Mooresville Elkin
& Southern Railway

A heritage railroad for the South
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Established MMXXVI  ·  North Carolina
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Mooresville Elkin &
Southern Railway
ME&S Serves the South
A cathedral on rails.
Established 2026  ·  North Carolina
In Development

The Mooresville Elkin & Southern is a railroad presently being built — its routes, its shops, and its flagship trains are in design. What follows is the vision as it now stands.

The Trains

Service & Status

Crescent Danielle

MES 1401 — Kisvizanya
On Time The Crescent Danielle is running on schedule. No delays are reported across either leg of the circuit.
Locomotive Tracking — MES 1401
▼ Southbound
Mt. Ulla ▲ 1401 here Winston-Salem Hamlet Charleston Savannah
▲ Northbound
Savannah Hamlet Charlotte Gateway Mooresville Mt. Ulla
▼ Southbound — Day One
  • Mt. Ulla StationOrigin
  • Barber Junction Depot
  • Mocksville Station
  • Winston-Salem Union StationOnto the W.-S. Southbound Line
  • Lexington Station
  • Albemarle StationVia Norwood Junction
  • Star Station
  • Robbins StationBrief Stop · Fuel & Water
  • Sanford StationVia Gulf Junction
  • Southern Pines Station
  • Aberdeen Station
  • Hamlet Station
  • Florence Station — S.C.
  • Charleston Station — S.C.
  • Savannah Union Station — Ga.Terminus · Overnight
▲ Northbound — Day Two
  • Savannah Union Station — Ga.Origin
  • Charleston Station — S.C.
  • Florence Station — S.C.
  • Hamlet Station — N.C.
  • Charlotte Gateway Station — N.C.
  • Cornelius Station — N.C.
  • Mooresville Station — N.C.
  • Mt. Ulla Station — N.C.Terminus

Queen and Crescent Limited

MES 1400 — Baby Mahaley
On Time The Queen and Crescent Limited is running on schedule. No delays are reported across either leg of the circuit.
Locomotive Tracking — MES 1400
▲ Northbound
Mt. Ulla ▲ 1400 here Salisbury Raleigh Richmond Alexandria
▼ Southbound
Alexandria Lynchburg Greensboro Barber Jct. Mt. Ulla
▲ Northbound — Outbound
  • Mt. Ulla StationOrigin
  • Mooresville Station
  • Charlotte Gateway Station
  • Salisbury Station
  • Mocksville Station
  • Winston-Salem Union Station
  • Greensboro Depot
  • Durham Station
  • Raleigh Union Station
  • Roanoke Rapids Station
  • Seaboard Depot — N.C.
  • Richmond Main Street Station — Va.
  • Manassas Station — Va.
  • Alexandria Union Station — Va.Terminus
▼ Southbound — Return
  • Alexandria Union Station — Va.Origin
  • Charlottesville Union Station — Va.
  • Lynchburg Station — Va.
  • Danville Station — Va.
  • Greensboro Depot — N.C.
  • Winston-Salem Union Station — N.C.
  • Barber Junction Depot — N.C.
  • Mt. Ulla Station — N.C.Terminus

The Hummingbird

MES 1402 — Ethel
In Development The Hummingbird is presently in design. Running status and locomotive tracking for MES 1402 Ethel will appear here once she enters service.
Outbound — North Wilkesboro to New Bern
  • North Wilkesboro StationOrigin
  • Roaring River DepotBrief Stop
  • Elkin StationFeatured Stop · Layover
  • Rural Hall DepotJunction · Local Interchange
  • Winston-Salem Union Station
  • Greensboro Depot
  • Burlington Station
  • Durham StationBrief Stop
  • Raleigh Union Station
  • New Bern StationTerminus
Return — New Bern to North Wilkesboro
  • New Bern StationOrigin
  • Raleigh Union Station
  • Durham StationBrief Stop
  • Burlington Station
  • Greensboro Depot
  • Winston-Salem Union Station
  • Rural Hall DepotJunction · Local Interchange
  • Elkin StationFeatured Stop · Layover
  • Roaring River DepotBrief Stop
  • North Wilkesboro StationTerminus

