CartersXRd 2021

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January 8

Birds - week 52


January 7

Train Graffiti - week 52 pt 2


January 6

BNSF powered phosphate train


January 5

Trains - week 52


January 4

Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit


January 3

Rail Graffiti - week 52 pt 1


January 2

Pictures-A-Week 52


January 1

Birds - week 51


December 31

Friday Flower - pickerel weed


December 30

Trains - week 51


December 29

Kids at Christmas


December 28

Christmas decorations


December 27

Pictures-A-Week 51


December 26

Coypu (nutria) eating duck weed


December 25

Trains - week 50


December 24

Friday Flower - thistle  & bees


December 23

Birds - week 50


December 22

Dreamsicle bird counter


December 21

Rail Graffiti - week 50


December 20

Pictures-A-Week 50


December 19 -FLASHBACK-

Caboose days 1988


December 18

Birds - week 49


December 17

Friday Flower - iris


December 16

Kingfisher Lunch


December 15

Bill Lyerly Band


December 14

Bathing Butter Butt


December 13

Pictures-A-Week 49


December 12 -FLASHBACK-

Northbound Southern freight 1988


December 11

Raccoon family


December 10

Friday Flower 51 - jack-in-the-pulpit 


December 9

Birds- week 48


December 8

Bobcat


December 7

Cormorant Take-Off


December 6

Pictures-A-Week 48


December 5 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97


December 4

Signs - installment six


December 3

Friday Flowers 50 - Christmas cactus


December 2 -VIDEO-

CSX & Amtrak use pass track


December 1

Trains - week 47


November 30

Happy Thanksgiving!


November 29

Pictures-A-Week 47


November 28 -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal Train 119/265


November 27

Teeterfest - part 4 - Pamlico Wrecking Crew Jam


November 26

Friday Flower 49 - columbine


November 25

Graffiti - week 46


November 24

Trains - week 46


November 23 

Teeterfest - part 3 - Six Pack Band


November 22

Pictures-A-Week 46


November 21

Birds - week 45


November 20

Trains - week 45


November 19 - EXTRA-

Mammals - week 45


November 19

Friday Flower 48 - sweet William


November 18

Teeterfest -  Part 2- Roger That


November 17

Red-Shouldered Hawks


November 16

Teeterfest -  Part 1- Honey Jacks


November 15

Pictures-A-Week 45


November 14 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90


November 14 -VIDEO-

Phosphate Unit Train


November 13

Rail Graffiti - week 44 - part 2


November 12

Friday Flower 47 - bitter snakeroot


November 11

Trains - week 44


November 9

Rail Graffiti - week 44 - part 1


November 8

Pictures-A-Week 44


November 7

Fun with Miles


November 6

Everyday Wildlife NC - week 43


November 5 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Building a shortline train


November 5

Friday Flower 46 - thistle


November 4

Trains - week 43


November 3

Tennessee Birds - week 43


November 2

Tennessee Mammals - week 43


November 1

Pictures-A-Week 43


October 31

Everyday Wildlife - week 42


October 30

Railroad Graffiti - week 42


October 29

Friday Flower 45 - mistflower


October 28

Birds - week 42


October 27

Trains - week 42


October 26

Lowland NC


October 25

Pictures-A-Week 42


October 24 —EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119 northbound


October 24 -VIDEO-

MARC on Camden Line


October 23

Trains - week 41


October 22

Friday Flower 44 - spatter dock


October 21

Everyday Wildlife - week 41


October 20

Rail Graffiti - week 41


October 19

Tortilla catfish


October 18

Pictures-A-Week 41


October 17 -VIDEO-

Building NS P97 freight


October 16 -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 Wilson-bound


October 15

Friday Flower 43 - narrow-leaved sunflower  


October 14 -FLASHBACK-

Picking Tobacco - 1989


October 13

Trains -week 40


October 12

Everyday Wildlife - week 40


October 11

Pictures-A-Week 40


October 10 -VIDEO-

Westbound Bristol freight


October 9

Pamlico Beach & Belhaven NC fishing


October 8

Friday Flower  42 - hearts-a-bustin 


October 7

Train Graffiti - week 39 


October 6

Everyday Wildlife - week 39 


October 5

Trains - week 39 


October 4

Pictures-A-Week 39 


October 3 -VIDEO-

MARC commuter trains - Laurel MD 


October 2

Signs - five 


October 1 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CSX fright, Jessup MD 


