Having picked up its interchange from the NS downtown the daily train is heading out for its days work producing that delightful unique sound of the "Baby Boats" of SCL vintage.

On July 7, 2014, my son and I caught the Pickens Railway Belton Job enroute to the other end of the line in Gluck to interchange cars with the Anderson Job using two classic GE U18Bs built for Sea... (more)

A Pickens Railway crew works the Norfolk Southern interchange in downtown Anderson in March 2023 with two GE U18Bs long hood forward. Once they are finished here, they will return to Gluck with th... (more)

Pickens Railroad Belton Job has made the trek all the way to the end of the line in Gluck to interchange with the Anderson Job. It's a rare move as they normally meet in downtown Anderson. But on ... (more)

Pickens Railway Blton John has come all the way to Gluck to interchange cars with the Anderson Job in July 2014.

Two Pickens Railway trains met at Gluck in Anderson, South Carolina. Both trains are sporting classic General Electric U18Bs for power.

On March 23, 2005, we found the Pickens Railway at the Norfolk Southern interchange in downtown Anderson working with two of their General Electric U18Bs working long hood forward. Th... (more)

A Pic of PICK. Pickens Railway U18B no. 9504 (GE, 1973-1976) is seen with other locomotives and maintenance equipment at the railroad's shop facility in Gluck, SC. U18B no. 9502 and for... (more)

Pickens Railroad 9504 leads their daily train.

It's a muggy summer morning on the Pickens Railroad in Gluck, SC., as U18B's #9504 & #9500 get a Train ready to head for Belton to interchange with the Greenville & Western Railway.

Down in the "pumpkin patch" this unique model holds forth still, sounding like a giant tractor. Here a couple of units are switching interchange for NS, moving a impressively large stri... (more)

Two ex-CSX U18Bs are in charge of their train heading to the Norfolk Southern interchange in downtown Anderson in 2005.

Done with the day's work, two of the Pickens' 'Baby Boat' head back for the yard in Gluck. I feel lucky to have caught these on the Gluck Job as they are starting to be replaced by ex CSX B40-2's.... (more)

With a short train in tow, the Anderson job works toward Gluck, crossing Sayre Street, as the morning sun looks on amidst a beautiful January day.

Behind a set of U18B locomotives, the Pickens Railway crew makes the short journey back to the industrial areas they serve after switching in downtown Anderson.