Amtrak 20 crosses the Catawba River at sunrise, heading for the Charlotte stop.

NS 154 meets NS 283 in the ditch in Gastonia. The track was relocated into the ditch in the 1980's for grade separation on the busy Southern main line. Today, nature is gradually overtaking the ... (more)

NS 154 rolls northward toward Charlotte at CP Ranlo on the former Southern main.

NS 15R rounds the curve at Blackstock on the R-line to Columbia.

NS 15R pulls up and prepares to shove into the interchange track to drop 27 cars for the Lancaster and Chester. Empty corn train 51W, interchanged from L&C, with NS 4014 is starting to get their ... (more)

Lancaster and Chester train 14 is tied down at the Heath Springs depot on the former Southern Railway SB line. The only customer south of here, ADM at Kershaw, is scheduled to close at the end of... (more)

Lancaster and Chester train 14 is tied down at the Heath Springs depot on the former Southern Railway SB line. The only customer south of here, ADM at Kershaw, is scheduled to close at the end of... (more)

Lancaster and Chester train 14 is tied down at the Heath Springs depot, with "Skye" keeping guard.

Aiken Railway runs to the NS interchange in Warrenville, crossing a Southern Railway lettered bridge. You can actually make out an older SR emblem on the bridge as well, offset just to the right ... (more)

Aiken Railway works their train to get two cars right to go east to AGY, with the rest staged to go up the AB line later in the day.

Aiken Railway pulls from the NS interchange at Warrenville.

Aiken Railway 4201 basking in the morning light before going to work.

Aiken Railway heads eastbound into downtown Aiken with cars picked up from the NS interchange at Warrenville.

Aiken Railway pulls from the NS interchange at Warrenville with their inbound cars.

Aiken Railway pulls off of the former Southern AB line at the reconstructed Aiken depot.