The Pickens RR Belton job uses a singe U18B to switch out the yard in Anderson. Here, he is backing down to the other end of the yard to switch cars out for the Anderson job, which hasn't made it ... (more)
The Pickens Railway Anderson job slowly approaches the yard in downtown Anderson while the Belton job switches cars out in the yard, behind me.
The Pickens Railway Anderson job heads out of town on the Gluck line through the former industrial district of Anderson. Textile mills much like the one in this picture were once all over the plac... (more)
The face of a baby boat.
On the abandoned Doodle Line, in Pickens, SC, sits an ancient Baldwin VO-660, formerly owned by the Pickens Railroad. The line ran from here, in Pickens, to Easley, SC where PICK interchanged with... (more)
It is a quiet Christmas eve night in upstate South Carolina where all of the children are snuggled in there beds as visions of sugar plums dance in there heads, except for one. And it was me! I ve... (more)
The morning started out with clear, blue Skies, but soon thick storm clouds rolled in from the south west. With the sun still shining behind me, the Anderson job rolles up the Gluke Line heading f... (more)
It's a beautiful start to November as Pickens Railway u18b 9504 leads the Belton job in Anderson, SC. Here the train is seen pulling empty hoppers off of a cut of cars brought in by Norfolk Southe... (more)
Pickens Railway Belton job shoves a cut of cars that came off of the Norfolk Southern to the back of the yard with the Anderson job approaching in the track at the very bottom of the frame. The tr... (more)
Pickens U18B 9508 negotiates the s-curve east of town.
Pickens U18B 9508, working the Belton Local, departs Anderson with a short freight consist after interchanging cars with the Anderson Local.
A trio of U18Bs work the interchange at Anderson as the Anderson Local and the Belton Local exchange cars.
A pair of former Seaboard U18Bs are running around their train south of Anderson at Flat Rock on the Pickens Railroad.
Pickens 2 eases up the siding to Arial Mill to pick up a car.
Nearing the locale with the unlikely name of Gluck, the daily job climbs a short rise making its distinct "big tractor" sound, unique to this 8-cylinder version of the FDL prime mover. I... (more)
