With the Pickens Railroad's Belton job running on an as needed schedule, shots on this end of the line are much harder to obtain. As luck would have it, the Belton job ran today with a cut of 7 c... (more)

With a short train in tow, the Anderson job works toward Gluck, crossing Sayre Street, as the morning sun looks on amidst a beautiful January day.

The well known Pickens U-Boats are still going strong in 2017 as they pull the daily load of cars for the Gluck Job. Here they are seen finishing up working behind First Quality before heading to... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

A Roger Puta Photograph

Baby Boat

In 1975, the Maine Central went shopping for its first new power in nine years, and chose ten of GE’s U18B “baby boats”. With their unique 8-cylinder FDL engines, t... (more)

The Pickens Belton job, after running light to the Greenville and Western interchange to pick up a scrap gon, slows down in Belton to stop and allow the crew to get breakfast from McDonalds. Also ... (more)

The Pickens Anderson job shuttles cars in the railroad's primary yard in Anderson, SC. Very fitting paint scheme considering Clemson University is a few miles down the road.

Arriving in its namesake city of Belton, the Pickens Railroad "Belton Job" is seen coming off of home rails and onto the Greenville and Western's right-of-way to drop off their remaining two boxca... (more)

Two U18B locomotives pull out of an industrial park near Anderson, SC.

The Pickens Anderson job gets ready to head south from downtown Anderson, SC.

Pickens Belton local heads through town

The Pickens Railroad "Anderson Job" is in the process of making their journey to the Norfolk Southern interchange in Anderson. Here they are seen rolling down a small portion of the grad... (more)

Pickens Anderson local arrives in downtown Anderson with a pair of rare GE U18Bs. Pickens is one of the last railroads to use these unique engines and now their days are numbered as newer power ha... (more)