Back in December 2012, Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation took over operations of the 6.45 mile long Aiken Branch and the 12.45 mile long SA Branch, under a lease agreement from Norfolk ... (more)

Back in December 2012, Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation took over operations of the 6.45 mile long Aiken Branch and the 12.45 m ile long SA Branch, under a lease agreement from Norfol... (more)

Back in December 2012, Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation took over operations of the 6.45 mile long Aiken Branch and the 12.45 mile long SA Branch, under a lease agreement from Norfolk ... (more)

The daily GRLW local rumbles through the grade crossing adjacent to the Ingles Grocery Store in Belton, SC. As an aside, the conductor on the train was GRLW employee and fellow RP.net contributer ... (more)

It's A Ghost! Aiken Railway's AIKR 4202 along with sister unit AIKR 4201 sit on the shop tracks inside the yard. AIKR 4202 has under went cosmetic work, and is now in primer awaiting... (more)

It's A Ghost! Aiken Railway's AIKR 4202 sits on the shop tracks inside the yard. AIKR 4202 has under went cosmetic work, and is now in primer awaiting to be the first of the two unit... (more)

Pickens #9508 leads the Belton turn job as it approaches the outskirts of Belton.

One of Pickens' "baby boat" U18B's leads a short train towards the transfer with the Greenville & Western Railroad just south of Belton.

An American classic enjoys a weekend in the sun.

GRLW GP9 3752 pulls a short freight from Belton towards Pelzer and is a about to pass beneath SC highway 20. This spic-and-span short line has two former B&O GP9 units.

This shot was taken from GRLW's caboose 436, which was coupled up to GP9 3751. I had the opportunity to spend a day on the railroad, and it lives up to its being named the 2010 Shortline of the Ye... (more)

The Pickens Belton job rolls through a rural road crossing with one car headed for Belton.

Greenville & Western's sharp looking GP9 (Which shares a number which a much more famous locomotive) leads a northbound train through Belton.

With two cars from the Pickens upfront and a good string of ethanol behind, Greenville & Western ducks under route 20 on a unusual afternoon northbound run. With the tracks running due north, find... (more)

With an equal ratio of cars and power, the Pickens Belton job heads through some open country on its way toward Belton where it will drop the one hopper at the Greenville & Western interchange bef... (more)