Generator Movement. Running on foreign rails, an increasingly rare NS Dash 9 pulls a Siemens generator and its companion caboose down the Columbia sub, which otherwise does not see very mu... (more)

Conrail Heritage. In my first catch of one of the CSX heritage units, the Conrail unit runs through Columbia with a load of coal bound for the Cross Generating Station.

New Home. This former UP unit has found a new home with the rarely photographed Charlotte Western Railroad (the official name even though the unit is lettered Charlotte & Western). The CWR... (more)

Running Through Troy. The ACWR's newly painted F9 units make an initial passenger train movement through Troy, NC.

Bridging the Catawba. The daily mixed freight 15R crosses the Catawba River just south of Fort Mill, SC.

Northbound Under the Signals. The daily hotshot 24X passes under the remnant Southern Railway signal bridge in Lowell, NC, led by an increasingly rare Dash 9 that once wandered the system ... (more)

Mountainside. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 gets up close and personal during a photo charter runby.

Afterward. Following the low-speed strike depicted in Photo 845556, the crew of course stopped the train and waited for law enforcement. Here, quite a few officers are positioned on the fr... (more)

Leaving the Yard. After delivering cars to the GRLW, the PICK reverses for the next stage of its trip toward Honea Path, SC.

Steam Throwback. Wearing its original C&O garb, the 1309 runs the famous curve on a cold February morning.

People Will Never Learn. Although the train was quite visible for anyone paying attention, this Volvo SUV pulled forward onto the crossing in close proximity to the train. A moment later, ... (more)

Coal Train Moving. Heading for the Cross Generating Facility, CSX C320 crosses the Broad River on its way into Columbia, SC.

Handoff. The PICK enters the GRLW interchange near Belton, where it will pull forward and allow the waiting GRLW unit to connect to the train and pull forward to proceed to Pelzer.

Hiding in Plain Sight. The CSX local has reversed into the Precoat Metals building, where it will deliver some cars and then return toward its small yard on the NIT.

Turbine is the Power. Led by NS power on CSX tracks, a Siemens turbine movement proceeds down the CN&L line toward Cayce, SC, where the train will proceed down the Columbia Sub and ultimat... (more)