Railfanning in NC

[wd45]

I just moved to the Raleigh, NC area from Indiana, and was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of the best spots in the area to watch and photograph the Raleigh-area lines?

Thanks
mike

[spbed]

Sorry I have not railfanned in NC. [:(]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wd45

I just moved to the Raleigh, NC area from Indiana, and was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of the best spots in the area to watch and photograph the Raleigh-area lines?

Thanks
mike

[Anonymous]

[:p][:p] How about Winston-Salem? I have relatives there, including a 12-year-old nephew who loves trains. Greensboro, anyone? How about that regional train down to Charlotte? Any takers?

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[oskar]

try Sailsbury and Hamlet




kevin

[Anonymous]

If you ever venture far enough west, Asheville, NC has a good-sized yard with a HUGE roundhouse.

[Anonymous]

From Raleigh you can easily get to Rocky Mount, which has plenty of CSX action. Rocky Mount is roughly 30-40 minutes from Raliegh. Fastest way is to get on Hwy 64.

Hamlet as before mentioned is great too, 40+ a day last I heard.

The NC Transportation Museum is in Salisbury, plus Linwood yard just up the line. The museum is worth the trip, they have several ACL/Southern Diesels that are still operational. You could make an AWESOME trip out of it by taking the train from Raleigh to Salisbury! I think it is less then $40 for a round trip ticket, check NCDOT's rail page, bytrain.org [^]

Asheville is accessiable and the NS employees are friendly. Action is not to fast, but you can see a variety of motive power and almost any freight, however no intermodal. The roundhouse and turntable are still in place, however, I would use caution if you want to get close. One of the stalls is used for light repairs. So if you want to, come on, however from Raleigh, Asheville is a 5-6+ hour drive, no passenger service yet. [sigh]

So, if your going to come as far as Asheville, you should also stop in Marion (Southern/Clinchfield interchange) and Old Fort (the Loops) along the way. And if you want to come alot farther west, there's the Great Smoky Mtns RR in Dillsboro. [;)]