Amtrak Piedmont Train 73 Ride From Durham to Charlotte, NC

Amtrak Piedmont Train 73 Train Ride from Durham, North Carolina. Train Meets. NS 8104 Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit on NS 24X. Fast Amtrak Trains. Fast Freight Trains. For my birthday on July 30th, I took a train ride for fun from Durham, NC to Charlotte, NC and back. The first of the two part series is the ride of Amtrak Piedmont Train 73. All Time Stamps Durham, NC Durham Amtrak Station (DNC) 0:00 Durham Amtrak Station Tour (DNC) 3:06 Amtrak 80 | Carolinian Charlotte, NC - New York City, NY Amtrak GE P42DC 180 5:34 Amtrak 73 Arrives in Durham Amtrak 73 | Piedmont Raleigh, NC - Charlotte, NC RNCX EMD F59PH 1984 “City of Kannapolis/Bud Marling” RNCX EMD F59PH 1869 “City of Durham” 6:51 Boarding Amtrak 73 7:29 Departing Durham, NC (DNC) Time: 10:39 AM (7 mins Late) 9:34 West Durham. MP 52.1NC Defect Detector. MP 52.0NC 10:18 US-15/501. MP 51.8NC 10:40 Carolina Lily Seat Tour 11:43 Bud’s Gator Pond. MP 46.5NC 12:14 Amtrak 73 WalkThru RNCX EMD F59PH 1869 “City of Durham” RNCX EMD F59PH 1984 “City of Kannapolis/Bud Marling” RNCX 400002 “Dogwood” (State Flower). 66-Seat Coach. Built by Pullman Standard in 1965. Ex KCS, NJT, & CNW. RNCX 400012 “Carolina Lily” (State Wildflower). 56-Seat Coach. Built by St. Louis Car Company in 1965. Ex UP & Amtrak. RNCX 400014 “Sweet Potato” (State Vegetable). 56-Seat Coach. Built by St. Louis Car Company in 1960. Ex UP, Amtrak, & ATAX. RNCX 400205 “Bogue Sound” (Estuary). Baggage/Lounge/Bike/Vending. Built by St. Louis Car Company in 1953. Ex US Army (USAX) & FRA. 15:24 Efland, NC. MP 37.3NC 16:36 Mebane, NC. CP Isom. MP 34.1NC 17:50 CP Mebane. MP 31.6NC 19:04 Defect Detector. MP 29.4NC 19:45 Haw River, NC. Haw River. MP 25.7NC. CP Haw River. MP 25.5NC 20:43 Graham, NC. CP Merrill. MP 23.4NC 21:35 Arriving in Burlington, NC (BNC) Time: 11:18 AM (11 mins late) 22:39 Departing Burlington, NC (BNC) Time: 11:19 AM (11 mins late) 24:09 Elon, NC. MP 17NC 25:55 Defect Detector. MP 15.5NC. Gibsonville, NC. MP 14.5NC 26:55 CP Superior. MP 9.8NC 27:27 NS 6D4 | Ethanol Bluffton, IN - Selma, NC NS GE AC44C6M 4282 NS GE AC44C6M 4223 NS GE AC44C6M 4608 28:49 McLeansville, NC. CP McLeansville. MP 7.8NC 29:14 Arrival into Greensboro, NC 31:55 Defect Detector. MP 2.1NC 32:38 CP Fields. MP 0.7NC 33:26 Arriving in Greensboro, NC (GSO) Time: 11:39 AM (6 mins late) 34:14 Departing Greensboro, NC (GSO). CP Elm. MP 284.6 Time: 11:43 AM (8 mins late) 39:18 CP Pomona. MP 287.1. NS P15 | Pomona Switcher NS EMD SD70ACe 1136 NS GE AC44C6M 4885 46:17 CP Cox. MP 289.3. NS 28N | Intermodal Chicago, IL - Charlotte, NC NS EMD SD70ICC 1251 NS GE AC44C6M 4025 48:34 Defect Detector. MP 291.5 49:06 Amtrak 72 | Piedmont Charlotte, NC - Raleigh, NC RNCX EMD F59PHI 1755 “City of Salisbury” RNCX EMD F59PH 1810 “City of Greensboro” 49:40 High Point, NC. CP Hoskins. MP 298.1 50:30 Arriving in High Point, NC (HPT) Time: 12:10 PM (19 mins late) 51:20 Departing High Point, NC (HPT) Time: 12:12 PM (20 mins late) MP 299.5 52:43 Defect Detector. MP 301.9. CP Varner. MP 303.5 53:25 Thomasville, NC. MP 305.4 54:40 Defector Detector MP 316.3. Lexington, NC. MP 316.7 57:00 CP Maybelle. MP 319.4 57:39 NS P02 | Local Linwood, NC - High Point, NC (Turn) NS EMD SD40-2 1646 58:21 Linwood, NC. CP Lee. MP 323.1 59:32 CP Sharp. MP 324.5 1:01:57 CP Duke. MP 327.5 1:02:37 Yadkin River. MP 327.9 1:03:00 Defect Detector 329.8. Five Row. MP 330.3 1:04:02 Spencer, NC. North Carolina Transportation Museum. MP 331 1:04:31 Old Spencer Yard. MP 332 1:05:30 CP Spencer. MP 333 1:06:36 CP Salisbury, NC. MP 333.5 Arriving in Salisbury, NC (SAL) Time: 12:42 PM (18 mins late) 1:07:38 Departing Salisbury, NC (SAL) Time: 12:43 PM (18 mins late) 1:09:18 CP Summer. MP 339.9 1:10:20 Wheel Impact Defect Defector. MP 341.2/341.3 1:11:11 China Grove, NC. MP 342.2 1:12:01 Landis, NC. MP 345.6 1:12:22 Defect Detector. MP 345.6. 1:12:41 Kannapolis, NC. CP North Kannapolis. MP 346.7. NS Local NS EMD SD40-2 6102 Southern Caboose* 1:14:26 Arriving in Kannapolis, NC (KAN) Time: 12:57 PM (16 mins late) 1:15:43 Departing Kannapolis, NC (KAN) Time: 12:59 PM (17 mins late) MP 349.5 1:16:48 NS 24X | Intermodal Atlanta, GA - Croxton, NJ NS EMD SD70IAC 1213 NS GE ES44AC 8104 (Lehigh Valley) NS GE AC44C6M 4396 1:17:55 Concord, NC. I-85. MP 352.9 1:18:40 Defect Detector. MP 355.3 1:19:15 Connecting to Wifi. Piedmont_Connect 1:19:52 CP Shamrock. MP 362.8 1:20:54 Harrisburg, NC. MP 365.1 1:22:34 I-485. MP 367.2 1:22:53 Defect Detector. MP 368.9 1:23:30 Charlotte, NC. CP Junker. MP 371.4 1:24:23 Sugar Creek. MP 373.8 1:25:14 CP AT&O. MP 375.2 1:25:32 Arriving in Charlotte, NC (CLT) Time: 1:32 PM (22 mins late) 1:28:13 Summary Amtrak 73: Durham, NC - Charlotte, NC Total Distance: 145 Miles Total Time: 2 Hours & 53 Mins Average Speed: 50.3 mph Thanks For Watching!!!