Hints of the Southern. The daily 12R run from Columbia suffered some mechanical issues and reversed into the yard to clear those up, with the head end waiting here near a remnant Southern ... (more)

Nicely Dressed Visitor. In a first for me and a rarity for Columbia, a UP unit dressed in the new scheme appeared in town leading the daily pig train from Atlanta.

Southbound Through the Junction. The daily local P77 returns from the once-fulsome C Line that now runs only a few miles outside of Columbia to work a sand mine at Edmund.

Working in the Elements. In yet another day of the immoderate weather we had in Columbia, with some ominous clouds nearby, the local Y102 heads back toward town on the Eastover Sub to work... (more)

Commodities. So far as I know, anyway, we don't see many gypsum trains in Columbia these days, but I got word from friends that this one was headed our way early on this Sunday morning. I ... (more)

Reflections. This High Hood duo of NS 5230 and 5004 have been in Andrews Yard for awhile now, but usually mated with another unit in the lead. This week, however, they've been working alon... (more)

Hill Climb. The local Y102 climbs a short grade on the NIT, short for New Industrial Track, which was built in the 1960s to serve a local industrial park in Columbia. While there are lots ... (more)

Past the Searchlight. The daily NS 192 mixed freight passes the remnant single-aspect searchlight signal on its way to Andrews Yard. It is my understanding this is an old Seaboard signal, ... (more)

Northbound Through the Junction. The S&A moves slowly through Devine Junction toward Andrews Yard, where it will rest only a few hours before leading NS 12R north toward Charlotte, NC.

Let's Get Out of Town. A fairly short NS 243 takes a load of empty containers through Columbia, on the way from the Port at Charleston, SC to Atlanta, GA.

Late for my Appointment. A very, very late Silver Star, running late due to mechanical issues experienced around Tampa, departs Columbia toward Camden and Hamlet.

Norfolk Southern train P77 runs light through Devine Junction to Andrews Ysrd in Columbia, South Carolina.

CSX Q210 at the Columbia Amtrak Station

Norfolk Southern ES44DC 7564 leads Train 15R across Whaley Street in Columbia, South Carolina. The train was crawling along the tracks. It may have been going 3 miles per hour and tied up traffic ... (more)

Norfolk Southern Railway Train 155 has stopped in Columbia, South Carolina briefly for a crew change. 155 is lead today by CEFX #6000 built for the Soo Line in 1987 as an SD60 with the same number... (more)