First Time in Three Years
Norfolk Southern P29 (the New Bern to Morehead City turn) crossing the new bridge over the White Oak River in Stella, north of Cape Carteret and Swansboro in coastal North Carolina. On this calm summer morning, P29 is running from Havelock to Camp Lejeune for the first time in three years after the White Oak River trestle replacement.
The new bridge was completed a few months prior, after a three year construction project that temporarily closed the line, requiring the USMC to load equipment at the Port of Morehead City. This was the first train on the CL-line since April of 2021, delivering two DODX flats for load training - a historic run for this seldomly used branch line.
8/20/2024
First Time in Three Years
Norfolk Southern P29 (the New Bern to Morehead City turn) crossing the new bridge over the White Oak River in Stella, north of Cape Carteret and Swansboro in coastal North Carolina. On this calm summer morning, P29 is running from Havelock to Camp Lejeune for the first time in three years after the White Oak River trestle replacement.
The new bridge was completed a few months prior, after a three year construction project that temporarily closed the line, requiring the USMC to load equipment at the Port of Morehead City. This was the first train on the CL-line since April of 2021, delivering two DODX flats for load training - a historic run for this seldomly used branch line.
8/20/2024