RIGHT: The Pee Dee River Railway is a subsidiary of one of the most famous southern shortlines, the Aberdeen & Rockfish, and was formed by the railroad to operate a former Seaboard Air Line branch between McColl and Bennettsville, S.C., when the line was abandoned by CSX in 1987. Pee Dee River GP18 leads a sister as it approaches the railroad’s shop outside Bennettsville on its way to the large Domtar paper plant on April 4, 2015.
BELOW: Lancaster & Chester No. 3821 leaves the yard limits at Chester, S.C., as it heads to work a large industrial complex about six miles east of town. The L&C is one of the oldest railroads of the south, coming into existence in 1896. The original line runs 29 miles between its namesake towns. In 2010 the railroad became part of the Gulf & Ohio system, although it still retains its own identity. Once a bastion of end-cab EMD switchers, the “Spring Maid Line” now uses more modern power such as this trio of GP38-2s.
BELOW: For much of the early 21st century the Georgia Central was known as a last hold-out for GE U23B locomotives. The railroad marches 171 miles through Georgia from Macon to Savannah on former Seaboard trackage. In 2005 it was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Industries, which left the classic GEs alone until early 2014 when replacement power started arriving. On December 11, 2014, the GEs have been relegated to trailing status as they follow a former Santa Fe GP30 through Montrose.
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