NS 1070 EMD SD70ACe ( Wabash Railroad ) Heritage Unit leads NS 28T ( Greer, SC ( BMW Plant ) - Charleston, SC ) through Devine Junction while heading southbound for Charleston, SC.

Imagine my surprise at finding this one one a kind just by chance one day on a visit to the yard. Never figured out the bulge on the side and why the unit sounded like an RS-3 instead of an RS-11... (more)

Morning Run over the Congaree. Running as AMTK 1092 on a several hour delay from the usual AMTK 92 times, the northbound Silver Star crosses the Congaree River into Columbia, SC in good mo... (more)

As delivered, with a tiny tank and oil bath air filters, I could not find another on the site.

Date approximate. A relic sits in front of the magnificent station awaiting work. The station is now known as California Dreaming.

Headed into Town. The Lugoff local heads through the Ditch in Columbia, SC, on its way to Cayce Yard in nearby Cayce, SC.

Trees can be a Problem. Led by a CSX add-on due to the Amtrak unit striking a tree, a very late Amtrak 91 heads into Columbia, SC for a brief stop at the Amtrak Station before heading sout... (more)

In the tunnel. CSX F705 heads north on the CN&L line just past Riverbanks Zoo.

A YN2 painted SD70MAC takes a break for the night in downtown Columbia back in 2016 when these engines were a little less uncommon. Now only 20 or so EMD's remain on the active CSX roster in YN2 ... (more)

The Wabash Cannonball Proceeding through Columbia, SC on the Southern's R Line, the Wabash leads this long train of grain cars toward Andrews Yard for a momentary stopover before heading t... (more)

Andrews Bound. Passing a non-ABS signal from Southern days that permanently displays Approach, P77 returns a bit later than its normal recent return of about 7:30 am or earlier and approac... (more)

The outgoing with the incoming, all now gone. Shot in the old ACL Columbia Yard.

The Monongahela Visits! NS 8025, the Monongahela Heritage Unit, leads NS 50V at the Pickens Street Crossing on the way to Andrews Yard in Columbia, SC.

Union Station Revisited. NS 270 leads the OCS past the historic Union Station in Columbia, SC, which is now the California Dreaming restaurant. The Green's discount beverage place next doo... (more)