The Pickens crew brings the interchange over to the Greenville & Western.

Pickens RR VO-660 #2 getting the train ready at Easley for the trip to Pickens, October 1970.

One of the coolest parts of the PICK is the "tunnel", which I believe is just a series of bridges, under downtown Anderson.

Picked-A-Part... Ex. CSXT MoW 9501 sits on nothing but its own steps as it made to ultimate sacrifice to become a part donor for its sister units earning keep on Pickens. This thing won't b... (more)

Pickens' Belton-Anderson train heads west toward Anderson on former Southern/Blue Ridge RR trackage.

Pickens Railroad S-8 #5 prior to being repainted into the grey/red Pickens paint scheme.

Two Pickens Railroad Baby Boat U18B's sit in the small yard in Gluck, SC

Pickens Railroad S-8 #5 at Anderson, SC in 1995. This engine was built for the Youngstown Sheet & Tube as #701 and now works on the SMS operation in New Jersey as SMS #102.

It's always tempting to post one while scanning thousands of shots and the temptation usually can be resisted but not this time.

Can You See Me Now? With CSX screwing over Pickens' Belton Job, the Anderson Job was forced to work "double" jobs on this day. Instead of running the usual Gluck to Anderson Turn, the Ander... (more)

There's a Pumpkin Baby Boat on the Bridge! Very few, if any know about this spot along Pickens' Honea Path to Anderson Line along the Ex. Blue Ridge Railroad. After a decent hike down to th... (more)

I Spy... A look around the 'Bone Yard' and we see what's left of Ex. CSX MoW Pumpkin U18B 9501, which is now used for whats left of parts, also JRWX 115 Ex. Laurinburg & Southern SW1 hids b... (more)

This experimental lightweight articulated trainset was built by Baldwin and Pullman in the 1950s for the New York Central for operation between Cleveland and Cincinnati, OH. The train was not a su... (more)

NS interchanging with the Pickens Railway at Anderson, SC in September 1998.

Pickens U18B’s 9504 and 9503 sit between assignments at Gluck.