Back in the 1970s SCL still operated a branch from the ex-ACL main at John's Island to Croghan, a tiny yard with a couple customers directly across the Ashley River from downtown Charleston. It w... (more)

Back in the 1970s SCL still operated a branch from the ex-ACL main at John's Island to Croghan, a tiny yard with a couple customers directly across the Ashley River from downtown Charleston. It w... (more)

Behind the usual trio of U36Bs, the Juice Train crosses Rantowles Creek as it races north.

The scene may be nondescript, but the track is the original South Carolina Canal and Railroad, one of the oldest segments of rail line in the United States. There were few customers left in the a... (more)

I am guessing the crew members on this southbound were just fine having ten-year-old 1735 in the lead on a hazy November morning 40 years ago. That BQ23-7 might have been brand-new, but dislike o... (more)

NS 8958 brings an empty autorack train out of the Charleston port.

CSX Q409 heads south on the Charleston Subdivision for Waycross via Savannah as it passes the Amtrak station for North Charleston on the former Atlantic Coast Line’s “A Line.” Powering the t... (more)

Q409-18 with the CSX Spirit locomotives leading the way crossing the calm waters of the Ashley River on a beautiful February morning in the coastal plain of the Palmetto state.

This side view shows how massive the red Schnabel Car WECX 800 is as it sits in the Port Terminal yard near historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

A loaded ballast train is seen crossing the Ashley River into Charleston, South Carolina bound for Savannah, Georgia on the former Atlantic Coast "A Line." CSX manifest Q491... (more)

The northbound Palmetto was a sure-fire catch every morning on a line that didn't have a lot of daytime freight or passenger traffic other than a couple locals operated out of Bennett Yard. Don't... (more)

Back from a run to Croghan, the crew of the Walterboro turn is met by a non-operating type as they near the mainline. If I remember correctly, this train ran W'boro to Bennett Yard (N Charleston)... (more)

The nb Palmetto is clearing SCL's Bennett Yard and crossing Southern's line into downtown Charleston and the port area. That's I-26 above. Just ahead is SY tower and the North Charleston statio... (more)

An autorack train is pulled out of the Port of Charleston, headed North out of the downtown area.

The Port of Charleston is a huge shipping hub located near the downtown portion of the city. Palmetto Railways handles a lot of the switching in the area. Here, one of the switchers is seen with a... (more)