The Elusive Georgia Woodlands. A good friend and I headed out the day after Memorial Day to see if we could track down the Georgia Woodlands operating, thinking that it would be working tr... (more)

Just a Bit Late. The southbound Silver Star passes through The Ditch in Columbia on its way to the station, running more than six hours late due to fallen trees on the tracks further north... (more)

Local Work Today. Led by these old Geeps converted to a slug set, the daily local heads out from Cayce Yard across the old Seaboard Air Line bridge over the Congaree River.

Canadian Visitor. In Columbia, we rarely see foreign power on CSX, so it was a nice treat to catch this CN unit, especially since it has the CN100 logo on it. This mostly autorack train de... (more)

East Past the Signal. The daily C-Line local returns to Andrews Yard with the USC Fraternity and Sorority Quad in the background. P77 passes an old Seaboard single-aspect searchlight signa... (more)

Countryside Railroading. Working on a Sunday to relieve a freight backlog, this L&C mixed freight moves past a large farm on its way to Richburg, SC, where it will make some pickups to the... (more)

Down by the Junk Yard. Led by a former SOU high hood GE, this Lhoist limestone train passes through Coalbank Hollow and over a fairly extensive yard full of less-than-prime automobiles.

Over the South Chickamauga. One of the day's two steam-lead passenger trains crosses the South Chickamauga River on its way back to the depot at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Blues in Reverse. Working on Sunday to alleviate some backlog, the L&C reverses into the wye at East Chester so that another train can pass on its way to Chester. It is now rare for three ... (more)

Got the Blues! Clearing a pretty hefty backlog of cars, L&C 14 pulls by the wye where it will then reverse into the small yard here with a load of cars. Although once a staple of the line,... (more)

Pulling the Hill. L&C 12 tops a fairly steep grade as it approaches Richburg, where a small yard is located.

Pigs in the City. In Columbia, SC, we don’t get much variety beyond the routine NS and CSX schemes, so it was great to see that two UP units were leading the daily pig train this Sunday.... (more)

Returning. This rarely-photographed PR local on a rare weekend run returns to the INEOS facilities after departing the CSX Interchange at State Junction.

Snow Motion This is a rare shot for the Columbia, SC area because it's not often CSX has foreign power in the area and the last time there was measurable snowfall in the area was eight yea... (more)

What's This Powdery Stuff? Columbia, SC hasn't had measurable snow precipitation in eight years, but received a nice coating on the evening of January 21-22, 2022. NS 237 heads out of town... (more)