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May 8, 2018 · One of the places that I have had the greatest time chasing and photographing trains has been eastern North Carolina, especially in the mid to late 1970s and into the 1980s. I didn’t show up early enough to experience the two legacy carriers in that area, Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line, since the two roads had merged to form ...
- 1972 Western Railfanning Trip
1972 Western Railfanning Trip. ... At North Platte I set up...
- My Day Working on The Boston & Maine
Family friends arranged a visit to Boston & Maine's...
- 1972 Western Railfanning Trip
I got a new camcorder for Christmas (A Canon VIXIA HF R800), so I decided to take it out for some testing. I happened to see CSX Q409 working the yard, but I...
The Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway was founded in 1886 to build a line between Atlanta, Georgia, and Monroe, North Carolina. Construction on the line started in 1887 in North Carolina, and by 1892 the railroad had nearly completed its plan. However, a court injunction halted its progress into Atlanta, and the Georgia, Carolina & Northern ...
Frograil Railfan Locations & Tours - Comprehensive railfan guides to over 3,000 trackside locations throughout the United States and Canada, with an emphasis on CSX and Norfolk Southern in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Galesburg Railroad Days - Annual festival ...
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Abandonments have, unfortunately, been widespread across the state. As a major agricultural and cotton producer many secondary branch lines were laid down throughout the piedmont and coastal plains. South Carolina was home to nearly all of the Southeast's most recognized railroads and today include successors CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern...
CSX TransportationNorfolk SouthernAiken RailwayCarolina Piedmont RailroadFirst Railroad
* South Carolina's beginnings with the railroad can be traced back to one of the earliest, and longest of its time, the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company (SCC&RR). As the iron horse found its way to America during the 1820's its advantages were widely recognized although few ever saw it as a unified national network providing efficient transportation. Instead, it was viewed as a local entity serving a particular need. East coast port cities such as Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Bo...
While South Carolina railroads may no longer feature such stately passenger trains as the Orange Blossom Special, East Coast Champion or the SouthernerAmtrak continues to operate a number of trains that predate its existence.
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Aug 7, 2023 · By: Ryan Stuart: Dates: 2/11/2012 - 2/11/2012: Album Info: Shots of the Amtrak Palmetto and CSX trains in Florence, South Carolina.
