With 12 cars in tow from CSX via the Greenville & Western, the Belton Job heads back to Anderson.
The Belton job crosses Belton Honea Path way as it gets on Greenville & Western trackage to interchange with them. Note the 9503, which I'm assuming was living there as it was assigned to the Hone... (more)
These two Alcos come to the end of their circuitous tour of South Carolina, which began near Columbia at Cayce. Several days and CSX trains later, they made it to the Greenville and Western earli... (more)
The Pickens has just picked up the two Alcos from the Greenville and Western and tows them a couple of miles to the siding at Docheno.
The Belton job has just made interchange with the Greenville and Western and rumbles southward to work a customer on the former Southern Railway/Columbia and Greenville line.
The Belton Job winds it's way around a tight S Curve outside of Anderson as it crawls back toward Belton on a dreary winter day. The paint adds a nice splash of color to the dark scene.
Pickens U18B No. 9503 bellows smoke after being fired up at the beginning of a wet, dreary day of work for the Belton Job.
Leaving the Norfolk Southern interchange in Anderson, the Pickens Belton Job ducks under a bridge wedged between old buildings in downtown beginning its trip back to Belton where the job's day be... (more)
The day before Thanksgiving is almost over for the Pickens crew. They head north through the Greenville and Western interchange yard after dropping one ethanol car from NS in Anderson.
Pickens' U18B fleet soldiers on. Here the Belton job has just started the day south of town, picked up this one hopper for NS interchange at Anderson, and trundles along at 10 mph or less. The c... (more)
The Pickens Railroad's Belton Job is headed back toward Belton as they approach in my rear-view mirror providing a unique chance for a photo.
Early morning light shines brightly on the nose of PICK 9508. They picked up their cut of cars from the GRLW just a few moments prior and are in the process of bringing those cars to their custom... (more)
Pickens Belton job slowly comes out of the tunnel under the downtown area of Anderson with one box car in tow.
PICK 9508 goes up and down notches as they make there way to the Greenville and Western interchange in Belton swaying back and forth.
The Belton Job slowly trots along Blue Ridge Ave with a few cars for the Greenville & Western.
