Eastern Railroad Discussion > Pictures from the CSX in Hamlet,NC area (10/26/13)

I decided to head down to the CSX on Saturday, October 26th for a change of scenery. The town was having their annual "Seaboard Festival" and the Amtrak exhibit train was brought in for the event. It was a perfect day with bright sunshine and high temps around 70.

Photo #1:
CSX Q696 at NE Lilesville on the Monroe Sub.

Photo #2:
CSX Q438 departing Hamlet.

Photo #3:
Old B&O gondola on Q438.

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Photo #4:
MEC boxcar in the classic scheme on Q438.

Photo #5:
The Amtrak exhibit train on display for Seaboard Festival.

Photo #6:
Amtrak's "Honoring Our Veterans" P42 is seen with the recently repainted SAL SDP35 #1114 on display.

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Photo #'s 7,8, & 9.
The Amtrak Exhibit Train on display in downtown.

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Photo #10:
Classic Seaboard signals still stand guard over the diamond at Hamlet Crossing.

Photo #11:
Q676 coming around the curve over Raleigh St. into Hamlet.

Photo #12:
2 railfans are super excited over Q676's arrival.

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Photo #13:
A wider angle of Q676 curving through town.

Photo #14:
A cut of CN boxcars on Q676's train.

Photo #15:
CSX F742 northbound at Hoffman on the Aberdeen Sub with a nice SD50 set.

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Photo #'s 16, 17, & 18:
CSX F741 working the A&R interchange in Aberdeen.

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Photo #19:
F741 preparing to clear up for F742 at Aberdeen.

Photo #20:
F742 blasting through Aberdeen after making his set-off at the ACW interchange.

Photo #21:
F742 meeting F741.

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Photo #22:
F742 passing F741 at Aberdeen.

Photo #23:
CSX F741 heading south through Hoffman on the Aberdeen Sub.

Photo #24:
F741 pulling into Hamlet at CP "North Hamlet Yard"

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Photo #25:
A wide view of the nice GP30 slug on F741 at North Hamlet Yard.

Photos #26 & #27:
CSX Q485 departing Hamlet with a lone C40-8.

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Photo #28:
CSX Q468 crossing over Raleigh St in Hamlet.

Photo #29:
Amtrak P954 departing for Raleigh.

Photo #30:
A beautiful sunset in Hamlet.

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Photo #31:
Classic Seaboard signals that are on borrowed time.

Photo #32:
SAL 1114 and the beautiful depot at dusk.

Photo #33:
CSX Q464 streaks into town past the station.



Enjoy, and thanks for looking!
Jonathon

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The 1114 was repainted?

Nice group of pics ! thanks, Ed

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

I like the standard cabs in photo 15. Great series of shots!
Dan

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Interesting series of photos. In image #6 do you know the use that line of silver boxes to the left of the track ?
John

Excellent photos, thanks for posting!

GOOD stuff...!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Excellent stuff!. I always love to see shots from this area. I have a question......Did CSX realign the tracks going by the station or did they move the building away from the tracks? I remember seeing double trackage on both lines crossing the station. How many tracks were there? Thank you, great job, Charles

> Did CSX realign
> the tracks going by the station or did they move
> the building away from the tracks? I remember
> seeing double trackage on both lines crossing the
> station. How many tracks were there?

I think the answer is: it depends on when your frame of reference is. I've seen photos with two tracks for the Wilmington-Monroe line and three tracks for the Raleigh-Columbia line. But over the years, SAL and then SCL could have changed the configuration on several occasions.

They have moved the entire station over the years though. The spot that it sits at now after it was fully restored is "supposed" to be the "original" location where it was built.

Also, yes, the SAL 1114, along with the caboose, were both just recently repainted. The SAL 1114 was in a grey scheme for as long as I can remember, it had faded and was looking horrible.

And I am not really sure what all the silver boxes are along the tracks where the exhibit train is sitting. What I have always heard is that they were used to either refill the passenger coaches with water, or they were used to drain the coaches septic tanks. I know that inbetween every one of those boxes, there are high powered electrical outlets sticking out of the ground for use to "plug in" each individual coach for an extended period of time so they wouldn't lose power. I'm guessing the Seaboard used to swap power at Hamlet? Anyways, all of this trackside equipment is still in place after all of these years, and the town still has the original classic feel.