Norfolk Southern grain train goes down the middle of Sumter Street in Columbia, South Carolina on Black Friday 2011. The train is bound for Amick Farms in Batesburg-Leesville but will go into Andr... (more)

Norfolk Southern 155 crosses the CSX diamond in the Devine Junction of Columbia, South Carolina in 2013 led by Norfolk Southern 6580. hewasbuilt in 1986 as Chicago & Northwestern SD60 8039, then t... (more)

Brick. The NS Geometry Train moves past the former Union Station in Columbia, which now is the California Dreaming restaurant.

Returning Empties. NS 237 hauls a load of empty containers through the Ditch in Columbia, SC. The containers are being taken from the Port in Charleston, SC to Atlanta, GA.

Passing Through. The daily pig/mixed freight from Atlanta passes through town on its way to the Port in Charleston, SC. On this day, NS 242 was just ahead of a military train.

A CSX local crew crosses Assembly to get back to the Eastover Sub. There is no car traffic between me and the train because a freight is still blocking the crossing behind me. Thanks, guys!

Foggy Conditions. The local P77 returns to Andrews Yard amidst some fairly heavy fog.

Remnant Color. The daily 242 passes through the Ditch in Columbia, SC, led by foreign power through some remaining fall colors.

How America Moves. Led by foreign power, this military train moves through Columbia on its way to Charleston, SC. The train is headed into Andrews Yard, where it will not wait long before ... (more)

What one night of hard work can do... The day before this photo was taken, NS 238 hit a switcher head on and derailed. all engines came off the track alongside over 10 well cars. After just under... (more)

Heading for the Rocks. The designated local heads out to a nearby customer to pick up a load of stone.

Making the Turn. The NS OCS train passes through Five Points in Columbia, SC, on its way to the Masters in Augusta, GA.

Unique Leader. An SD70MAC leads the daily M580 through "the Ditch" out of Columbia, SC. In a rail reorganization initiative in the 1980s, the CSX and NS tracks in the northern part of Colu... (more)

Multiple Foreign Units. The daily pig train from Atlanta, NS 242, proceeds through the locally popular Devine Junction toward Andrews Yard in Columbia. Any train that runs through Columbia... (more)

While the Cayce to Sumter sneaks up behind her, CSXT B0-8 5962 sirs on the lead of a spur to a scrap yard near the South Carolina State Fair grounds. She had a minor derailment the day before and ... (more)