Z

Nick D'Amato
The Rock Runner (CSX Q751) heads west onto the Shenandoah Sub at Harpers Ferry, WV.

NS freight train P20 departs the East Durham yard toward Oxford under a dramatic sky.

2009-08-25T04:44:59Z

Nick D'Amato
NS freight train P20 departs the East Durham yard toward Oxford under a dramatic sky.

Luck was with me as a colorful sunset, a departing Norfolk Southern freight train, and an arriving Amtrak train all converge on Raleigh at the same time.

2009-09-29T11:22:37Z

Nick D'Amato
Luck was with me as a colorful sunset, a departing Norfolk Southern freight train, and an arriving Amtrak train all converge on Raleigh at the same time.

Follow the bouncing red ball as NS 349 heads west out of Raleigh into a gorgeous summer sunset. The flashing light is the End Of Train (EOT) device.

2009-09-29T11:22:39Z

Nick D'Amato
Follow the bouncing red ball as NS 349 heads west out of Raleigh into a gorgeous summer sunset. The flashing light is the End Of Train (EOT) device.

The Cary Photographic Artists group catches the southbound Silver Meteor as it streaks into downtown Cary on a hot summer night.

2009-09-29T11:22:49Z

Nick D'Amato
The Cary Photographic Artists group catches the southbound Silver Meteor as it streaks into downtown Cary on a hot summer night.

The Northbound Carolinian rounds a curve, coming into view of eager passengers on the platform of the new Durham, NC station.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
The Northbound Carolinian rounds a curve, coming into view of eager passengers on the platform of the new Durham, NC station.

Passengers take a break to stretch their legs or catch a smoke as the southbound Silver Star sits at the platform in Raleigh. A large crowd in the station awaits their chance to board the tr ...

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Passengers take a break to stretch their legs or catch a smoke as the southbound Silver Star sits at the platform in Raleigh. A large crowd in the station awaits their chance to board the tr ...

Durham's new bus station is ablaze with light on a rainy fall night, as Amtrak's eastbound Piedment train picks up passengers at the new train station in the background. The new transportati ...

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Durham's new bus station is ablaze with light on a rainy fall night, as Amtrak's eastbound Piedment train picks up passengers at the new train station in the background. The new transportati ...

Streaks of light - CSX freight train F742 pulls slowly toward the yard at Raleigh as the setting sun casts its last rays of light into the sky at the end of a muggy summer Saturday.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Streaks of light - CSX freight train F742 pulls slowly toward the yard at Raleigh as the setting sun casts its last rays of light into the sky at the end of a muggy summer Saturday.

A string of covered hoppers sit under big puffy clouds swimming in a deep blue sky.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
A string of covered hoppers sit under big puffy clouds swimming in a deep blue sky.

Stacks of old rails and a rust boxcar give a composition full of rusty right angles

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Stacks of old rails and a rust boxcar give a composition full of rusty right angles

Following the departure of the southbound Silver Star, the platform lights of the Cary Amtrak station illuminate the CSX rails which will now lie dormant until morning.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Following the departure of the southbound Silver Star, the platform lights of the Cary Amtrak station illuminate the CSX rails which will now lie dormant until morning.

Downtown Roanoke with a train coming north into town off the Punkin' Line (Winston-Salem Line) in the lower left

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Downtown Roanoke with a train coming north into town off the Punkin' Line (Winston-Salem Line) in the lower left

An N&W sign still warns trespassers against entering the yard along Shenandoah Ave in Roanoke

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
An N&W sign still warns trespassers against entering the yard along Shenandoah Ave in Roanoke

Form meets Function on the driving wheels of Western Maryland's hard working steam engine, #734 "Mountain Thunder"

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Form meets Function on the driving wheels of Western Maryland's hard working steam engine, #734 "Mountain Thunder"

Roanoke has no shortage of railroad history - here an NS unit passes by the old N&W passenger depot, now the O. Winston Link museum

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Roanoke has no shortage of railroad history - here an NS unit passes by the old N&W passenger depot, now the O. Winston Link museum

The 2nd Annual North Carolina Transportation Museum "Virginia Autumn Flyer" crosses the James River in Lynchburg, VA, as seen in four frames

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
The 2nd Annual North Carolina Transportation Museum "Virginia Autumn Flyer" crosses the James River in Lynchburg, VA, as seen in four frames

NS local H76 has paused in downtown Portland, PA on a dark fall day. Image edited with Topaz Adjust.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
NS local H76 has paused in downtown Portland, PA on a dark fall day. Image edited with Topaz Adjust.

Autumn is still in charge in mid-November as a loaded coal train is descending "the loops" near Spruce Pine, NC

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Autumn is still in charge in mid-November as a loaded coal train is descending "the loops" near Spruce Pine, NC

Norfolk Southern local freight train P20 heads north through the small town of Gorman, NC on a long summer evening.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Norfolk Southern local freight train P20 heads north through the small town of Gorman, NC on a long summer evening.

A northbound manifest passes through the tiny village of Penland in western North Carolina

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
A northbound manifest passes through the tiny village of Penland in western North Carolina

The reflection of a CSX covered hopper in the window of a parked car

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
The reflection of a CSX covered hopper in the window of a parked car

CSX freight train F742 is blurred by a long exposure as it curves toward the yard north of Downtown Raleigh.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
CSX freight train F742 is blurred by a long exposure as it curves toward the yard north of Downtown Raleigh.

The thoroughbred of transportation

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
The thoroughbred of transportation

CSX employees put their engine away outside the former Seaboard Air Line depot on a Friday evening after finishing their switching work for the week.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
CSX employees put their engine away outside the former Seaboard Air Line depot on a Friday evening after finishing their switching work for the week.

Norfolk Southern 12R crosses the James River north out of Lynchburg, VA following the city's biggest snowstorm in years

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
Norfolk Southern 12R crosses the James River north out of Lynchburg, VA following the city's biggest snowstorm in years

2 Norfolk Southern trains meet in downtown Roanoke with the East End shops in the background

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
2 Norfolk Southern trains meet in downtown Roanoke with the East End shops in the background

NS freight train P20 passes the North Durham Little League complex after a Saturday run to Oxford.

2009-09-29T11:23:13Z

Nick D'Amato
NS freight train P20 passes the North Durham Little League complex after a Saturday run to Oxford.