The Closest of Calls!: After building their train and pulling through the wye, the OCS train comes to a brief stop on a quiet portion of Sixth Street. As it sits in the street, a bold ... (more)

Downtown Augusta awakes to the horn of Norfolk Southern's Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit. Here it is seen running down Sixth Street as it heads to the river to cross over into South Carolina.

Green Means Go!: As NS 191 approaches the intersection of Sixth Street and Broad Street, the traffic signal changes to green as if it were in perfect unison for the approaching train. ... (more)

The crew of CSX Columbia local Y101 slowly moves across the jagged track on the NIT Lead with just 2 cars for businesses at the end of the line.

One of the last remaining B&O tilting target board signals sits in downtown North Vernon, IN. Three days per week, the Madison Railroad's North Vernon local runs past this signal as they come and... (more)

Mother and calf run in Notch 8: After an efficient morning serving customers in Sandersville, the crew brings another cut of cars to the NS Interchange in Tennille. With the heavy load ... (more)

Just outside CSXT's Cayce Yard sits the small storage area for Commercial Metals. The facility is serviced by 2 industry switchers at any given time. With their primary power down because of an ... (more)

Add this to the list of railroad equipment I never thought I'd see out in the open. The Palmetto RR Caboose is formerly of the Port Royal RR. Palmetto repainted it into their colors recently and... (more)

A visit to the Caldwell County Railroad takes you back to a time when railroading was so popular in America. Shortlines were running all over the country, had a large number of customers, and wor... (more)

Laurinburg & Southern Through the Streets: There is something about a train running through a residential neighborhood that just exudes "coolness" in my opinion. Such is the case with a... (more)

LaGrange, Kentucky is a small town that any railfan can enjoy. Between the street running, shops, and dining in town, it has the perfect setup. While I was eating an early dinner, I heard the fami... (more)

Overgrown! This small section of track between Assembly Street and Hamrick Avenue is perhaps the most unique in the Columbia area. Shown here, the various imperfections in the track, t... (more)

A minor mishap on the Assembly Street Lead today saw a group of 4 cars derail. This would clog things up for a short period of time as an E320 coal train was on its way out of Norfolk Southern's ... (more)

The Noisy Neighbor: There's nothing like the mid-morning wakeup call of a loud train horn to get your day started. Hell, it likely sounds like it's in the living room! Such is the cas... (more)

A little "off the beaten path" railroading as the engineer of Buffalo Southern 1847 brings his power out of the weeds. He shoved a cut of cars back into the siding and is now in the pro... (more)