With a heavy train behind them, the Belton Job climbs the hill near milepost 8 (or 9; one of those 2). The 2 U18B's put on a good show demostrating what the 8 cylinder FDL engine sounds like under load heading back to Anderson. 3-21-22

The Belton Job heads back for the shop with the pickup from Belton. 3-21-22

The Belton Job pulls up to the Anderson interchange to drop off a couple of cars before heading east to Belton. 3-21-22

The Anderson Job pulls ahead to drop off cars at the NS interchange. 1-29-21

The Belton Job heads north for Anderson after picking up cars heading for both the Anderson & Belton interchanges. 3-21-22

The Pickens Railroad Belton Job is approaching Sloan siding in Creekwood Hills, where it'll pick up an empty covered hopper before continuing to Belton. 8-7-20

The Pickens Belton turn switches CMC Recycling in Anderson, South Carolina on their way south to Belton.

The Pickens Railways Belton Job works the NS interchange in Anderson before heading east for Belton. The structure you see to the left is a remnant of the former Southern Railway passenger station in Anderson, which is one of the more unique stations you’ll find for a small town. The original operator of the line, the Blue Ridge Railway, built a cut through downtown Anderson to allow them direct access to the town with three bridges connecting the north & south ends of town. After the original station burned down in 1914, the Southern would build a new station at street level where passengers would take an elevator & staircase down to the 2 track station platform. The station would close in 1945, with local businesses expanding & covering the cut, leaving only the small opening you see the locomotive along with the platform & where the elevators would bring passengers down to.

The platform was my main target for this trip to the Pickens, but the real treat was getting to be under the city with these 2 GE U18B’s while they worked back & forth to switch the interchange. Hearing the 2 GE 7FDL V8’s chugging at high revs next to me as they echoed off the cut walls & the ceiling of the bridge above me was quite the experience. 10-24-24

The Belton Job heads east for Belton shortly after working the Anderson interchange. 3-21-22

The Belton Job reaches the outskirts of Anderson as it crosses over the Rocky River. 8-7-20

The Belton Job heads east for Belton shortly after working the Anderson interchange. 3-21-22

The Belton Job reaches the outskirts of Anderson as it crosses over the Rocky River. 8-7-20

The Anderson job heads down the long straight away south of downtown Anderson. 1-28-20

With both the Anderson & Belton Jobs needing to go to First Quality Tissue, they could be seen here getting ready to head down to the lead for them. 3-21-22

The Pickens Railroad Belton Job has just departed Anderson & is now heading for Belton where it also become the Honea Path Job & interchange with the Greenville & Western. 8-7-20

The Belton Job has dropped off cars at the interchange with Norfolk Southern & is heading south towards the shop complex. 8-7-20

The Anderson job heads down the long straight away south of downtown Anderson. 1-28-20

Pickens Anderson job works the NS Interchange in downtown Anderson on a dreary morning.

The Belton Job has dropped off cars at the interchange with Norfolk Southern & is heading south towards the shop complex. 8-7-20

Pickens Anderson job at Gluck (milepost AKH. 557.3) in Anderson, SC with the Belton Job seen following in the background