High Hood Short Hood Forward. This remnant Southern Geep has been in Columbia for awhile occasionally running a daily local in town, but I haven't had a chance to catch it--until this day.... (more)

Unique Visitor Lashup. It's not unusual to see Union Pacific power in Columbia, SC, on CSX or NS, but Canadian Pacific power is much less common and I don't recall ever seeing a lashup of ... (more)

The maiden voyage of the Norfolk Southern F units on the way to the 2007 Master's Tournament

I like buttheads. I am an American voter. CSX’s have always been elusive out away from big cities so you might imagine my delight at finding this one switching a scrapyard late one evening. 1... (more)

Just a Bit Late. The southbound Silver Star passes through The Ditch in Columbia on its way to the station, running more than six hours late due to fallen trees on the tracks further north... (more)

Local Work Today. Led by these old Geeps converted to a slug set, the daily local heads out from Cayce Yard across the old Seaboard Air Line bridge over the Congaree River.

Canadian Visitor. In Columbia, we rarely see foreign power on CSX, so it was a nice treat to catch this CN unit, especially since it has the CN100 logo on it. This mostly autorack train de... (more)

NS 8148 has stopped in the Norfolk Southern Columbia yard so that a mid-train DPU can be added to its train before heading west.

Relco 511 basks in the late afternoon sun at the former American Italian Pasta Company plant (now TreeHouse Foods).

NS 3071 and company idles next to the Norfolk Southern yard tower.

East Past the Signal. The daily C-Line local returns to Andrews Yard with the USC Fraternity and Sorority Quad in the background. P77 passes an old Seaboard single-aspect searchlight signa... (more)

Pigs in the City. In Columbia, SC, we don’t get much variety beyond the routine NS and CSX schemes, so it was great to see that two UP units were leading the daily pig train this Sunday.... (more)

What's This Powdery Stuff? Columbia, SC hasn't had measurable snow precipitation in eight years, but received a nice coating on the evening of January 21-22, 2022. NS 237 heads out of town... (more)