Throwback Time. Appropriately led by the Southern heritage unit, the NS OCS passes the former Union Station in Columbia that the Southern served for many years until the last Carolina Spec... (more)

Entering the Junction. Led by foreign power, the daily container/mixed freight enters Devine Junction, which is central to all train traffic through Columbia, SC.

Mixed Consist. The daily mixed freight 15R arrives into Columbia led by the original NS heritage unit, visiting BNSF power, and a routine NS unit.

Headed Out. Unusually led by a foreign BNSF unit, the daily mixed freight NS 191 departs Columbia through the central Devine Junction on its way to Augusta, GA.

Arriving at the Show. The PICK Anderson job arrives to interchange with the GRLW on a Friday morning.

Working After the Snow. As an overnight snow begins to melt away, the crew works Houff before heading north to Pleasant Valley to interchange with NS.

Throwback Lashup! A flareside SD70MAC and two yn2 units lead a long coal train across the Broad River.

Gotta Go Fast! NS 242 arrives into Columbia led by the Sonic Bonnet NS 4000.

Getting Underway. Led by an NS Dash 9, which once wandered the countryside in mighty herds but now is nearly extinct, this CSX special movement pulls a Siemens generator out of Cayce yard ... (more)

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)