We are all mourning the loss of fellow member John Michael Green who passed away suddenly on December 5th, 2016 at his home. John has been a member of the RS&N for many years and was one of our Board Directors. He was instrumental in the organization having radio communications on the whole line from
Please join us for our 2016 Rails to Christmas railcar rides in downtown Red Springs. Tickets are $5.00 per person with children under 5 years of age free. We will be collecting nonperishable food to make Christmas food baskets for needy families in the area. Donations of canned vegetable/fruit goods, canned hams, stuffing mix, corn
Best Holiday wishes to all: We at Red Springs & Northern Railroad are more busy this Holiday season than usual. Hurricane Matthew in November dealt Robeson County a severe blow in every category, from loss of housing to loss of crops. The railroad damage was no exception. I selected a couple of representative phots to
RSN has two cars on loan to the Volunteer Railroaders Association in New Jersey. They are currently running short trips out of Cape May, the oldest resort seashore town in that state. We were more than happy to assist them with this event. The ride take passengers out through tidal areas rich with wildlife including
Many thanks to the following organizations that made it possible for a new water source near Mountaire: 1. Mountaire Inc. 2. Robeson County Water 3. Red Springs & Northern Railroad (RSN) 4. NCDOT Highway Division 5. Various contractors
The RSN Fairmont A6 MC2 motorcar is home and lookin’ great!!! Members ran a test run the week prior to her first Motorcar Day run March 26, 2016. Below are a few photos provided by Tom Stallings and John Green of her rebuild and a picture on the day of the Motorcar Run:
The Red Springs & Northern Foundation held its 2nd Annual RS&N Motorcar Day on Saturday, March 26. Nine motorcars participated including the Foundation’s A-4 and A-6. It was a great turnout of motorcar enthusiasts. The group met at the Red Springs depot where Tom Stallings conducted the safety meeting prior to departure. Coffee, tea and water along
The line is now open between Parkton and Red Springs. The tie installation project and the punch list are both complete. The contractor will have their equipment in Red Springs on the siding, pending further work to be done in the next little while. That being possibly to rebuild the small dirt crossing just North
One of RSN’s new members, Tim Carroll of Fuquay-Varina, NC was recently featured in an article on Page 2 of the monthly NCDOT Rail Division The Rail Report. Tim was working the Fayetteville Amtrak station in December 2015 when he noticed sparks and smoke from one of the wheels of a northbound CSXT freight train. Tim notified their dispatcher
Several months ago, RS&N members John and Susan Cease were on a motor car tip in Pennsylvania where they met an old friend, Dean Mark. Many know Dean as the man who purchased the inventory of, and filled the vacuum created by, the death of a dedicated motor car vendor and operator, Mr. Les King. This was no small doing, as Mr. King had an extensive inventory of parts, contractual agreements for manufacture of aftermarket motorcar items, sales and rebuilding of motor cars. His investments provided the items to carry forward the history and hobby of motor car operation. Les King lived in NE Ohio, and Dean was a friend who lived nearby.