Special Coal Traffic. It's unusual for Columbia to get a specially designed CSX unit leading anything, but today the 911 unit led a Cross-bound coal train through town.

Early Morning Riser. The daily manifest from Macon proceeds through Devine Junction toward Andrews Yard in the early morning sun.

Increasingly Rare Leader. Although once ubiquitous, D9s aren't seen very much on NS's side anymore, especially as a leader. Here, an oddly clean one with no horsehead on the side leads the... (more)

Outbound. 51V takes a load of empties north from Monetta, SC through Columbia.

By the Junction. A freshly painted and restored C6M passes the searchlight sentinel on its way to Andrews Yard.

Crossing the Road. In a not-often photographed vantage point, the 3x weekly local from Lugoff, SC crosses North Main Street as it heads into town toward Cayce Yard.

Good Morning to You. A slightly late 242 arrives into the city off of the Southern's W Line to meet a waiting 243.

Rerouted Coal. Typically, C904 passes through South Carolina on the Monroe Subdivision, then down the A Line to the Winyah Generating Station near Georgetown, SC. Today, however, C904 was ... (more)

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

Rerouted Coal. Typically, C904 passes through South Carolina on the Monroe Subdivision, then down the A Line to the Winyah Generating Station near Georgetown, SC. Today, however, C904 was ... (more)

Though early orders of GP38-2s used oil bath air filters that was changed to paper filters on subsequent orders as evidenced by this unit. Photo bt TC Caughman.

Southern, like it successor, took a "wait and see" attitude toward new technology as evidenced by the use of oil bath air filtration on the early order of these units as built. This was changed i... (more)

Trail Fail. The TAG trailed facing south on 192 into Columbia on Friday morning, which usually means that the power would have led the next day's 12R. This time, however, the TAG unfortuna... (more)

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

Inbound. Unusually led by two yn2 adorned locomotives, this Wateree-bound coal train approaches Lady Street in The Ditch in Columbia.