Adventurers in the Appalachia
My First trip on the Southwest Chief going to
the 2018 NRHS Convention in Cumberland, Maryland
Chapter Nine
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western
Fayetteville
Selma
Wilson
Rocky Mount
July 30, 2018
Monday
by
Robin Bowers
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We
left the Super 8 in Salisbury and headed to the grade crossing
just north the Salisbury station. Here we waited for the
Carolinian to arrive. We called Julie and learned it left 25
minutes late this morning.
The Salisbury station, built in 1908, from the grade crossing. The
train was expected at 7:45am and a minute before that we saw a
headlight coming down the tracks from the south.
Looking south towards Charlotte.
Looking north to Greensboro.
Amtrak Carolinian train 80 came
into Salisbury, did its station work and then left 31 minutes
late this morning. We took Interstate 97 North to Interstate 75
south to the exit for Star, North Carolina and our next stop on
this trip.
These are the former Canadian National units that the railroad
just received.
The old Star station building built in 1920 is the former offices
of the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad.
CSX rules instruction car 11566, originally a Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad dining car.
The emblem of the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad.
An old caboose of unknown origin.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy coach 4736 "Silver Brand" built
for the Denver Zephyr in 1956 ended up at Star on the Aberdeen,
Carolina & Western Railroad.
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad MP15 1417 built in 1975.
Progress Rail {PRLX} CW50AC 609, originally CSX AC6000CW 609
From here we drove next to
Candor and first saw two units sitting on the mainline across
from the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad's new shop
complex. With no safe place to park, we went down the road and
found three more units on a train about to start switching.
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad SD-40-3 6910 built in
1970.
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad 6910 is pulling his
cars out of the siding.
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad SD40-3 6907 built in
1969.
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad SD40-3 6926 built in
1971.
There is plenty of pulling power with these three SD-40-3. We
drove back to the other two engines and pulled safely off of the
road to photograph them.
The other two Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad engines
along the highway with ACWR SD40-3 6909 built in 1970 in the
lead.
A good paint scheme and a washed engine make for a stunning
look.
Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad SD40-3 6939 built 1n
1971. From here we drove straight to Aberdeen.
Sign in front of Railway Company's office.
On our way to Aberdeen we passed the Pinehurst Resort outside of
Aberdeen, NC.
Pinehurst Resort is a golf
resort in the United States, located in Pinehurst, North
Carolina. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments
including three U.S. Open Championships, one U.S. Women's Open,
three U.S. Amateur Championships, one PGA Championship and the
Ryder Cup.
Pinehurst consists of nine
18-hole golf courses, each named simply by a number, and a
9-hole par-3 course. Pinehurst No. 2 has consistently been
ranked as one of the top courses in North Carolina and among the
best in the United States. In addition to the golf courses,
Pinehurst has three hotels, as well as many villas, condos, restaurants, and other
leisure facilities.
You can see it is a great course from the lushness of the greens.
The Aberdeen Seaboard Air Line station built in 1905.
Aberdeen & Rockfish RR caboose 303 with the Aberdeen &
Rockfish office building.
From here we drove over to the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad
shops.
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad GP-38 400 built in 1968.
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad CF7 2486 rebuilt from Santa Fe
F7A 259C in 1975.
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad CF-7 2486. From here we
drove east to Raeford to our next stop.
The Raeford Maxton, Alma
& Southbound Railroad station built in 1910. Later east down
the highway we drove through some heavy one lane traffic at the
golf course used by the Masters Tournament. From there, we drove
into Fayetteville to our next stop.
The Fayetteville Seaboard Airline station built in 1911.
Before we left here I stopped at the Subway store for a Chicken
Teriyaki sub for lunch to eat on the way to Selma, NC.
Waiting room and ticket office.
From here we drove north to Selma and our next stop.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad wide vision
caboose 907 in Selma, NC.
The Selma Atlantic Coast Line/Southern Railway station built in
1923. There is another station in this town just to the west.
Station has two platforms for two different railroads.
The two rail lines cross over.
Inside Selma Union Station.
There is another station in this town just to the west.
The Mitchener station built in 1870 is the oldest train station in
North Carolina.
Old train painted on water tower. From here we continued north to
Wilson and our next stop on this trip.
Built in 1924
Chris saw a headlight down the tracks coming our way from the
south.
A couple rail fans here in Wilson.
A CSX power set coming back to their train after dropping off some
cars. Next we went further north to our last stop in Rocky Mount.
The Rocky Mount Atlantic Coast Line Station built in 1903.
Freight train traveling through the station.
Inside views
There is a wrapped observation car but no
Seaboard Coast Line SDP-35. We wondered what happened to this
locomotive since it was one of the reasons we visited here.
From here we drove to Raleigh but had to pass through the
first heavy shower of the trip. We made it to the Knight Inn in
Raleigh for our two-night stay. After checking in we went across
the highway to Wendy's for dinner. Getting ready for tomorrow is
less stressful when staying more than one night. Tomorrow an
early morning ride on the Piedmont awaits.
Thanks for reading
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