A southbound train is about to pass the Amtrak station and enter the yard in Rocky Mount.

The South Carolina Central freight from Bishopville heads east through Hartsville on the way back to the yard at Floyd near Darlington.

South Carolina Central GP10 No. 75 pulls a cut of cars out of the Sonoco plant in Hartsville, just outside of Darlington.

South Carolina Central GP10 No. 75 still wears its blue and white colors (the operation is now part of Genesee & Wyoming) as it works the Sonoco plant in Hartsville, just outside Darlington.

While staying near Florence, S.C., I wanted to get out for some night shots, but the question was "where?" The solution was to use Google Earth to check each grade crossing in town and -... (more)

The northbound Silver Meteor is seconds away from its station stop at Florence, S.C.

The Geep of Many Colors leads a short train out of Belton on the Greenville & Western.

South Carolina Central power rests at the railroad's shop facility outside of Darlington.

It's the end of the day as the Lancaster & Chester heads back into Lancaster. The end-cab switchers were picked up at a grain elevator where they had been stationed to be brought in for the night.

An Aiken Railway GP30 comes to a stop in the railroad's charming namesake town.

Spring is coming to South Carolina as an Aiken Railway train returns to its namesake town.

The Vegas Show Girls have all gone home as NS's turn from Columbia, S.C., leaves Augusta to head back north. All is quiet on Sixth Street at 5:30 a.m.

If you wait long enough a train will come. We knew an NS freight from Columbia, S.C., went to Augusta, Ga., every night sometime after midnight, turned, and headed back to Columbia. Thus, we were ... (more)

It looked like it would be a daylight run down Sixth Street, but this southbound train paused at the south end of the Savannah River bridge and sat for a few hours. As daylight gave way to dusk an... (more)

There's a lot of culture on Sixth Street in Augusta. A southbound NS train passed the Augusta Museum of History a block back and is now passing the Vegas Show Girls venue. Yup, a lot of culture.