October 1

Friday Flower  41 - marsh dayflower 


September 30

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 38 


September 29

Rail Graffiti - week 38 


September 28

Class 1 Rail - week 38 


September 27

Pictures-A-Week 38  


September 26

Amtrak Trains - week 37  


September 25

Patapsco Valley State Park  


September 24 -EXTRA- 

MARC Trains 


September 24

Friday Flower  40 - Turk’s Cap 


September 23

Everyday Wildlife - week 37 


September 22

Trains -week 37 


September 21

Rail sites -Patapsco Valley State Park 


September 20

Pictures-A-Week 37 


September 19 -EXTRA- VIDEO-

AMTRAK Trains, Harmans MD 


September 19 -VIDEO-

MARC Trains, Jessup MD 


September 18

North Carolina Trains - week 36 


September 17

Friday Flower 39 - pickerel weed 


September 16

Butterflies - week 36 


September 15

Trains of Maryland - week 36 


September 14

Grandchildren pics! 


September 13

Pictures-A-Week 36  


September 12 -EXTRA- VIDEO-

Westbound freight Bristol 


September 12 -VIDEO-

aMotionMandala - unrolling freights 


September 11

Everyday Wildlife - week 35 


September 10 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Eastbound freight Bristol 


September 10

Friday Flower  38 - jewelweed 


September 9

Trains - week 35 


September 8

More Miles 


September 7

Train Graffiti 35 


September 6

Pictures-A-Week 35 


September 5 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 119 


September 5 -VIDEO-

Bristol freights pass each other 


September 4

Green Heron 


September 3 -EXTRA-

Graffiti - week 34 


September 3

Friday Flower 37 - lotus 


September 2

Dancing Air Man 


September 1

Miles 


August 31

Trains - week 34 


August 30

Pictures-A-Week 34  


August 29 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Bristol eastbound freight 


August 29

Wes Davis Greenway 


August 28

Rail Graffiti - week 33 


August 27  -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Bristol westbound freight 


August 27

Friday Flower 35 - daylily 


August 26

Everyday Wildlife - week 33 


August 25 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

NS’s Sonic Bonnet 


August 25

Savannah & Atlanta Heritage unit 


August 24

Trains - week 33 


August 23

Pictures-A-Week 33 


August 22 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Union Pacific power on NS 


August 22 -VIDEO-

Freight arrives in Bluff City TN 


August 21

Everyday Wildlife - week 32 


August 20 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

NS 23G past Bristol Union Station 


August 20

Friday Flower 34 - hibiscus 


August 19

Rail Graffiti- week 32 


August 18

Birds - week 32 


August 17

Trains  - week 32 


August 16

Pictures-A-Week 32 


August 15 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 31 


August 15 -VIDEO-

Westbound NS Freight leaves Bristol 


August 14 -EXTRA-

Sonic Bonnet visits 


August 14 -VIDEO-

NS P90 closes out the day 


August 13 -EXTRA-

Rail Graffiti - week 31 part 2 


August 13

Friday Flower 33 - trumpet vine 


August 12

Union Pacific power in Bristol 


August 11

New York Central Heritage Unit 


August 10

Rail Graffiti - week 31 part1 


August 9

Pictures-A-Week 31 


August 8 -EXTRA-

Everyday Wildlife - week 30 


August 8

Frisco interchange 


August 7 -EXTRA-

Graffiti - week 30 - part 2 


August 7

Tennessee cityscapes - week 30 


August 6 -EXTRA-

Bristol local freights 


August 6

Friday Flower 32 - cardinal flower 


August 5

Bristol freights- week 30 


August 4 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 119, Porter & Bunyan 


August 4

Beth’s Butterflies - week 30 


August 3 -EXTRA-

PRR Heritage Unit (includes video) 


