CartersXRd 2020

first draft…

       fragmentary

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

Time to Move on to 2021


January 3 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Waste Management antique locomotives


January 3

Tie & Surfacing Gang #8 - week 47


January 2 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 47


January 2

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 47


January 1 -EXTRA-

Rail Graffiti - week 47


January 1

Friday Flower 1- morning glory


December 31 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CSX Auto-Rack Train


December 31

Pictures-A-Week 46


December 30 -EXTRA-

Great Horned Owl


December 30

Trains - week 46


December 29 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 46


December 29

Rail Work - week 46


December 28

Pictures-A-Week 45


December 27

Birds - week 45


December 26 -VIDEO-

Dual Rail Gang 3 - Havelock


December 25 -EXTRA-

Everyday Wildlife - week 44


December 25

Friday Flower 51 - Christmas Cactus


December 24

Pictures-A-Week 44


December 23

Norfolk Southern - week 44


December 22 -EXTRA-

NS Ties & Surfacing Gang #8 arrives


December 22

Cattle Egrets


December 21 -EXTRA-

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 43


December 21

A Merlin has lunch


December 20

Pictures-A-Week 43


December 19

Wasting gondola


December 18 -EXTRA-

Everyday Wildlife - week 43


December 18

Friday Flower 50 - pear


December 17

Tennessee Scenes - week 43


December 16

Bristol Trains - week 43


December 15

Tennessee Birds - week 43


December 14

Rail Graffiti - week 43


December 13 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 120 extra long


December 13

Pictures-A-Week - week 42


December 12

Chance Amusement Train


December 11 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

NS P97 heads for New Bern


December 11

Friday Flower 49 - zinnia


December 10

Everyday Wildlife - week 42


December 9

Trains - week 42


December 8

Tennessee Birds - week 42


December 7 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

T&S #8 loads for home


December 7

Pictures-A-Week 41


December 6

CSX Trains - week 41


December 5

Everyday Wildlife - week 41


December 4 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Cub crossing as P90 gets home


December 4

Friday Flower 48 - lotus


December 3

CLNA - week 41


December 2

P90 heading home - VIDEO-


December 1

Pictures-A-Week 40


November 30 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal’s newest locomotive


November 30 -VIDEO-

Crab-Walking Backhoe


November 29

Carolina Coastal Rail - week 40


November 28

Everyday Wildlife - week 40


November 27

Friday Flower - aster


November 26

Trains - week 40


November 25

Raleigh Street photos


November 24

Pictures-A-Week 39


November 23

Norfolk Southern Trains - week 39


November 22 -EXTRA-

CSX Trains - week 39


November 22

Crop Spraying


November 21 -EXTRA-

Everyday Wildlife - week 39


November 21

Rail Graffiti- week 39


November 20 -EXTRA-

aMotionMandala - Pinetown Bound


November 20

Friday Flower 46 - heliotrope


November 19

Pictures-A-Week 38


November 18 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

New Bern bound P97


November 18

F-15E Strike Eagle


November 17

Fun on the water - week 38


November 16 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Late arriving NS P90 train


November 16

Birds - week 38


November 15

Trains - week 38


November 14

Pictures-A-Week 37


November 13 -EXTRA-

Friday Flower - week 45


November 13

Wanchese NC


November 12 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Five GP units pulling CLNA


November 12

Engelhard NC


November 11 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Prothonotary Warblers tending nest


November 11

Everyday Wildlife - week 37


November 10 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P90


November 10

Stumpy Point NC


November 9 -EXTRA-  -VIDEO-

Foggy morning freight train


November 9

Green Heron


November 8

Pictures-A-Week 36


November 7 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Sweeping the track


November 7 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern crew change- Bristol VA


