Historic Consist. On this day, near Columbia, SC, we had an amazing consist on what usually is a fairly humdrum daily train, NS 192. It was led by a BNSF SD70 MAC in the older paint scheme... (more)

Smoke Them Butts! Working the SE Yard Job, a butthead switcher puts on a smoke show as it switches a long string of tank cars in the yard. Not only are these type switchers a rarity in... (more)

Good Things Come in Threes. Unusual for Columbia and for NS 192, three foreign power KCS units lead this mixed freight through Cayce, South Carolina as it heads toward Andrews Yard.

A look into CSXT's Cayce Yard sees one of the yard switchers shuffling cars around for road trains in the evening hours.

Columbia local P77 has just finished working the bulk terminal and they have started to shove their train down the C-Line toward Columbia Silica.

The crew of CSXT Y101 works Cayce Yard as they shuffle various cars around.

A DC to AC conversion unit leads a local job down the Southern's old R Line toward Monetta, SC.

A visitor from our northern neighbors has pulled into Columbia as they are in the process of working CSXT's Cayce Yard. They will finish their yard work and then take a cut of autoracks down to D... (more)

Running Southern style past an old Southern searchlight signal, NS P75 heads out to perform its local jobs on the R Line (also formerly the Southern's).

Making a rare appearance outside the yard, NS Columbia local P77 runs their train down the C-Line with a splendid duo of high hood power. They made a quick stop to pick up a few snacks at the gen... (more)

Making a rare appearance outside the yard, NS Columbia local P77 runs their train down the C-Line with a splendid duo of high hood power.

After working their local section of the Eastover Sub, CSXT Columbia local F750 returns back to the yard with their lite power as they cross over the Congaree River.