Carolina Service

MES 1404 — Mooresville
On Time The Carolina Service is running on schedule. No delays are reported across either leg of the circuit.
Locomotive Tracking — MES 1404
▲ Outbound — Northern Circuit
Charlotte Gateway Mooresville Salisbury Winston-Salem Mt. Ulla ▲ 1404 here
▼ Return — Lake Norman Corridor
Mt. Ulla ▲ 1404 here Mooresville Cornelius Huntersville Charlotte Gateway
▲ Outbound — Charlotte to Mt. Ulla
  • Charlotte Gateway StationOrigin
  • Davidson Station
  • Mooresville Depot
  • Mt. Ulla StationThrough Stop
  • Barber Junction Depot
  • Salisbury Depot
  • Granite Quarry Station
  • New London — Halls Ferry JunctionOnto W.-S. Southbound via Whitney Connection
  • Lexington Station
  • Winston-Salem Union Station
  • High Point Station
  • Spencer ShopsBy Request · NC Transportation Museum
  • Mt. Ulla StationTerminus
▼ Return — Mt. Ulla to Charlotte
  • Mt. Ulla StationOrigin
  • Mooresville Depot
  • Cornelius Station
  • Huntersville Station
  • Charlotte Gateway StationTerminus
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Aboard the Train

Onboard Services

Every flagship is a fifteen-car consist appointed for the whole journey — meals, rest, washing, reading, and quiet. What each train carries is drawn from its own consist.

Crescent Danielle
MES 1401 Kisvizanya · 15-Car Consist
Dining Car
Full-service dining — luncheon and dinner prepared and served aboard.
Café Car
Breakfast pastry, coffee and tea, brunch, and a full bar — Cheerwine served.
Writing & Library Car
A quiet car for reading, study, and correspondence. Screens dimmed.
Parlor Car
Appointed daytime seating for unhurried travel through the South.
Lounge Car
An evening social car as the train runs toward the coast.
Hygiene Facilities
The Barber & Bath car — barber chairs, private showers, and other amenities.
Sleeping Service
Two sleeping cars for the overnight at Savannah and the journey home.
Observation Car
Open-end observation with rear platform — the tail of the train.
Queen and Crescent Limited
MES 1400 Baby Mahaley · 15-Car Consist
Dining Car
Full-service dining prepared and served aboard the train.
Café Car
Lighter fare, coffee and tea, and a full bar — Cheerwine served.
Writing & Library Car
A quiet car for reading, study, and correspondence. Screens dimmed.
Parlor Car
Appointed daytime seating along the Carolina–Virginia road.
Lounge Car
An evening social car for the run up the eastern Carolinas.
Hygiene Facilities
The Combine bathing car and the Club car — barber, private showers, and business rooms.
Sleeping Service
Two sleeping cars for the long circuit to Alexandria and home.
Observation Car
Open-end observation with rear platform — the cathedral's apse.
The Hummingbird
MES 1402 Ethel

The Hummingbird's consist, onboard services, and livery are presently in design. Details will follow as she is built.

Carolina Service
MES 1404 Mooresville · Two-Tone Heavyweight Consist
Dining Car
Full-service dining prepared and served aboard the train.
Café Car
Breakfast, brunch, and pastries served throughout the day — Cheerwine on hand.
Combine & Club
The only car on this consist with private showers and washing amenities — a quick refresh between segments. No barber service.
Lounge One
Social car with a wet bar.
Lounge Two
A scaled, fully-playable pool table balanced for travel — the balls hold their position while the train is in motion.
Parlor Car
A full virgin bar of sodas and non-alcoholic drinks, with a smaller wet bar alongside.
Observation Car
Open-end observation with rear platform — matching the Crescent Danielle and Queen and Crescent Limited.
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Reservations

Book Passage

Choose a flagship, a journey, and the stations between which you wish to travel. A one-way names a single leg; a round trip carries you out and home again.

The Mooresville Elkin & Southern is not yet in operation. Reservations cannot presently be fulfilled — this is a preview of service to come.
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The Vision

Beauty, Restored to the Rail

The Mooresville Elkin & Southern is a heritage railroad in the making — built upon the architecture, the craft, and the dignity of the years between 1860 and 1945. It is being built slowly, faithfully, and entirely by hand.

Every locomotive carries the name of someone loved. Every train is a letter written in steel. The railroad begins in North Carolina, and it intends to serve the South.

“A cathedral on rails.”