South Carolina Central Nucor Local working Floyd Yard

Nucor Steel keeps their two diesels in immaculate condition! Nucor 05 was built in March 1955 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Northern Pacific SW1200 125. (Look closely at the side ... (more)

In July 2013, a crew onboard South Carolina Central GP38-2 2032 prepares to go to work in their train yard in Floyd, South Carolina. SCRF 2032 was built for Florida East Coast as FEC 506. Between ... (more)

During the RailAmerica-era on the South Carolina Central Railroad, they rostered two former Grand Trunk Western units, one of which I caught in 2010 working the yard in Darlington County.

South Carolina Central crew works the yard in Darlington, SC. That sign has since been replaced by a GWI sign

South Carolina Central crew works the yard in Darlington, SC

On the day after Christmas in 2005, I found South Carolina Central GP10 #75 as sole power on a train through Darlington, SC. The classy paint scheme dates back to the early days when this was a Ra... (more)

Former GT unit sa sole power on a South Carolina Central train working the yard in Darlington county. Four units pull a trash train to the landfill in Bishopville.

Four units pull a trash train to the landfill in Bishopville.

Power at the shop on a weekend.

The crew of the South Carolina Central Railroad has just pushed back into Southern States. They would pull out 2 tanker cars and leave those outside the gate. Then they would go on to Florence w... (more)

Nucor Steel's Darlington Mill in Floyd, South Carolina, is actually about 20 miles north of Darlington, SC. One of the plant switchers there is SW1200 #05. Built by EMD in March 1955 as Northern... (more)

South Carolina Central power rests at the railroad's shop facility outside of Darlington.

The railroad industry is an interesting one in that there are always changes happening whether its signal replacement, locomotive retirements or repaints, etc. In this case, RailAmerica, parent co... (more)

Nucor Steel 03 at Darlington, SC in Jan. 1986.jj