L&C train 14 switches the Circle S facility as their first stop of the day. In the distance, a crew begins their day on cleanup of a recent derailment.

L&C train number 14 runs east by the local landmark restaurant, the Wagon Wheel, famous for fried squash. This is near several former Springs Industries textile mills, whose office staffs and ven... (more)

The A&R crew picked up a car at the farm supply center east of Raeford and took a quick break for a snack at Dundarrach on the way to Fayetteville.

AC&W display locomotive sitting outside their shop in Candor.

An eastbound AC&W train sits parked at Samarcand N.C.

A warm late Spring afternoon finds ex-Southern Pacific SW1500 No. 2659, now Alexander Railroad No. 12, pulling a cut of cars out of the International Paper plant near downtown Statesville.

Alexander RR switching Cedar Creek Lumber

Alexander RR switching International paper

The roar and exhaust from a pair EMD 645s in notch 8 fill the air as the 3x a week turn from Bishopville, SC grinds its way up the hill through Lee State Park on 11/30/2018.

The Lancaster & Chester local pulls a cut of cars out of the GAF Materials east of Chester, South Carolina. The contrast between the short line EMD switchers and the oversized box cars has always ... (more)

Star Barn

People familiar with central Pennsylvania will think that I’m referring to a well-known landmark near Middletown, but the reference is to the ex-CN SD60F alive and well... (more)

New L&C power passes the Wagon Wheel: For those that know this portion of the Lancaster and Chester line, this location is a bit of an iconic spot. Fort Lawn is hardly a blip on a map,... (more)

Destination Richburg. The L&C 12 arrives in Richburg, SC and approaches the L&C yard there.

Richburg Bound. L&C 12 departs Chester on its way first to the L&C industrial yard and then to Richburg, SC.