A Trio of Railroads! NS 8301 leads its train past a CSX local with a SD40-3 on the point at 14th Street. There's three railroads present, NS, CSX, and UP and the UP unit 3rd out on behind N... (more)

NS 6135 finds a sucker hole in the clouds as it waits for traffic to clear up before continuing working the 32nd Street area as another local waits off in the distance behind it.

Things are about to change... as WATCO will be taking over this shortline effective January 1, 2012. This is one of the , if not last, Birmingham Southern train before the takeover seen com... (more)

Fresh Out of Erie, PA! A brand spankin' new CSXT 989 leads CSX N204-20, bound for Plant Harlee in Milledgeville, Georgia, on its maidan run. This was the first time I've caught a unit so ne... (more)

What Would You Do? In this situation a choice has to be made. Most choose to play chicken, some turn the other way, but me, I chose to stay put and shoot something 'Out of the Box', well re... (more)

Under The Stars: This little critter was once hidden away inside the BASF Plant right up the road from this spot, but now BASF/Honeywell is closed and a new paper mill, First Quality, has ... (more)

'Twas 2 nights before Christmas, and all 3 GEs lay, where 2 stay put, and 1 waits to work another day...

Big Blue Comin' Through! NS 191 had a rare Ex. LMS unit on the point today as it rolls down the middle of 6th Street on its way towards Norfolk Southern's Augusta Yard about a mile from her... (more)

Shhhhhh!!! Church Is In Session! NS 191 obeys the Sunday morning quiet zone rule as the conductor rides the head end and flags each intersection as the engineer guides NS 9216 along with no... (more)

Boy Scouts Visit the South! UP 2010, the Boy Scouts of America 100 year Anniversary commemorative unit, makes a rare appearance in these parts seen leading NS 221 on a chilly December morni... (more)

Stormy Start: It's 7:04am, Anderson County is still under a severe thunderstorm watch, but that doesn't supress the unique chugging of a U18Bs V8 motor as Pickens' Anderson Job has started ... (more)

Can You Hear Me Now? An employee of the food warehouse whose parking lot I'm in, continues his smoke break phone conversation as an autorack train, NS 285, leaves the big city of Atlanta be... (more)

Tracks May Catch Bike Tires! CSX's Spartanburg to Greenville Turn gets ready to make it's set out/ pick up from the yard with a nice pair of veteran SD40-2s. I was going to stick around to ... (more)