ACWR has nicely decorated their display train for Christmas outside the company's new shop and headquarters in Candor, NC. 896 has a long history on this line, beginning service with the Aberdeen... (more)

The Candor mill job heads through Biscoe with a single SD40 rebuild. Trucks for one of the ACWR's new E units are on the first car in the consist.

The 600 job heads into Biscoe with some inbound traffic.

After swapping cars with the 300 job out of Oakboro, the 600 job heads back to Candor.

The 600 job departs Candor for a quick trip to Star before spotting CSX G131 at Mountaire.

The 300 job heads over the Pee Dee River between Mt. Gilead and Norwood with a couple SD40 rebuilds for power in the late evening.

Pickens Railroad VO-660 2 trundles past the wood chip plant that provides some of its lifeblood at Pickens, South Carolina.

South Carolina shortline Pickens Railway had two Baldwin switchers on its roster. Former Youngstown Sheet & Tube S8 701 was purchased a a backup for VO-660 2, and is seen here at Pickens, South Ca... (more)

Orange is the New Blue

Contemporary railfans are accustomed to seeing photos of orange U18B’s pulling trains of South Caroline shortline Pickens Railway. In the 1970’s and 1980... (more)

LC 12 with 7092 and 8784 sit tied down in Richburg, SC.

The third of three cuts of a CSX soybean train is heading for Kershaw, crossing the Catawba River at the site that was formerly the Springs Industries Grace Complex.

The old CALA, in all its glory, heads north from Conway.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary of service this month Lancaster & Southern GP38AC 2866 takes a break from its duties. The 2866 was built for the Southern in August 1971.