Working the Facility. The AIKR works the AGY facility located on the SA Line near Aiken. The SA Line is part of the original South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company line constructed from... (more)

Local Work. The AIKR works the STS facility located on the AB Line near Aiken. The AB line once extended from Aiken through Trenton to Edgefield, but now runs only slightly outside of Aike... (more)

Arriving to the Turn. The three times a week local L637 arrives into Columbia from Lugoff, where it will leave some cars and pick up others before making the turn and heading back to Lugof... (more)

Leveled Out. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 runs across the South Potomac and displays its lines during a Lerro Photo Charter.

In the Elements. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 crosses a trestle in some pretty heavy rain during a Lerro Photo Charter outing.

Over and Above. The daily except Sunday P75 local crosses Charleston Highway on its way south to Monetta on the Southern's R Line.

Working Locally. Y102 is framed by the stop sign and a vehicle as it reverses into the Precoat Metals facility.

High and Wide in the Ditch. A remnant yn2 locomotive brings a GE turbine and some equipment through the ditch accompanied by a caboose.

Arrival. An earlier than usual 15R passes by the Gamecocks' soccer stadium on its way to Andrews Yard. This part of Sumter Street is the closest thing to street running that we have around... (more)

Making the Grade. The weekday local pulls several coil cars onto the NIT in Columbia for delivery to Precoat Metals.

Passing History. After returning from work near Blythewood, NS P85 pulls past the former Union Station and now California Dreaming restaurant--as well as one of my favorite places, Green's... (more)

Almost There. This day's M281 was led by two SD70MACs running camel style. Here, they cross the rapidly-flowing Broad River in Columbia with a clear signal through Elmwood Junction to Cayc... (more)

Clear Signals. This day's M281 was led by two SD70MACs running elephant style. After waiting a bit for a minor derailment to clear (which helped me get ahead of it for this shot), the trai... (more)

Alongside the shore. In an unusual daylight run, NS 191 passes alongside Vaucluse Pond as it runs through Vaucluse on the way to Augusta. Vaucluse was where William Gregg first tried texti... (more)

Why does the PICK cross the road? In what is always a nicely choreographed exchange, the PICK crosses the road to deliver a load of cars to GRLW for transfer to CSX.