November 6 -EXTRA- 

Friday Flower 45 - cana lilly


November 6

Trains - week 36


November 5 

Everyday Wildlife - week 36


November 4 

Military payload on New Bern Train


November 3 

Pamlico Beach visit


November 2 

Sign Gallery Seven


November 1 -VIDEO- 

CLNA 120 Wilson bound


October 31 

Railroad Graffiti - week 36


October 30 -EXTRA-

The Brick passes through New Bern


October 30

Friday Flower 44 - goldenrod


October 29

Pictures-A-Week 35


October 28

Suffolk VA


October 27

Passing Boats - week 35


October 26

Box Turtle Lunch -VIDEO-


October 25

Everyday Wildlife - week 35


October 24

Trains - week 35


October 23

Friday Flower 43 -


October 22

Bubble variations - week 35


October 21

Gates County glimpse


October 20

Carolina Coastal 120 Wilson bound


October 19

Pictures-A-Week 34


October 18

Maryland Freights - week 34


October 17 -VIDEO-

YN2 SD40-2 leads CSX freight


October 16

Friday Flower 42 - hearts-a-busting


October 15

Marine Scrap Yard


October 14

Everyday Wildlife - week 34


October 13

Garbage Scow on Wheels - week 34


October 12

Black Vultures - week 34


October 11

Local Train Action - week 34


October 10

Passenger Trains - week 34


October 9 - EXTRA-

Rail Graffiti - week 34


October 9

Friday Flower 41 - spatter dock


October 8 -EXTRA-

Rail Maintenance-Of-Way - week 34


October 8

Pictures-A-Week 33


October 7

Carolina Coastal 120


October 6

Trains - week 33


October 5

Pictures-A-Week 32


October 4 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CSX F715


October 4

Trains - week 32


October 3

Everyday Wildlife - week 32


October 2 -EXTRA-

Friday Friday 40 - passion flower


October 2

Pictures-A-Week 31


October 1

Birds - week 31


September 30 -EXTRA-

Hyde County - week 32


September 30

New Kid on the Block (Locomotive AC44C6M)


September 29 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 with new nose logo


September 29

New Bern sights - week 31


September 28

Everyday Wildlife - week 31


September 27

CLNA trains - week 31


September 26

Vollis Simpson’s old shop


September 25 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Neuse River Railroad Trestle Operation


September 25

Friday Flower 39 - cucumber


September 24

Railroad graffiti - week 31


September 23 -VIDEO-

NS train with military equipment


September 22

Blounts Creek porpoises


September 21

CSX Trains - week 31


September 20

Norfolk Southern Trains - week 31


September 19 -VIDEO-

A friendly horn


September 18

Friday Flower 38 - Turk’s Cap


September 17

Pictures-A-Week 30


September 16

Birds - week 30


September 15

Bubbles - week 30


September 14

Rail graffiti - week 30


September 11

Friday Flower 37 - hydrangea


September 4

Friday Flower 36 - blue flag


September 3

Trains - week 30


September 2 -VIDEO-

Military Train crossing the Trent River


September 1

Pictures-A-Week 29


August 31 -VIDEO-

An hour on the Northeast Corridor


August 30

Trains - week 29


August 29 - EXTRA-

Raleigh street photos


August 29

Raleigh Trains


August 28 -EXTRA-

New home for Garner Depot


August 28

Friday Flower 35 - horse nettle


August 27

Comet NEOWISE


August 26

RR Graffiti - week 29


August 25

Pictures-A-Week 28


August 24

Trains - week 28


August 23 -EXTRA-  -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 120 westbound


August 23

Main Street work


August 22 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal 119 northbound


August 22

Carolina Coastal trains - week 28


August 21 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern E51


August 21

Friday Flower 34 - swamp rose


August 20

Birds - week 28


August 19 -VIDEO-

CLNA 265 through Pantego


August 18

Passing boats- week 28


August 17

Pictures-A-Week 27


August 16

Gulls & Terns


August 15

Trains - week 27


August 12 -VIDEO- -EXTRA-

Norfolk Southern’s newest C6M


August 14

Friday Flower - rain lily


August 13

Dragonflies - week 27


August 12 -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 leaving Simpson


August 11 -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 leaving Vanceboro


