P66 departs Columbia with the 3170 as they move right along past the rural Columbia outskirts.
Southern 3170 rolls westbound through Gadsden, SC on the NS SC-Line. Here, the train crosses over one of the many two lane roads that dot the run through the middle-of-nowhere South Carolina fore... (more)
N&W 611 heads over the Catawba Bridge after a brief stop to fix up their radio, and check a "hotbox". The "hotbox" was just from the steam engine, which causes excess heat die... (more)
Since getting to South Carolina last fall, one of the operations that has eluded me is the CSX coal operations between the eastern SC power plants, and the coal fields. These coal trains used to c... (more)
Norfolk Southern 50D heads out of Columbia, SC on their way towards Monetta to drop off a grain train.
A few miles south of Chester, South Carolina finds a late running Norfolk Southern 155 on the R-Line. Often overlooked by railfans, this line (despite its low traffic levels) offers an easy chase... (more)
On the Monday following a three day weekend for the Morristown and Erie Railway, the MO-1 local had a lot of work to do. About a week prior to this, I got a message from a friend and fellow railf... (more)
A NYS&W local train splits the town of Butler in two, as seen from above.
NYS&W train SU-99 rolls through the center of Butler, which briefly gets disrupted three times a week when the NYS&W train rolls through.
Norfolk and Western 611 works hard to pull its long consist of passenger cars out of Petersburg, VA putting on a nice show for the trackside railfans. Seeing 611 work on her own was a sight to be... (more)
Norfolk and Western 611 leads the eastbound excursion train past the former Norfolk and Western signals recreating a scene that once happened daily.
It is bright as early as Norfolk and Western "J" 611 leads a morning excursion out of Lynchburg, VA across the Possum Creek trestle.
Norfolk and Western 611 cruises past a classic railroad scene in Virginia, between the old Pamplin Station and the N&W CPL signals.
A Virginia sunset provides the backdrop for the N&W 611 coming into Lynchburg, VA.
A trio of EMDs leads Q254 south through Ridgefield Park, NJ, the leader being a leased SD40 variant.