This Mid-Atlantic unit is an alumnus of Norfolk & Western. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A southbound train trundles along at Chadbourn with two former N&W units. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Crawling past the St. Mary AME church a short southbound freight hunts for rails on this decrepit line.

Visions of the ferroequine zombie apocalypse. Pre -Corman “streaks of rust” through some stuff they were scrapping after years of neglect.

Still wearing the the colors and markings of its original owner, Carolina Southern Railroad GP30 2613 could easily be mistaken for Southern Railway 2613. This forty-five-year-old locomotive not o... (more)

Resting just beyond the RJCS Depot in downtown Chadbourn sat this well worn GP18. I was lucky enough to get one of the last few pictures of it before Corman overhauled the entire roster of engine... (more)

For the second week in a row, the former Carolina Southern 951 has been leading the journey from Mullins, SC to Conway, SC. The rare GP18 still wears the full paint scheme of the Carolina Souther... (more)

Ribbon cutting ceremony for RJ Corman's take over of the Carolina Southern.

Close Clearance

An exxSouthern Railway, exWaccamaw Coast Line geep sits forlorn awaiting an uncertain future. The Carolina Southern is currently out of service by the FRA due to bridge and track conditions.

A trio of older EMD's bring a freight into Chadbourn, NC. This train was bringing in interchange from CSX at Floyd, SC to Chadbourn, NC. From Chadbourn, another train would take the freight to C... (more)

One of Carolina Southern units that continues to rust away.

I remember saying to myself "I'm glad I caught this thing, it won't last long." Here an ex-N&W GP18 waddles along at a hazardous 5-10 MPH. Now embargoed, despite the political wrangling I doubt w... (more)