PIEDMONT AND WESTERN RAILROAD CLUB
What's New On Our Site?
May 14, 2013
April 27, 2013
- Added a tribute page in memory of Dr. Ben Garrou.
Ben was one of the original members of the Club. He passed away on April 8, 2013. He will be sorely missed.
- Added a new webpage section on the Norfolk Southern 21st century steam excursion program.
Eighty photos and video clips of SR 630 steam excursions in Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
April 4, 2013
- Added a photo of an Amtrak train at the platform in Wilson.
- Added a photo of the restored tower at
Enfield.
- Added several photos of the former ACL Emerson Shop buildings at Rocky Mount.
The photo sequence shows how the buildings have deteriorated over the years.
March 28, 2013
March 4, 2013
- Completely updated the listing of AAR reporting marks.
Over 200 new or reassigned marks were added along with several
hundred name changes or revisions for various companies.
February 25, 2013
November 2, 2012
October 30, 2012
September 25, 2012
- Added several video clips of the Blue Ridge Special private passenger car
runs between Salisbury and Asheville, November 1, 2009
September 20, 2012
September 10, 2012
September 3, 2012
- Added a sequence of photographs showing the relocation of the Landis depot on September 1, 2012
September 2, 2012
August 15, 2012
August 13, 2012
August 3, 2012
July 24, 2012
July 11, 2012
July 10, 2012
June 28, 2012
June 26, 2012
- The photo previously identified as the Apex interlocking tower was incorrectly identified.
The tower was actually located in East Durham. See the corrected East Durham page.
- Added a photo of the actual Apex tower..
- Added P&WRR June 2012 Newsletter.
June 2, 2012
June 2, 2012
May 4, 2012
May 1, 2012
March 18, 2012
- Updated information on the trolley system in Raleigh.
March 14, 2012
March 6, 2012
- Added 1965 photo of the depot in
Aulander, NC.
- Added a 1970 photo of the depot in
Bunn..
- Added a 1966 photo of the depot in
Roduco.
- Replaced the photo of the depot in Springhill with a better 1972 photo.
- Added a 1966 photo of the depot in
Tillery.
- Added a 1973 photo of the depot in
Pactolus.
- Added a 1976 photo of the depot in
Wade. We previously did not have a photo of the Wade depot on the site.
Most of the new photos added on March 6 show the various depots in the condition that
they were in while they were still in use.
Later photos over the years illustrate
the deterioration which inevitibly occurs when these historic structures are neglected or abandoned.
March 5, 2012
- Added a 2004 photo of the depot in
Candor, NC.
- Added 2004 photos of the depot and the depot's telephone booth in
Colon..
- Added a 2005 photo of the former depot in
Duncan.
- Replaced a photo of the depot in Edenton with a better photo.
- Added a 2005 photo of the yard office in
Fayetteville. Scroll down to see the photo.
- Added five 2004 & 2005 photos of the depots in
Fuquay-Varina.
- Added a 2005 photo of the depot in
Lillington.
- Added a 2005 photo of the crew quarters in
Marsden (Chocowinity).
- Replaced the photo of the former depot in
Walstonburg with a better photo.
- Added a 2004 winter photo of the depot in Robbins.
- Added a 2004 photo of the depot in
Star.
March 3, 2012
- Added a 1962 photo of a train at the Atlantic Coast Line depot in
Smithfield, NC.
- Added a 1960 photo of a train at the Atlantic Coast Line depot in
Selma..
- Added a 1962 photo of the Norfolk Southern depot in
Brickhaven.
- Added a 1966 photo of the old Norfolk Southern depot in
Durham.
- Added a 1957 photo of the Norfolk Southern depot in
Farmville.
- Added six 1957 photos of the Atlantic Coast Line facilities in
Scotland Neck. The photos show the passenger depot,
the freight station and a handcar storage shed.
- Added sharper copies of photos by Warren Calloway previously on the site.
These include photos of the depots at Colon, Gibson, Neuse, Hamlet and Rockingham.
February 28, 2012
- Added a 1960 photo of the Southern Railway depot in
Oriental, NC. This photo shows the depot essentially
as it originally looked
and before its relocation and conversion to business use.
In 1960, the depot was being used as a residence but changes
to its original apearance were minimal.
February 27, 2012
- Added a 1967 photo of the Southern Railway depot in
Clayton
- Updated information on the traction page for
Raleigh
February 24, 2012
- Added 1966 photos of the Warrenton Railroad depot and engine house in Warrenton
February 22, 2012
- Added a 1967 photo of the Atlantic & Western Railway depot in Broadway
- Added a 1967 photo of the former Atlantic & Western Railway depot and headquarters office in Sanford
February 21, 2012
- Added a photo of a the ACL depot in Elm City after being moved to a new location for restoration.
January 12, 2012
December 12, 2011
- Added a 1968 photo of the ACL depot in Rocky Mount
- Added a 1958 photo of ACL loco #1031 at the East Carolina Railway shops in Tarboro
December 11, 2011
November 10, 2011
November 7, 2011
October 31, 2011
- Added an additional photos former Southern Railway depot in Black Mountain.
- Added several additional photos of former Norfolk Southern depot in Newton. Included are photos of Virginia-Carolina
mogul #50 awaiting restoration at the depot.
- Added additional photos of the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad run through the Nantahala Gorge
- Added some new photos of the Tweetsie Railroad showing engines #12 and #160
pulling a special train for the 2011 National Narrow Gauge Convention.
- Added a photographic essay of the Boy Scouts of America Railroading Merit Badge
program conducted at the 2010 100th Anniversary BSA National Jamboree.
October 30, 2011
- Added many additional AAR
Reporting Marks, including abbreviations for the many predecessof railroads of the Southern Railway.
October 7, 2011
September 23, 2011
- Added photos of a the SAL depot and a section house in Manson
- Added a photo of a the SAL depot in Lewiston
September 19, 2011
September 17, 2011
September 13, 2011
September 6, 2011
August 23, 2011
August 11, 2011
- Added early 1900s depot
photos of depots in Ararat, Mt. Airy, Gulf, Cumnock
(Egypt), Sanford, Ramseur, Greensboro, Stokesdale, Rural Hall,
and Pilot Mountain, NC.
August 5, 2011
July 14, 2011
July 12, 2011
June 17, 2011
May 18, 2011
May 12, 2011
May 9, 2011
May 4, 2011
March 29, 2011
March 14, 2011
February 14, 2011
February 11, 2011
February 10, 2011
January 6, 2011
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