Daily Work. The weekday local Y102 heads out toward Andrews for some local work with a nice cloud clover in the background.

I Think I Can!. The local Y102 prepares to ascend the grade onto the NIT track near the State Fairgrounds in Columbia.

“BNSF OCS @ Westchester Avenue�

On September 30th, 2025, the BNSF Railway Ryder Cup Special train sits under the abandoned NYW&B Westchester Avenue Station on the Hell Gate Line (... (more)

Making a Delivery. Y102 reverses to one of the few remaining businesses in this old industrial park and delivers a centerbeam loaded with building supplies.

Can we do it? Yes we can! The local Y102 prepares to climb the grade onto the NIT to deliver some product to a building supply company.

Homeward Bound. After working several locations around Columbia, Y102 passes through the central Devine Junction on its way back to Cayce Yard as it clears up for a coal train ready to pas... (more)

Heading Home. Y102 passes through a tree tunnel at Devine Junction on its way back to Cayce Yard.

Working the Lead. Y102 switches cars on the scrap lead near the State Fairgrounds.

Before drones, there were helicopters. I flew over Cayce yard in South Carolina back in 2007 in my employer's copter. On that day, there were more than a few spartan cab EMDs hanging out.

On 8.13.2024, CSX local Y102 had CSXT 2770, a GP38-2 built in 1978 as Conrail (CR) 8188 and GP40-3 rebuild 6582 The crew is working the industrial trackage off of Rosewood Drive in Columbia, Sout... (more)

Working Locally. Y102 is framed by the stop sign and a vehicle as it reverses into the Precoat Metals facility.

Making the Grade. The weekday local pulls several coil cars onto the NIT in Columbia for delivery to Precoat Metals.

New Paint on an Old Line. A freshly-pained Geep heads onto the NIT, a once busy but now sparsely used local industry track, to deliver cars to a metals facility.

Local job Y102 shoves a cut of brand new Ferromex autoracks into Junta siding after getting built just up the road at Trinity Rail

On 8.13.2024, CSX local Y102 had GP40-3 rebuilld 6582 leading a GP38-2. Provided the information I found online is correct, she was built in 1980 as Louisville & Nashville (LN) GP40-2 6603, then ... (more)