April 26, 2024

NC – Norfolk Southern Charlotte District

Norfolk Southern Coastal Division

The Charlotte District running 95.7 miles from Linwood, NC to Grover, NC. The Danville District is north of Linwood, NC and the Charlotte District continues into Greenville, SC. Along with Norfolk Southern’s 10 to 15 trains, this line has regional Piedmont passenger trains running between Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC. Amtrak’s Carolinian trains 79 & 80 provide daily round trip service between New York City and Charlotte. Also, Amtrak’s Crescent travels from New York to New Orleans in the overnight hours three days a week.

Scanner Frequencies

160.9500 AAR-80 Road Channel
161.3100 AAR-80 Dispatch “Channel 2”
161.4900 AAR-92 Yard
161.2200 AAR-74 Charlotte Airport Intermodal Yard

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Linwood Yard

The Linwood Yard was shut down back in May 2020 due to a downturn in rail traffic because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • $49 Million to build
  • 376 acres – 4.5 miles long with 65 miles of track.
  • Diesel locomotive repair shop.
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328.0 Yadkin River Bridge

Looking northbound at I-85
Looking Southbound at the bridge

329.9 HBD (Hackett Street)

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349.0 Kannapolis

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362.7 CP Shamrock

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367 Crab Orchard

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371.6 CP Junker

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374.4 E Craighead Road Crossing (North Charlotte)

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376.6 Liddell Street

Looking Northbound into the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard
Looking Southbound

377.1 Graham

Norfolk Southern Line looking Northbound at Graham
Norfolk Southern looking southbound at Graham under I-277
CSX Line looking eastbound to Monroe
CSX Line looking westbound

378.7 City View

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380.8 Charlotte JCT

Looking Northbound into the city.
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385.7 Paw Creek

Northbound looking to the CTL Airport
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389.3 South Belmont

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