Kannapolis mayor Darrell Hinnant speaks during a ceremony to christen the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
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North Carolina first lady Kristin Cooper christens the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, during a ceremony at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
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North Carolina first lady Kristin Cooper christens the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, during a ceremony at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
James Nix \
Kannapolis mayor Darrell Hinnant speaks during a ceremony to christen the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
James Nix \
Kannapolis mayor Darrell Hinnant speaks during a ceremony to christen the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
RALEIGH - With a swift whack and a whole lot of fizz, North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper smashed a bottle of fizzy grape juice on the front of the shiny blue locomotive, christening the train engine now named for the City of Kannapolis in a 150-year old railroad tradition.
Kannapolis mayor Darrell Hinnant speaks during a ceremony to christen the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
North Carolina first lady Kristin Cooper christens the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, during a ceremony at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
North Carolina first lady Kristin Cooper christens the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, during a ceremony at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
Kannapolis mayor Darrell Hinnant speaks during a ceremony to christen the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
Kannapolis mayor Darrell Hinnant speaks during a ceremony to christen the North Carolina Department of Transportation's new Locomotive #1984, City of Kannapolis, at the Raleigh Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Tuesday morning. Kannapolis is one of several cities along the railroad to have locomotives named in its honor.
