More Base Load. Another coal train brings base load power through Columbia, destined for Santee Cooper's Cross Generating Facility at Moncks Corner, SC
Finally There. 15R crosses Whaley Street to run down the middle of Sumter Street.
Returning Home. Having delivered its load of coal to the Cross Generating Facility after moving through Columbia on Monday, February 16 (RP Photo 901300), the Chessie leads the empty hoppe... (more)
Another CSX Heritage Unit. Although it has passed through here once or twice, I have previously been unable to catch the Chessie unit in town. I was afraid my luck was going to continue as... (more)
Finally Moving. After waiting awhile for a late running northbound Amtrak Floridian, L645 proceeds through The Ditch in Columbia with a yn2 leader.
Outbound. Led by one of the older GE units, the Floridian passes over Park Street as it heads north toward its next stop in Camden, SC.
Rarities. One of the once-ubiquitous NS Dash 9s leads the daily manifest 15R onto Sumter Street, this one even more unusual as one of the last surviving whiteface D9s.
Friendly Crew. The daily 15R approaches Pickens Street with a friendly conductor who is also a railfan.
Street Running with Foreign Visitors. The daily 15R arrives into Columbia with foreign power in the van--Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern in their pre-merger garb.
More Base Load? NS 786 bringing some base load generation fuel for Wateree Station into Columbia this afternoon. I had hoped that there would be more snow on the ground from yesterday's we... (more)
NS 3640 and NS 4584 wait for their next assignment as they idle in the Norfolk Southern Andrews yard in Columbia, South Carolina.
Undulating Train. A Cross-bound train passes through Columbia and the undulating terrain.
Getting out of Town. NS 243 pulls to Assembly Street as it prepares to depart Columbia on the Southern's W Line.
Entering the Yard. Bound for Wateree Station, this loaded coal train proceeds toward Andrews Yard in Columbia.
Yard Work. This former Southern high hood leads the yard job in building one of the daily manifest trains that originates in Columbia. Here, it is viewed from the perspective of the CSX Ea... (more)
