Close Call. On its way into Columbia on the Eastover Sub, a car decides that it doesn't want to wait and risk C319 blocking the crossing for awhile.

NS 18D at the Columbia Amtrak Station

Foreign power leads a Norfolk Southern wood chip train past the Amtrak platform in Columbia, South Carolina in 2010. Until these trains were annulled, they were always a favorite of mine to catch ... (more)

Morning Work. The all-but-Sunday local P75 approaches Devine Junction as it departs south on the Southern's R Line for work around Monetta.

Entering through the Ditch. S999 brings a turbine through the Ditch in Columbia on its way for a crew change at Cayce Yard.

On 8.13.2024, CSX local Y102 had GP40-3 rebuilld 6582 leading a GP38-2. Provided the information I found online is correct, she was built in 1980 as Louisville & Nashville (LN) GP40-2 6603, then ... (more)

Arriving into Town. NS 192 arrives into Columbia from Augusta, GA.

CSX F765 coming through the ditch in Columbia

Boyz With Da Hoods A 3 pack of NS GP38-2 high hoods are turning the wye in Columbia to set up a couple of passenger cars in the right location for P85 to deliver to the SC Railroad Museum... (more)

Let's Crack the Whip and Roll the Steel!! Words the yardmaster at Andrews Yard use to tell train crews when they depart. The crew of NS 786 cracked that whip hard to get 100 loads of Ten... (more)

Come on In. The local Y102 only works this area, colloquially called the NIT for "New Industrial Track," a couple of times a week. The times are not predictable, but tend to be i... (more)

Between Houses. The local Y102 only works this area, colloquially called the NIT for "New Industrial Track," a couple of times a week. The times are not predictable, but tend to ... (more)

Daily Action. The daily container (pig) train arrives into Columbia off the Southern's W-Line from Spartanburg. Today was routine NS power, but with a nice horn and engine sound.

Foreign Visitors. The daily container (pig) train arrives into Columbia off the Southern's W-Line from Spartanburg. It's not uncommon that UP power leads this train but it's still nice to ... (more)

Heading out for Work. The local Y102 heads out on the Eastover Sub to work some industries not far ahead near the Andrews Siding.