NS 212 heads north at "Beaumont", where the mainline goes from double to single and the W-Line splits off toward Columbia. 1999 was a great year to shoot the NS with all kinds of exotic ... (more)

Recently re-symbolled BMW train 10T starts to throttle up as they leave town and connect to the W-line's original alignment into downtown Spartanburg.

The DPU on Q692 has just emerged from the Spartanburg Tunnel and is passing the yard office as counterpart Q693 arrives in a well-timed meet. The next morning, a similar scene would play out in K... (more)

A late-running P86 approaches the Amtrak station in Spartanburg en route to a chemical plant in nearby White Stone.

Highballin' Hotshot Pig. NS 203 runs south on the Southern Main between a waiting NS 118 and the Spartanburg Depot with a nice sunrise sky in the background.

P86 returns to Hayne Yard after switching BASF in White Stone. Both cars were used as spacers for the hazardous cargo.

154 rounds the curve south of the Spartanburg Amtrak station and passes the upstate's version of Charleston's "Rainbow Row". The damage from recent heavy winds and possible tornado is e... (more)

Working on Christmas Eve. Probably too late in the season to be a Santa supply chain, this hotshot pig runs north through Spartanburg on the Southern Main with NS 4000 third in the consist... (more)

Christmas Eve Work. Heading out to work some local jobs on the Spartanburg Sub, F785 crosses this former Clinchfield RR bridge that displays the name of the local college, the Wofford Terr... (more)

Four Axle Hotshot Leader. NS 204's original lashup suffered some engine problems, so they added a GP38-3 on the front to keep the hotshot moving on time. Here, it runs past the depot in Sp... (more)

Working on Christmas Eve. The CSX local heads out of town on the Spartanburg Sub toward Laurens, SC with a yn2 second in the consist.

Christmas Eve Hotshot. On this beautiful Christmas Eve, NS 212 runs through Spartanburg, SC on its way north to Croxton, NJ from Atlanta, GA.