Trackside Log for Saturday, August 5, 2006

Vacation 2006 Day Eight

It rained the night before and the morning was humid and hazy. I drove down to the Carolina Piedmont yard to see what was there. Unfortunately the 3899 was unshootable but everything else was reasonably open.

• 0808 EDT Laurens, SC - Carolina Piedmont power - CF&E 3881
• 0810 EDT Laurens, SC - Carolina Piedmont power - TNMR 2053
• 0811 EDT Laurens, SC - Carolina Piedmont power - CPDR 8379

My next goal was the Lancaster & Chester in Chester, South Carolina. Shortly after I arrived I found a loaded grain train just about to leave.

• 0947 EDT Chester, SC - Lancaster & Chester eastbound - GMTX 2661-LLPX 2029-GMTX 2664-LC 3819-LC 3821-LLPX 2036
• 0959 EDT Chester, SC - Lancaster & Chester eastbound - GMTX 2661-LLPX 2029-GMTX 2664-LC 3819-LC 3821-LLPX 2036

I headed out ahead of the grain train in Richburg.

• 1020 EDT Richburg, SC - Lancaster & Chester eastbound - GMTX 2661-LLPX 2029-GMTX 2664-LC 3819-LC 3821-LLPX 2036

Once again I drove ahead and found a feed mill that turned out to be the customer so I took the opportunity to photograph the location.

• 1057 EDT Fort Lawn, SC - Lancaster & Chester switcher - LC 91
• 1115 EDT Fort Lawn, SC - Lancaster & Chester eastbound - GMTX 2661-LLPX 2029-GMTX 2664-LC 3819-LC 3821-LLPX 2036

While setting up for the photo of the grain train I was attacked by fire ants. Let me tell ya, those things hurt! Since the Lancaster & Chester would be switching for a while I left it behind and searched for the South Carolina Central. Before I found them I discovered a steel mill remote control switcher working.

• 1406 EDT Floyd, SC - Nucor Steel remote control switcher - Nucor 05

Then it was over to the South Corolina Central.

• 1415 EDT Floyd, SC - South Carolina Central power - SCRF 2027
• 1421 EDT Floyd, SC - South Carolina Central power - CPDR 3890

When I'd finished photographing in Floyd I turned toward Marlboro, South Carolina and the Pee Dee River.

• 1543 EDT Marlboro, SC - Pee Dee River power - PDRR 1764-PDRR 1797
• 1544 EDT Marlboro, SC - Pee Dee River power - PDRR 1842

The weather was turning ugly so I packed up and left for the Fairfield Inn in Florence, South Carolina. I had just checked in when the skies opened up and the lightning began. Good timing!