The railroad industry is an interesting one in that there are always changes happening whether its signal replacement, locomotive retirements or repaints, etc. In this case, RailAmerica, parent co... (more)
A former Grand Trunk GP40-2 is now at home on RailAmerica's South Carolina Central. This is still a relatively new yard for the company. It replaced a smaller yard in downtown Hartsville. Railfans... (more)
Nucor Steel 03 at Darlington, SC in Jan. 1986.jj
This engine has lost her leasor reporting marks and been stenciled for the Suoth Carolina Central since the last time I shot it back in March. It's leading a short train over a former ACL trestle.... (more)
I didn't know why this train was stopping right where I was. They seemed to be too far past a switch. Turns out they were waiting for a train to clear the main ahead of them. (JCH -- 300D)
I'm not sure where the tracks this leasor has his train on used to go, but they end right behind where I was standing as one SCRF trains gets out of the way of another. (JCH -- 300D)
With a crew member riding the last car, this train is shoving back onto the labyrinth of former ACL rails in Darlington, SC. (JCH -- 300D)
ex-Illinois Central GP10 #8375 pulls more than fifty loaded cars through Darlington on ex-ACL track. (JCH -- 300D)
Nucor Steel's S-12 switches the scrap yard at this electric furnace mill.
Ex SCL, nee SAL plant switcher
Sad sight today in Darlington as it apears this old girl is not sitting on tracks or trucks and is likely being stripped of parts prior to getting the torch. (JCH -- 300D)
Remote control-operated SW1200 #05 has displaced the old Baldwins. I hate to contemplate the fate of those old horses. (JCH -- 300D)
Former SAL no. 1481