Three_Step_Culpep
Sundown Northbound
I usually refrain from polluting people’s feeds with mundane equipment like this NS AC44C6M/ES44AC pair, but I really liked how this photo came out. Heading north on the old Southern Railway’s Washington-Atlanta Mainline on this Black Friday evening is manifest 154 on their trek from Birmingham, Alabama to Linwood, N.C. In the background stands RPM, a controlled signal governing movements in and out of the Greer Inland Port and the BMW assembly plant. BMW is a huge employer in Greer and a major moneymaker for NS, so much so that three other CTC signals in the area are named “Bavarian,” “Motor,” and “Works” in reference to the massive facility. Also visible in the background is Greer-Charleston intermodal 296 waiting its turn to occupy the mainline as they build up their outbound train at the inland port. Greer, SC, 11/28/2025.
Sundown Northbound
I usually refrain from polluting people’s feeds with mundane equipment like this NS AC44C6M/ES44AC pair, but I really liked how this photo came out. Heading north on the old Southern Railway’s Washington-Atlanta Mainline on this Black Friday evening is manifest 154 on their trek from Birmingham, Alabama to Linwood, N.C. In the background stands RPM, a controlled signal governing movements in and out of the Greer Inland Port and the BMW assembly plant. BMW is a huge employer in Greer and a major moneymaker for NS, so much so that three other CTC signals in the area are named “Bavarian,” “Motor,” and “Works” in reference to the massive facility. Also visible in the background is Greer-Charleston intermodal 296 waiting its turn to occupy the mainline as they build up their outbound train at the inland port. Greer, SC, 11/28/2025.