Got some pictures from my trip to Raleigh Last Thursday July 14th. Not every picture has a train in it but I will post them anyways..I took more but not gonna clutter up the forum with alot of pictures. Picture from the Amtrak Station in Raleigh Another picture from the Station showing some Mantinence Equipment parked across from the station. This shot is at Boylan Junction looking South on the Middle Diamond NS 9280 just powered by me heading to Boylan Junction. For those familer with this area this train is on the track going off to the left if looking South from the junction like in the above picture. NS 9501 Heading South into Boylan Junction NS 9501 with the Conductor on the front. She was very pretty from what I could tell I know its alot and not dialup friendly ..I apologize but wanted to get quite a few in there. I will post some more on a different thread of some NS pictures I took in Concord,NC
Thanks for posting its always great seeing prototype action. The diamond looks to be a full cast design these are designed for heavy duty and reduced wear.
Paul, what do you mean by "Full Cast"? What are the other options for those of us who give a bad name to "Totally Ignorant"? Hey, I like to model trains, but I don't know Squat about Railroading....!
Matt, Nice pictures! Don't worry about "cluttering up the forum with a bunch of pictures"... I try to do it all of the time! Harold
Matt, It has been too hot (90 degrees + most of July) and too busy at work for me to do much railfanning lately... My last pics were taken in Thomasville and Durham on 7/19. Harold
Matt, Raleigh does not have a whole lot of action to photograph... NS gets 349 & 350 (usually thru the yard, except it may have changed recently); sometimes a 351, and some assorted oddball trains, such as a coal train or grain train run thru.... CSX sees a couple of trains: F741/742, 711/712 (?) Amtrak runs thru... 73/74 and 79/80 Harold
Thanks Harold for the compliments on the pictures!! Yeah I know I didn't see but 2 trains the whole day I was in raleigh and thats the two in the pictures above. I have some more pictures I took in Raleigh up track from the station I will load up.
Harold, How far do you live from the Amtrak Station in Raleigh? Also how do you find out about the Freight train numbers like you used above? I know the Amtrak numbers but I have seen people post and say for example "NS 379 on leaving Columbia,SC and heading for Rock Hill,SC" How do you find out that info? My dad also told me the other day he was reading the newspaper and in the Questions and Answers section someone wrote in and wanted to know how many trains were scheduled to come blasting through Harrisburg everyday and the guy at the Charlotte Observer answered that 25 freight trains were scheduled everyday. Anywhere online to find out this info? Also Harold where exactly is the Linwood Yard? Could I just drive there and ask them for an application for NS?? If so I will go down there next Thursday. And what "Entry Level" position should I inquire about? Anything in particular? [ July 22, 2005, 10:25 PM: Message edited by: Matt Kiker ]
Matt, I am about 8-10 miles from the Amtrak station. The train numbers can be learned from a variety of sources: timetables, scanner, and discussion groups. Most trains have a schedule that is listed in the timetable as to their "symbol" and where they go and scheduled days and times. Odd number trains run North and East / even number trains South and west. For example 212 / 213 are daily intermodals that run thru Concord and you'll usually see 214 and maybe 24T. Railroads have become a little more "secretive" about publishing their schedules to the general public. There very well could be 25 trains thru Harrisburg in a day. There are a bunch of other trains that use that line, such as 118 / 119, mixed freights, and locals. Harold
Thanks for that information Harold. Where do I go to see a Timetable? I did some searches but found nothing.