August 10

Birds - week 27


August 9

Harassing birds


August 8

Everyday Wildlife - week 27


August 7

Friday Flower 32 - coral honeysuckle


August 6 -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 in Greenville


August 5

What passes for street photography now


August 4

Brown-Headed Nuthatches


August 3 -VIDEO-

P97 in Ernul, Vanceboro, Chocowinity


August 2 -VIDEO-

P90 through Porter


August 1

Pictures-A-Week 26


July 31

Friday Flower - daylily


July 30

Pleasure boat traffic - week 26


July 29

A Sign Gallery - #6 for 2020


July 28

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 26


July 27

Norfolk Southern traffic - week 26


July 26

Everyday Wildlife - week 26


July 25

Graffiti - week 26


July 24 -EXTRA-

CSX trains - week 26


July 24

Friday Flower - buttonbush


July 23

Pictures-A-Week 25


July 22

Prothonotary Warblers - week 25


July 21 -VIDEO-

Red-Headed Woodpeckers nesting


July 20

Everyday Wildlife - week 25


July 19

Bubble Migration


July 18 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern P97


July 17

Friday Flower 29 - gardenia


July 16

Birds - week 25


July 15 -VIDEO-

CLNA 120 - Bear Creek


July 14

Pictures-A-Week 24


July 13

Birds - week 24


July 12

Trains - week 24


July 11

Everyday Wildlife - week 24


July 10

Friday Flower 28 - Queens Anne’s Lace


July 9

Cityscapes - week 24


July 8

Birds - week 24


July 7

Pictures-A-Week 23


July 6 -VIDEO-

Norfolk Southern on Trent River Trestle


July 5

Birds - week 23


July 4

Trains - week 23


July 3

Friday Flower 27 - rose-pink


July 2

Everyday Wildlife - week 23


July 1

P97 crossing Neuse River trestle -VIDEO-


June 30

Birds of the fields - week 23


June 29 -EXTRA-

P97 headed north for home


June 29

Pictures-A-Week 22


June 28 -EXTRA-

SQUIRRELLY!! -VIDEO-


June 28

Birds - week 22


June 27

Englehard - week 22


June 26

Friday Flower 26 - fennel


June 25

Everyday Wildlife - week 22


June 24

Boaters - week 22


June 23

Trains - week 22


June 22

Warblers - week 22


June 21

Swan Quarter harbor


June 20

Orchard Orioles - week 22


June 19

Friday Flower 25 - trumpet creeper


June 18

Birds of Prey - week 21


June 17

Hyde County - week 21


June 16

Pictures-A-Week 21


June 15

Birds - week 21


June 14

Boaters - week 21


June 13 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 21


June 13

Prothonotary Preens Primaries


June 12 -EXTRA-

Prothonotary Warblers - week 21


June 12

Friday Flower 22 - swamp rose


June 11 -EXTRA-

Cold-Blooded Neighbors - week 21


June 11

Railroad Graffiti - week 21


June 10 -EXTRA-

Parulas - week 21


June 10

Pictures-A-Week 20


June 9 -EXTRA-

Movie Setting?