August 3

Kingsport Trains - week 30


August 2 -EXTRA-

Graffiti - week 30 - part 1 


August 2

Pictures-A-Week 30


August 1 -EXTRA-

Coopers Hawk 


August 1

Virginian Heritage Unit 


July 31

Birds - week 29 


July 30 -EXTRA-

Local Trains Bristol VA - week 29 


July 30

Friday Flower 31 - blackberry 


July 29

Train Graffiti - week 29 


July 28 -EXTRA-

The Brick - NS Geometry Train 


July 28

Trains - week 29 


July 27

Pennsylvania  Railroad Heritage Unit 


July 26

Pictures-A-Week 29 


July 25 -VIDEO-

Minuteman Missile transporter on train 


July  24 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Bristol freight train 


July 24 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90 


July 23

Friday Flower 30 - zinnia 


July 22

Railroad Graffiti - week 28 


July 21

Everyday Wildlife - week 28 


July 20

Trains - week 28 


July 19

Pictures-A-Week 28 


July 18 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Three freights through Bristol 


July 18 -VIDEO-

CSX SD40-3 in Chocowinity NC 


July 17 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119 on Pamlico River Trestle 


July 17

Everyday Wildlife - week 27 


July 16 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

NS 16A arrives in Bristol 


July 16

Friday Flower 29 - daylily 


July 15

Trains - week 27 


July 14

Bugging - week 27 


July 13 -EXTRA-

Family Fun - week 27 


July 13

Little Fireworks 


July 12

Pictures-A-Week 27 


July 11

Steele Creek Wildlife 


July 10

Rail Graffiti - week 26 (pt 2) 


July 9 -EXTRA-

Family Visit 


July 9

Friday Flower - wild pea 


July 8 -EXTRA-

Damselflies  along Steele Creek 


July 8

Trains - week 26 


July 7

Everyday Wildlife - week 26 


July 6 -VIDEO- -EXTRA-

CSX 727 through Cypress 


July 6

Rail Graffiti - week 26 (pt 1) 


July 5

Pictures-A-Week 26 


July 4

Norfolk & Western Caboose - 1989 


July 3

Waiting… 


July 2

Friday Flower 27 - dayflower 


July 1

Everyday Wildlife - week 25 


June 30

Trains - week 25 


June 29

Meet Miles 


June 28

Pictures-A-Week 25 


June 27

Birds - week 24 


June 26

Family Visit 


June 25

Friday Flower 26 - rain lily 


June 24

Canadian Pacific power - week 24 


June 23

Everyday Wildlife - week 24 


June 22

Trains - week 24 


June 21

Pictures-A-Week 24 


June 20

Couple on Main & Gladden - 1989 


June 19

Birds - week 23 


June 18 -EXTRA-

FLASHBACK - Wilkinson Station 1989 


June 18

Friday Flower - swamp rose 


June 17 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97 through Vanceboro 


June 16

Everyday Wildlife - week 23 


June 15 -VIDEO-

8311 picks up a helper 


June 14

Pictures-A-Week 23 


June 13 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90 headed home 


June 12

Birds - week 22 


June 11 - EXTRA-

Railroad Graffiti 


June 11

Friday Flower 24 - partridge berry 


June 10

Everyday Wildlife - week 22 


June 9

Trains - week 22 


June 8 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA over Runyon Creek 


June 8

Brown-Headed Nuthatches - week 22

 

June 7 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Building NS freight in Bristol 


June 7

Pictures-A-Week 22 


June 6

Bristol local trains 


June 5 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Bristol local train 


June 5

Columbian Paper ruins 


June 4 -EXTRA-

Coil Cars 


June 4

Friday Flower 23 - rhododendron 


June 3

Train Graffiti - week 21 


June 2

Everyday Wildlife - week 21 


June 1 —VIDEO - EXTRA-

Two Bristol TN freights 


June 1

Trains - week 21 


May 31

Pictures-A-Week 21 


May 31 -VIDEO- -EXTRA-

CLNA 120 crossing Runyon Creek 


May 30 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97 


May 29

Birds - week 20 


May 28 -EXTRA-

Everyday Wildlife - week 20 


May 28

Friday Flower 22 - hydrangea 


May 27

Trains -week 20 


May 26

Phoebe working swamp 


May 25

Bird Bath Play 


May 24

Pictures-A-Week 20 


May 23 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 leaving yard 


May 23 -VIDEO-

Slow rolling fog 


May 22

Among the meat eaters 


May 21

Friday Flower 21 - yellow milkwort 


May 20

Trains- week 19 


May 19 -EXTRA- VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 119 & 120 


May 19

Birds - week 19 


May 18 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119 arrives in Washington 


