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[Sandpatch]

CSX DPU helper unit brings up the rear as it sweeps through Hardeeville, SC on the former Atlantic Coast Line mainline.



Branchville, SC depot on Norfolk Southern's line between Charleston and Columbia. This line was completed in 1840 and remains one of the oldest continually operated lines in the U.S.A..



CSX 777 at Fairfax, SC:

 

[crashton]

Nice catches Sandpatch. I really like that station. :encouragement:

 

[Sandpatch]

Nice catches Sandpatch. I really like that station. :encouragement:

Thanks Chuck. Further south in the lowcountry we also found the SAL's station at Fairfax, SC. A former ACL branch crosses here too. Both lines remain active and the diamond sees numerous CSX trains every day.

 

[Danno_RIP]

Went to lunch with a group from Church in the small town of Glendale, Ky. The Restaurant was suppose to be Whistle Stop... To long a wait for lunch. we found another across the tracks after the train passed. It was flying at least 50 or more through town.

 

[MorkC68]

Spent the weekend in Whitby & this piece of engineering steamed its way into the station

 

[Sandpatch]

Shot these today just south of Greenville, SC on the NS mainline. First is Train 153 bound for Birmingham, AL:



Followed closely by Train 237 up from the Port of Charleston, SC and bound for Atlanta, GA:



237 is seen again at the crossovers at Fallis, SC:

 

[Sandpatch]

153 was running DPUs two-thirds of the way back. Just an enormous train.

 

[nikonpup]

 

[crashton]

153 was running DPUs two-thirds of the way back. Just an enormous train.

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Train counts are down due to the railroads making trains 3 times as long. PSR & DPU's are to blame. The locals in NW Ohio are finding crossings blocked for hours when one of these monsters stops due to a breakdown or the crew going outlaw.

Nice catches Sandpatch. :encouragement:

 

[nikonpup]

What was this used for?

 

[nikonpup]

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[nikonpup]

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[Sandpatch]

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It's a side dump car of some sort. I've seen these in old photos, often used by railroad construction contractors to build up berms and fills and to dump ballast. It looks too tall to have been used in a mine. It's an extraordinary artifact, being in excellent condition.

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[Sandpatch]

A few finds today, including the Carolina Piedmont's yard office in Laurens, SC, some of their power and a burly CSX helper unit resting in Enoree, SC. Yep, the northwestern region of SC is pretty hilly and CSX stations a helper here to assist loaded coal trains up Ora Hill.

 

[Sandpatch]

Nikonpup, your two posts showing as Attachments were somehow lost in our freight yard. Could you try to post them again?

 

[Sandpatch]

Couldn't resist snapping this shot today of my 265 HP Nissan in the shadow of a 4400 HP locomotive.

 

[crashton]

Your pickup still looks very good Sandpatch. A GTI might look a bit better. layful:

 

[Sandpatch]

Your pickup still looks very good Sandpatch. A GTI might look a bit better. layful:

What I need is a bagged GTI that I can raise for ground clearance when railfanning …….

 

[nikonpup]

 

[nikonpup]