Photo of the Day - Sharing the Road

The Norfolk Southern shares a busy street on September 24, 2011 in Augusta, Georgia

Waiting for the train that never comes

Too many stations are left without train service.

The old equipment preserved there as reminders of how life used to be.

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Train Wreck on the New Haven RR

This crash lead to the introduction of the all-steel passenger rail car.

Improving locomotive safety through ban on personal electronic devices

Following the Metrolink collision in Los Angeles and similar accidents resulting from the use of electronic devices in the cab or along the tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a new rule which bans the use of personal electronic devices on locomotives.




Do you think this will be effective? Read the rest of the report here!

Cheraw Depot - Icy morning

Snow and Ice are not common in South Carolina, so when they do happen it can make for some interesting photographs.

The subject is the Ex-Seaboard Air Line Freight Depot in Cheraw, South Carolina. I was impressed by the architectural styling of the abandoned depot and also loved the light play on the ice and snow on the building.

The building is in disrepair and I have not heard of any plans to restore or save it. The Passenger depot is used downtown as part of the police/city hall building. The freight depot is left to rot along the tracks.

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