May 18

Everyday Wildlife - week 19 


May 17

Pictures-A-Week 19 


May 16

Chasing CLNA 119 & 265 


May 15

Birds  - week 18 


May 14 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 120


May 14

Friday Flower 20 - thistle


May 13

Pitcher plant field


May 12

Prothonotary couple returns


May 11

Everyday Wildlife - week 18 


May 10

Pictures-A-Week 18 


May 9 - VIDEO-

CLNA 120 Wilson bound


May 8

Carolina Coastal 119 & 265 


May 7 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern sorting cars in Choco


May 7

Friday Flower 19 - American Wisteria


May 6

Everyday Wildlife - week 17


May 5 - VIDEO-

CLNA 120 Leaving


May 4

Trains -week 17


May 3

Pictures-A-Week 17


May 2

Signs Collection Additions - four


May 1

Norfolk Southern - week 16


April 30 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119, Bunyan & Alligood


April 30

Friday Flower 18 - holly


April 29

Birds - week 16


April 28

Trains - week 16


April 27 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90, Porter


April 27

Bob White


April 26

Pictures-A-Week 16


April 25

Bill Lyerly Band - Market Street Pub


April 24 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 120, Bear Creek


April 24

Everyday Wildlife - week 15


April 23 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119, Runyon Creek 


April 23

Friday Flower 17


April 22

Trains - week 15


April 21 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119, Whootentown


April 21

Birds - week 15


April 20 - EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97


April 20

Warren Field visit


April 19

Pictures-A-Week 15


April 18

Everyday Wildlife - week 14


April 17 -EXTRA-

Norah’s first gumball 


April 17

Trains- week 14


April 16 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90


April 16

Friday Flower 16 - marsh blue violet  


April 15

Lonely Places - week 14


April 14 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

NC&VA Freight near Aulander NC 


April 14

Grandkids for Easter


April 13

NC&VA RR GP38 new paint


April 12

Pictures-A-Week 14


April 11

Nutrien Yard Train


April 10

Rail Graffiti - week 13


April 9 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA through Washington Park & Bunyan 


April 9

Friday Flower 15 - wisteria


April 8 

Everyday Wildlife - week 13


April 7 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal over Bear Creek 


April 7

Trains - week 13 


April 6 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern 60U 


April 6

Carolina Coastal Railway week 13 


April 5

Pictures-A-Week 13 


April 4 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 114 builds and departs 


April 4

Cirrus  SR22T GTS 


April 3

North Carolina & Virginia Railroad - week 12 


April 2 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 12 


April 2

Friday Flower 14 - huckleberry 


April 1

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 12 


March 31

Turtles - week 12 


March 30

Trains - week 12 


March 29 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119 


March 29

Pictures-A-Week 12 


March 28

Delmarva Trains - week 11 


March 27

Eagles - week 11


March 26 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Old Maryland & Delaware freight


March 26

Friday Flower 13 - Sassafras 


March 25

Birds  - week 11


March 24

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 11


March 23

Maryland & Delaware Railway freight


March 22

Pictures-A-Week 11


March 21

Deserted Church


March 20

Sign 2021 - three


March 19 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 past Grimesland


March 19

Friday Flower 12 - camellia 


March 18

Norfolk Southern - week 10


March 17

Birds - week10


March 16

Coastal Carolina Rail  - week 10


March 15

Pictures-A-Week 10


March 14

Dual Rail Gang - end of workday parade


March 13

Eastern Shore Railway Museum


March 12

Friday Flower 11 - snow bell 


March 11

Pocomoke River Bridge


March 10

Trains - week 9


March 9

Birds - week 9


March 8

Eastern Shore Trains - week 9


March 7

Pictures-A-Week 9


March 6

Abandoned Hospital


March 5

Friday Flower 10 - daffodil


March 4

Birds - week 8


March 3

Alone - week 8


March 2

Signs 2021 - two


March 1

Pictures-A-Week 01


February 28

Pictures-A-Week 53 (2020)


