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 rare night photo opportunity arose after finding out that the Belton Job wouldn't make it back to town after an incident earlier in the day. Here's PICK 9508 tied down just outside of town with ... (more)

Pickens #9508 leads the Belton turn job as it approaches the outskirts of Belton.

Pickens #9508 leads the Belton turn job eastbound leaving Anderson, SC.

One of Pickens' "baby boat" U18B's leads a short train towards the transfer with the Greenville & Western Railroad just south of Belton.

Something Like a HO Scale Model! Pickens' Belton Job heads back to the Norfolk Southern Interchange to pick up its loads to take back to Belton after helping the Anderson Job retrieve its l... (more)

PICK 9508 sits sidelined on this date awaiting repairs as sister unit CSXT 9501 is in disrepair and is used for a Pick-A-Part to keep its relatives up and running along this shortline.

The Pickens crew brings the interchange over to the Greenville & Western.

Let's Play 'I Spy'! First up, 3 Ex. CSX MoW U18Bs, (from Left to Right) PICK 9508, PICK 9501, & PICK 9507. PICK 9508 used to be the power for the Belton Job before it decided to clunk out a... (more)

I SPY SOMETHING ORANGE... Kudos to the City of Anderson for their waste of money in building the new 7 story Parking Deck which remains empty 99% of the time, for providing this new photo o... (more)

Pickens' Belton Job exits the S curve as he passes behind the old Taylor Stockyards. I remember passing by here at night and seeing the Stockyard full of life as cattle ranchers and farmers came o... (more)

Rollin' Through the Ghetto. Pickens' Belton Job highballs it through the "hood" at a whopping 10mph on its way back home to Belton. If I weren't so familar area since my Grandpa owned a few... (more)

Workin' Hard. Pickens' Belton Job with Ex. CSX MoW U18, PICK 9508 is seen dropping off his Interchange cars fro NS and procceds to move forward to pick up his return cars for the trip back ... (more)

Heading to town. After fighting sticky brakes on a boxcar and cold temps, Pickens' Belton Job heads Long Hood Forward into town to the NS Interchange to meet up with the crew of the Anderso... (more)