An Archer Daniels Midland crew brings a cut of cars into the Kershaw, South Carolina plant as L&C GP38-M2 sits with the rest of her train waiting for a crew to come on the following Monday.

Lancaster & Chester train 14 at Elgin

Lancaster & Chester train 14 pulling into Lancaster

Former Southern Railway GP38AC 2829 is on a former Southern Railway line in Lancaster, now owned by the Lancaster and Chester.

Lancaster and Chester Railway SW1200 94 and a train sit out the night at the ADM in Kershaw, South Carolina. She was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1957 as PRR 7917, then became a Penn Cen... (more)

Lancaster & Chester train 10 going over highway 521 on its way back into Lancaster from Kershaw

Lancaster & Chester train 14 at the L&C Depot/Main Office in Lancaster

The face of shoreline railroading has changed so much since 70-tonners and old end-cabs plied light rail with light cars. I attribute much of this to the almost universal use of 286,000 lb. gross... (more)

Lancaster and Chester Railroad EMD GP38-2 2866 was sole power on LC 12 on a brisk day in January 2018 in Chester, South Carolina.

Lead engine on a train resting over a weekend at the ADM plant in Kershaw, South Carolina in 2013. L&C SW1200 94 was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1957 as PRR 7917, then became a Penn... (more)

Lancaster & Chester train 14 in Lancaster

The 2006 Santa Train returns to Lancaster on former Southern Railway track. L&C 3819 was built in 1978 as Conrail 8230, to Norfolk Southern #5364. NS then sold it to Helms Leasing (HLCX) who r... (more)

L&C Santa train passes over the Kershaw-Camden Highway in 2012 with the Clinchfield Railroad 100 directly behind the 3820.

This was a colorful train with the old Milwaukee car behind the GP38-2 3819. It was also the last time the Santa Train has left Lancaster and got on the old Southern Railway SB Line. Two years lat... (more)

L&C 2014 Santa Train as seen moving toward Lancaster (we're seeing the end of the train) at West Manor Ave in the rain. 2014 was the last year the Santa Trains ran as Gulf & Ohio claimed they were... (more)