U-Boats Through the Countryside! The familiar chug of the classic Pickens Railroad power comes around the bend as it proceeds toward downtown Belton across a rural grade crossing. Poss... (more)

Overgrown! This small section of track between Assembly Street and Hamrick Avenue is perhaps the most unique in the Columbia area. Shown here, the various imperfections in the track, t... (more)

Cinco de Mayo on the Aiken Railway: After returning from the interchange in Warrenville, the crew of the Aiken Railway works their small yard shuffling around cars as they get ready to s... (more)

Sunset on the Atlantic & Western: ATW power sits in their small yard awaiting the following weeks work on the line. On the rear end of this push/pull operation is the last remaining AT... (more)

Faithful Service to Domtar Mill: Each business day, the Pee Dee River Railway works their primary customer, Domtar's Bennettsville Mill. This mill produces pulp and paper for a wide ra... (more)

Spring Cleaning on the Pee Dee River Railway: One half of the Pee Dee River Railway power sits outside their engine house after just receiving a bath the previous day. Some may recogniz... (more)

Long Morning Shadows and Beautiful B&O Blue! The Shenandoah Valley Railroad has a well known mix of unique power. My personal favorite is the B&O blue GP9. This power has been down fo... (more)

Good Friday and Storm lit B&O Blue! The Shenandoah Valley Railroad has a well known mix of unique power - my personal favorite is the B&O blue GP9. This power has been down for repairs... (more)

The Noisy Neighbor: There's nothing like the mid-morning wakeup call of a loud train horn to get your day started. Hell, it likely sounds like it's in the living room! Such is the cas... (more)

Thanksgiving Day sunset on the Lancaster & Chester: The lone high hood on the L&C roster is seen here resting just outside Chester under the setting sun. It is working the industry swi... (more)

The Closest of Calls!: After building their train and pulling through the wye, the OCS train comes to a brief stop on a quiet portion of Sixth Street. As it sits in the street, a bold ... (more)

Beginning the Journey Home: The Master's Classic is over and Tiger Woods redemption has captured news headlines across the country. But that was yesterday. Today, the pristine paint of... (more)

Final Leg of the Journey: The OCS train has just swapped crews in Columbia as they begin the final leg of their journey to Augusta, GA for the Masters Classic. While most of the trip w... (more)

New L&C power passes the Wagon Wheel: For those that know this portion of the Lancaster and Chester line, this location is a bit of an iconic spot. Fort Lawn is hardly a blip on a map,... (more)

Passing the historic Winnsboro Depot: With First Responder training coming up in Columbia next week, the OAR train was on the move today. It made a nice daylight run down the northern ... (more)