February 27

Rail Graffiti - week 53


February 26 -EXTRA-

Friday Flower 9 - alder


February 26 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97


February 25

Trains - week 7


February 24

Radio tubes


February 23 -VIDEO-

CLNA 119 returns to Washington trestles


February 22

Deserted Farm House


February 21 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Anhinga swimming


February 21

Pictures-A-Week 7


February 20

Trains - week 6


February 19

Friday Flower 8 - camellia


February 18 -EXTRA-

Pamlico Afternoon Fog


February 18 -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 Greenville shove


February 17

Birds- week 6


February 16 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 119 returns


February 16

Graffiti - week 6


February 15

Alone- week 6


February 14 -EXTRA-

Pictures-A-Week 6


February 14 -VIDEO-

Building P97


February 13

Trains - week 53  [2020]


February 12 -EXTRA-

Water Birds - week 5


February 12

Friday Flower 7


February 11

Boat Yard


February 10 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

P90 arriving in Choco


February 10

Trains - week 5


February 9 -EXTRA-

Gulls - week 5


February 9

Misty evening on the River


February 8 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 5


February 8

Pictures-A-Week 5


February 7 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97


February 7

Lonely - week 4


February 6

Trains - week 4


February 5

Friday Flower 6 - rose


February 4

Pictures-A-Week 52 (2020)


February 3 -EXTRA-

CSX Geometry Car


February 3

Birds - week 4


February 2 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Dual Rail Gang #3 welding unit (2019)


February 2

Signs - 2021.1


February 1 -EXTRA-

Waste Management trains - week 52 (2020)


February 1

Pictures-A-Week 4


January 31 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 52 (2020)


January 31

3-Generation Christmas Cookie Project


January 30 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97 outbound - week 3


January 30

Deserted - week 3


January 29 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 3


January 29

Friday Flower 5 - bouquet  specimen


January 28 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 3


January 28

Boats - week 3


January 27 -EXTRA-

Sperry Car run


January 27

Palm Warblers - week 3


January 26 -EXTRA-

Rail Maintenance-of-Way - week 3


January 26

Potato House


January 25 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

GREX dropping ties


January 25

Pictures-A-Week 3


January 24 -EXTRA-

Pictures-A-Week 51 (2020)


January 24

Birds- week 51 (2020)


January 23 -EXTRA-

Red-Shouldered Hawks


January 23

Trains - week 51 (2020)


January 22 -EXTRA-

Pileated Woodpecker lunching


January 22

Friday Flower 04


January 21 -EXTRA-

New York Heritage Unit video


January 21

New York Central Heritage Unit


January 20 -EXTRA-

Vermilion Flycatcher


January 20

Birds - week 2


January 19 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 2


January 19

Pictures-A-Week 50 (2020)


January 18 -EXTRA-

Dual Rail Gang #3


January 18

Pictures-A-Week 02


January 17 -EXTRA-

Pungo Lake waterfowl


January 17

Maintenance-of-Way - week 50


January 16 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CSX in Relay MD


January 16

Trains - week 50


January 15 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 1


January 15

Friday Flower 03 - sunflower


January 14 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90


January 14

Abandoned stores - week 1


January 13 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 50 (2020)


January 13

Trains - week 01


January 12 -EXTRA-

Garrett Island


January 12

Ties & Surfacing Gang #8 Parade


January 11

Pictures-A-Week 01


January 10

Pictures-A-Week 49 (2020)


January 9

Birds - week 49 (2020)


January 8 - EXTRA-

RR Maintenance-Of-Way - week 49 (2020)


January 8

Friday Flower  02


January 7

Train Action - week 49 (2020)


January 6

Carolina Coastal track work - week 49 (2020)


January 5

Pictures-A-Week 48 (2020)


January 4

Birds  - week 47 (2020)


January 3

Pictures-A-Week 47 (2020)

first draft…

       fragmentary

being some moments of the world I flowed through and turned to glimpse

Wrapped between the wings of Indian Neck, Carter’s Crossroads sits on a sand hill on the south side of Gates County, NC. According to some, it is the last holdout of civilization before the Chowan River.


This Carters Crossroad (CartersXRd) is the home of Ric Carter’s photographs and a few other things as time goes by. Ya’ll come back.

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