Arrival. An earlier than usual 15R passes by the Gamecocks' soccer stadium on its way to Andrews Yard. This part of Sumter Street is the closest thing to street running that we have around... (more)

15R goes from track 1 to track 2 at Junker behind Amtrak 73 to go around 12R on track 1. They will go back to track 1 at AT&O to work Charlotte.

After waiting for Amtrak 73 to clear on track 2, 15R pulls at Junker. They are about to diverge from track 1 to 2 and go around 12R and back to track 1 at AT&O to work Charlotte.

The Southern heritage unit leads 15R out of Charlotte on the former Southern main line. The train is making a sweeping turn to the west out of downtown and will diverge to the R-line just ahead a... (more)

The Southern heritage unit leads 15R southward across the Catawba River at the railroad location of Celriver, former site of a large Celanese plant. The train has just worked Charlotte and got a ... (more)

The Lackawana heritage unit leads 15R as it pauses at Summit Ave. to get cleared to diverge to the R-line to Columbia. 28N runs around on track 2 as it nears it's final destination at the Charlot... (more)

The Lackawana heritage unit leads 15R as it pauses at Summit Ave. to get cleared to diverge to the R-line to Columbia.

Mixed Consist. The daily mixed freight 15R arrives into Columbia led by the original NS heritage unit, visiting BNSF power, and a routine NS unit.

Bridging the Catawba. The daily mixed freight 15R crosses the Catawba River just south of Fort Mill, SC.

NS 15R crossing the Catawba River

Norfolk Southern ES44DC 7564 leads Train 15R across Whaley Street in Columbia, South Carolina. The train was crawling along the tracks. It may have been going 3 miles per hour and tied up traffic ... (more)

NS 15R sits silent and crew-less at CP N Advance, after the crew timed out the night prior. Legend has it, it still sits to this day.

Southern Signals. NS 15R crosses over under these old Southern signals at CP Adams on its way to Columbia, SC.

Unique Visitor Lashup. It's not unusual to see Union Pacific power in Columbia, SC, on CSX or NS, but Canadian Pacific power is much less common and I don't recall ever seeing a lashup of ... (more)