Lancaster and Chester Railroad 4 26 2017 a Acrylic Print

acrylic prints train acrylic prints sign acrylic prints lancaster chester acrylic prints richburg south carolina acrylic prints union pacific acrylic prints southern pacific acrylic prints espee acrylic prints works acrylic prints railroad acrylic prints mechanical acrylic prints locomotive acrylic prints railway acrylic prints rail acrylic prints track acrylic prints road acrylic prints

photographs train photos sign photos lancaster chester photos richburg south carolina photos union pacific photos southern pacific photos espee photos works photos railroad photos mechanical photos locomotive photos railway photos rail photos track photos road photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

View Additional Comments

Hide Additional Comments

Post a Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Lancaster and Chester EMD SD40T-2 #6002 leads a train through Richburg, South Carolina after working two industries east of here. The crew will stop about a mile from here and pick up some cars off the main line to take to their Class 1 partners in Chester. The 6002 and the locomotive behind it are making teir return to the main line after some mechanical issues that kept them sidelined for a little while.

L&C #6002 was built in May, 1980 as Southern Pacific #8257. It became UP #8802 when Union Pacific took over the Espee. The unit was then sold to the Gulf & Ohio Railways who assigned it to the Yadkin Valley Railroad and renumbered it to 6002.

The second unit, L&C #9146 was built as Union Pacific GE C40-8 #9146 before being bought by G&O in recent years. It's a slug to the #6002 meaning it gets all of it's power from the SD40T-2 making this a unique power combination for the railroad.

South Carolina native, photographer, railroad aficionado, I am happy when there is a camera strapped around my neck and something interesting in my viewfinder. This is my work, and I am proud to share it with you. I like to shoot railroads and interesting buildings and skylines as well as people. I am a former award-winning TV News photographer with the most watched TV station in South Carolina who has also photographed (and wrote) for newspapers and magazines such as Trains and Railroad and Railfan. Message me any comments or questions you may have. I go by Joe.