Company Time. Unusually for Columbia, today's C320 travels through with CSX labeled hoppers and (unseen here) two mid-train DPUs (usually only one on these coal trains).

Foreign Heritage Power. The Lehigh Valley leads a military train down CSX's Eastover Sub through Columbia. NS handed the train off to CSX in Columbia; I gather it was originally intended t... (more)

The Lugoff Switcher, F764, comes in to Columbia heading to Cayce Yard with a thumbs up from the engineer.

Street Running--Kinda. The daily manifest 15R arrives into town off of the Southern's R Line and heads down Sumter Street on its way to Andrews Yard.

Arriving into Town. Running quite a few hours late, the Floridian crosses the Congaree River on its way to the modest Columbia depot, where it will briefly stop before proceeding north.

Special Coal Traffic. It's unusual for Columbia to get a specially designed CSX unit leading anything, but today the 911 unit led a Cross-bound coal train through town.

Early Morning Riser. The daily manifest from Macon proceeds through Devine Junction toward Andrews Yard in the early morning sun.

Increasingly Rare Leader. Although once ubiquitous, D9s aren't seen very much on NS's side anymore, especially as a leader. Here, an oddly clean one with no horsehead on the side leads the... (more)

Outbound. 51V takes a load of empties north from Monetta, SC through Columbia.

By the Junction. A freshly painted and restored C6M passes the searchlight sentinel on its way to Andrews Yard.

Crossing the Road. In a not-often photographed vantage point, the 3x weekly local from Lugoff, SC crosses North Main Street as it heads into town toward Cayce Yard.

Good Morning to You. A slightly late 242 arrives into the city off of the Southern's W Line to meet a waiting 243.

Rerouted Coal. Typically, C904 passes through South Carolina on the Monroe Subdivision, then down the A Line to the Winyah Generating Station near Georgetown, SC. Today, however, C904 was ... (more)

Heading Home. Y102 passes through a tree tunnel at Devine Junction on its way back to Cayce Yard.

Rerouted Coal. Typically, C904 passes through South Carolina on the Monroe Subdivision, then down the A Line to the Winyah Generating Station near Georgetown, SC. Today, however, C904 was ... (more)