With U18Bs 9503 and 9508 for power, the Anderson job comes out on the main from the Pickens Railroad shop facility in Gluck as the Belton job works its way north to start building its train.

Pickens U18B 9503 leads a solo hopper car for the Greenville and Western as they come into Belton, South Carolina.

Three Pickens U18B's bring a box car bound for Packaging Corporation of America near Honea Path,SC.

As the morning sun rises in the eastern sky, a quartet of Pickens Railway GE U18Bs rests for the weekend outside the shops in Anderson, SC

As the morning sun rises in the eastern sky, a quartet of Pickens Railway GE U18Bs rests for the weekend outside the shops in Anderson, SC

As the morning sun rises in the eastern sky, Pickens Railway GE U18B 9503 rests for the weekend outside the shops in Anderson, SC

The Belton Job pauses just south out of the interchange with Norfolk Southern as the Anderson Job does some work in the yard ahead.

Pickens 9503 ducks under the bridge at Honea Path on there way back to Gluck, SC.

Pickens Railroad leads a single hopper just south of Belton on its way to pickup 15 outbounds from Greenville & Western.

Pickens Railroad conductor dismounts at the interchange switch while Greenville & Western GP30 and GP9 wait in the clear for Pickens to finish their work in Belton Yard.

The Pickens has just picked up the two Alcos from the Greenville and Western and tows them a couple of miles to the siding at Docheno.

The eastbound Belton job crosses Broadway Creek at a leisurely pace.

Pickens U18B No. 9503 bellows smoke after being fired up at the beginning of a wet, dreary day of work for the Belton Job.

Too much traffic for the infrastructure is a good problem to have. The Anderson Job with ex-CSX B40-8s has left their 40+ car train clear of crossing and pulled up to the NS interchange to confer... (more)

After picking up 2 loaded scrap gons from new customer CMC Recycling, the Belton Job gets back underway to Honea Path.