A pair of Pickens’ “Baby Boats” leads the Belton Job through its namesake town with cars for Honea Path and the Greenville & Western interchange.

Why does the PICK cross the road? In what is always a nicely choreographed exchange, the PICK crosses the road to deliver a load of cars to GRLW for transfer to CSX.

Exiting the Yard Limits. On its way to the GRLW interchange, the PICK passes the old SOU Belton Yard Limits sign. There once was a wye here where the V and Z lines interchanged for the Sou... (more)

Outbound for Work. The PICK approaches Gary Farm Road on its way to work Paperboard Containers of America and Tri-County Fertilizer, both located between Belton and Honea Path.

Still Part of the Community. The PICK passes the Belton Community Center as it runs along the first/last part of the Southern's Z Line to deliver cars to the Greenville & Western near Belt... (more)

Pickens Railroad "Belton Job" approaches it's namesake town with interchange cars for Greenville & Western and cars for PCA in Honea Path.

Greenville & Western Z590 in Belton

Greenville & Western Z590 in Belton with a very rare 3 engine lashup

Pickens Belton Job at Blue Ridge Beef

This ATSF original could be imagined to be looking back across a long career and it waits for work in the morning. Easy duty after the Class I duties.

Rolling along Blue Ridge Highway as it nears downtown Belton, the Pickens Anderson Job's pair of bright GE U18Bs pass a classic white southern house on a beautiful spring morning.

Waiting to Enter. Arriving from the Anderson NS interchange, the Pickens Anderson Job waits to cross Highway 178, the Belton Honea Path Highway, and enter the Greenville & Western yard.

Pickens Belton job headed back to Gluck

Pickens Belton Job and Greenville & Western Z590 at Belton

Arriving at the Show. The PICK Anderson job arrives to interchange with the GRLW on a Friday morning.