June 9

Lowland Trip


June 8

Birds - week 20


June 7 -EXTRA-

Boats - week 20


June 7

Signs - set 5


June 6

Pictures-A-Week 19


June 5

Friday Flower 23 - sweetbay


June 4

Birds - week 19


June 3

Trains - week 19


June 2

Everyday Nature - week 19


June 1

Rolling Graffiti - week 19


May 31 - EXTRA

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 19


May 31

Signs - set 4


May 30

Osprey neighbor


May 29

Friday Flower 22 - leather flower


May 28

Baby birds - week 19


May 27

Pictures-A-Week 18


May 26

Farm Fotos - week 18


May 25

Birds - week 18


May 24

Trains - week 18


May 23

Neighborhood Nature - week 18


May 22 - EXTRA

Keep Looking Up - week 18


May 22

Friday Flower 21 - thistle


May 21

Abandoned - week 18


May 20

Pictures-A-Week 17


May 19

Trestle Collapse


May 18

Woodpeckers raising babies


May 17

Trains - week 17


May 16

Railroad Graffiti - week 17


May 15

Friday Flower 20 - blue-eyed grass


May 14

Everyday Wildlife - week 17


May 13

Norfolk Southern in Choco - week 17


May 12

Pictures-A-Week 16


May 11

CSX Freight -video-


May 10

Pileated Bugging in Cypress -video-


May 9 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 16


May 9

Norfolk Southern Southern Style -video-


May 8

Friday Flower 19 - spatter dock


May 7

On the Waterfront - week 16


May 6

Everyday Nature - week 16


May 5

Rolling Graffiti - week 16


May 4

In the Year of the Plague - week 16


May 3

Trains - week 16


May 2

Pictures-A-Week 15


May 1

Friday Flower 18 - dogwood


April 30

Community Cemetery - Pamlico Beach NC


April 29

Gray Treefrog


April 28

Graffiti - week 15


April 27

Trains - week 15


April 26

Pictures-A-Week 14


April 25

Anhinga flirtations


April 24

Friday Flower 17 - yellow flag


April 23

Broken Trestle -video-


April 22

Trains - week 14


April 21

Rail graffiti - week 14


April 20

Pictures-A-Week 13


April 19

Trains - week 13


April 18

Rail graffiti - week 13


April 17

Friday Flower 16 - Storax


April 16

Carolina Coastal 265 -VIDEO-


April 15

Pictures-A-Week 12


April 14

Signs - Gallery 3.2020


April 13 -EXTRA-

Norfolk Southern- week 12


April 13

Carolina Coastal - week 12


April 12 -EXTRA-

New Habits for the Year of the Plague - week 12


April 12

Train Graffiti - week 12


April 11 -EXTRA-

Victor Lawson &… - Bristol Rhythm & Root


April 11

Pictures-A-Week 11


April 10 -EXTRA-

Ocean-going rowboat


April 10

Friday Flower - week 15


April 9 -EXTRA-

The Sisterhood Band - Bristol Rhythm & Root


April 9

Analemic Sundial


April 8 -EXTRA-

Trains - week 11


April 8

Rail Graffiti - week 11


April 7 -EXTRA-

Cordovas - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


April 7 -EXTRA-

Pictures-A-Week10


April 7

Class One rail - week 10


April 6 -EXTRA-

Structures - week 10


April 6

Atlantic Coast Line sites


April 5 -EXTRA-

Graffiti - week 10


April 5 -EXTRA-

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 10


April 5

Pictures-A-Week 09


April 4 -EXTRA-

Norfolk Southern - week 09


April 4

Buildings - week 09


April 3 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

R3 Gang - sweeper


April 3

Friday Flower - week 14


April 2 -EXTRA-

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 09


April 2

Rail Graffiti - week 09


April 1 -EXTRA-

Pamlico County amble


April 1

Conrail Petty Heritage


March 31 -EXTRA- -VIDEO-

Carolina Coastal rolls into Plymouth


March 31

Pictures-A-Week 08


March 30 -EXTRA-

Axle change on tank car


March 30

Carolina Blue - Bristol Rhythm & Roots


March 29 -EXTRA-

Local Norfolk Southern Trains - week 08


March 29

Everyday Wildlife - week 08


March 28 -EXTRA 2-

R3 Dual Rail Crew preparation


March 28 -EXTRA-

Train Graffiti - week 08


March 28 -VIDEO-

NS R3 Gang - The Sergeant


March 27 -EXTRA-

Inside Sherriffs Office upper floors


March 27

Friday Flower 13 - Swamp Azalea


March 26 -EXTRA-

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 08


March 26

Miscellaneous Acts - Bristol Rhythm & Roots


March 25 -EXTRA-

Bill Lyerly on Shakey Ground -VIDEO-


March 25

Pictures-A-Week 07


March 24 -EXTRA-

CLNA passes Washington & Alligood -VIDEO-


March 24

Inside the old Belks Building


March 23 -EXTRA-

CLNA crossing Bear Creek -VIDEO-


March 23

Trains - week 07


March 22 -EXTRA-

Washington & Vandemere RR Depot


March 22

Signs Gallery Two 2020


March 21 -EXTRA-

CLNA old vs new livery


March 21

Sonic 4003 visits


March 20

Friday Flower 12 - Swamp Jessamine


March 19

Pictures-A-Week 06


March 18

Annabelle’s Curse - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 17

Trains around Bristol Station - week 06


March 16

Wynonna - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 15

Graffiti - week 06


March 14 -EXTRA-

Trains of Bristol VA Locals- week 06


March 14

Amythyst Kiah - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 13 -EXTRA-

Trains of Bristol VA Yard- week 06


March 13

Friday Flower 11 - Magnolia Jane


March 12

Pictures-A-Week 05


March 11 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 05


March 11

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 05


March 10 -EXTRA-

Volume Five - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 10

Norfolk Southern Trains - week 05


March 9 -EXTRA-

Graffiti - week 05


March 9

Cinderella today


March 8 -EXTRA-

Pictures-A-Week 04


March 8

Carolina Coastal Railway - week 04


March 7 -EXTRA-

Michigan Rattlers - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 7

Norfolk Southern Trains - week 04


March 6 -EXTRA-

Pictures-A-Week 03


March 6

Friday Flower 10 - camillia


March 5

Alli Epperson - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 4

Hyde County ride - week 03


March 3 -EXTRA-

NC Trains - week 03


March 3

Folk Soul Revival - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


March 2 -EXTRA-

Birds - week 03


March 2

NC Trains - week 02


March 1

Pictures-A-Week 02


February 29

Swans of Pungo Lake


February 28

Friday Flower 09 - camillia


February 27

Thomas Viaduct


February 26

Blazers Reunion


February 25

Maryland Trains - week 01


February 24 -EXTRA-

Darrell Scott - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion


February 24

NC Trains - week 01


February 23 -EXTRA-

Ilchester MD Bridge and Tunnel


February 23

Old B&O HX Tower, Halethorpe MD


February 22

Sandhill Cranes at Pungo


February 21 extra

Friday Flower 08 - fruit blossom


February 21

Signs Gallery One 2020


February 20

Pictures-A-Week 01

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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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