I've shot this little fella a few times in the past and was happy to see it again today - Columbia SC - Jan. 2022
That's one tough little beast. Built for C&NW in 1953 - so it's 69 years old and still shuffling cars around. Still looking clean! I noticed it has a string of lights on the roof that indicate a remote-control unit is installed.
The MKT Railroad's Spanish Mission style depot in the "Alamo City", San Antonio, in May of 1962. Designed by Frederick Sterner, of New York, in the Mission Revival style, work began in 1916. The depot, loosely modeled on a San Antonio mission church, Mission Concepcion, was opened on 9/1/1917, the same date as the arrival of the first train to the depot. It was abandoned in the late 1960s and demolished. I believe a parking lot now occupies the site.
Looks like fresh ballast. A new spur? If I am reading correctly "American Italian Pasta Company"? This is certainly a new name for me.
Where in Columbia are you catching that? I lived there while I was in grad school and my wife was stationed at Shaw AFB. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Not a new spur, just well maintained. It does say American Italian Pasta on the side but that is no longer the name of the company, it is now Tree House Foods. On the east side. Actually only 3 or 4 miles from the NS yard. it's off a street named American Italian Way. I know this engine has been at this facility for at least 17 years.
Thanks-between school, work, and my kids I didn’t really have the time to get back into trains. Neat to see what I missed when I was there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Here's another switcher that is also working the Tree House Foods site along with the SW!. My first time seeing this one and since it's been a while since I was over this way, I don't know how long this one has been on site - Columbia SC - Jan. 2022
Owned by Railserve. They also handle switching for the large paper mill east of Columbia at Eastover with another former C&NW unit (as with your SW-1) seen below. Two locomotives are on site at the mill to ensure service if one should fail.
Today's grab shot at Camden, SC. Was expecting the new daily manifest F784, but l'il local F764 showed up instead with its usual load of woodchip hoppers.
For a second there, looks like the fuel tank was strafed by a WW2 airplane! Crazy cropduster out there somewhere, takin' target practice, lol!
You've got one classy ride there, Russell! So did I! Until I looked closer at those "bullet holes"... If I were a mischievous paint shop employee, I'd dress up those holes with some paint to make them look like real bullet holes...
