Perhaps one of the more unique power sets I've shot since getting into railroad photography is this former Lehigh Valley F7 pair. Though their time in North Carolina was very short lived, it was ... (more)
P43 heads back to Charlotte without the Piedmont and Northern's F units, which were leaving the property for repairs.
SLRG 578 sits in Ranlo, NC, looking rather out of place on the P&N in Lehigh Valley paint. The P&N leased the 578 along with 576 to do freight service on the short line. They were originally goi... (more)
Just several hours before being shifted to the NS interchange at Gastonia on the morning of December 29, 2016, SLRG F7As 578 and 576 stand in Ranlo, North Carolina with their weathered Lehigh Vall... (more)
With word coming out that the Piedmont & Northern will no longer be keeping this iconic pair of F Class Engines, I am certainly glad to have photographed them. Word is they will be moved to Missi... (more)
A glowing sky hovers over the Piedmont & Northern Railroad in Ranlo, NC as two former CNW units, both wearing Lehigh Valley schemes, reside for the night. They were brought down to be used on the ... (more)
Ex C&NW, ex Lehigh Valley, now SLRG leased to the P&N sit quietly in Ranlo, NC.
The P&N has had some interesting locomotives on it since the state has redone the line but nothing quite like this has ever been on the property. SLRG's 576 and 578 both started out life as CNW F7... (more)