Railfanning Amtrak in Durham North Carolina

After I got off the DATA Bus I walk up to the Durham Station to start railfanning. Shortly after i get there I hear a horn and start filming. When it comes around the corner I see that it is a Norfolk Southern local freight. The train then rolls through the station. I'm not sure what kind of horn that is. I believe the 2 locomotives where a GP38 and a GE but i'm not too sure. About a 1/2 hour later the northbound Amtrak Carolinian #80 arrives going to New York Penn Station. This is the same train that I caught the evening before with the same consist. After discharging and receiving passengers the train then starts it's journey up to New York. After waiting about 2 1/2 hours the Amtrak Piedmont train southbound is now at the Durham Station. I walked about 2 blocks away from the station to get a different angle of the train departing. This train has an ex-GO Transit unit leading 3 cars going to Charlotte North Carolina. Once this train departs that ends my day of railfanning!

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[GenesisSanctuary]

Excellent video! The two units on the NS local were a GP40-2 and a B32-8.

[NJTAmtrakGuy]

@GenesisSanctuary Ok, thanks for telling me! I only know few freight units.

[npadul30]

@KINGTO101 Ah yeah thats right I remember it being on the other side. Back when I was younger I remember catching a train on the other side. But that was in the 90s' and the loco was an f49ph.

[KINGTO101]

@npadul30 yea well thats what i meant.lol its been there but i havent been there since 2002.....LONG Time.lol thats when it was on the otherside

[npadul30]

@KINGTO101 Not new that station has always been there.

[KINGTO101]

wowww its been years since i been through this station nor this city cuz im from New York and i aint know they rennovated it cuz i remember it was the otherside not the one ur on...but with all them buses serving this area like the 4 and the 1 via Duke St...i could be wrong...its a nice new station

[trainfan1143]

what day was this? and when r u coming back?

[SuperStarRendon]

Great video

[Canesfan7012]

That NS local was P07 they work between Durham Yard and Burlington with a couple of industries along the way. The horn was a Nathan K5LA. The 1st Amtrak you saw was Amtrak 80 and the other one was 75

[tpe18509]

Fantastic video!