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Photographs of the Lancaster and Chester Railway
by Joseph C. Hinson

Early one morning in May, L&C Extra waits for her crew at the Allvac plant on the Original 29.

L&C Extra awaits a crew at Allvac in May, 2002.

Two L&C SW1200s sandwich LLPX #215 on this Kershaw-bound train.

In this shot, the same train heads toward Lancaster.

Two L&C SW900s are on opposite ends of an excursion train in late May, 2002.

Same tree, different perspective on an excursion train.

In October, 2001, I chased a train from Richburg to Kershaw then back to the shop in Lancaster. On the radio, I listened to North Carolina beat Clemson 38 to 3. Units in use on this day were L&C SW1500 #96, L&C SW900 #91, LLPX SW1001 #91, LLPX SW1500 #215 and L&C SW1500 #95.

Two different shades of blue east bound through Fort Lawn, SC.

Passing through Fort Lawn beside Hwy. 9 and under Hwy. 21.

A birds eye view... if that bird is standing onan abandoned road bridge in Pleasent Hill anyway.

Here is an unordinary view from me of the train passing through Plesant Hill. The train is on the former Southern SB line now.

L*C SW1500 #95 is about to lead her charge northbound back to Lancaster.

And now the crew prepares to head back to Lancaster. The cars will be eft tucked out of the way on the SB line while the locomotives are left at the shop. On Monday, the cars will be taken to Chester on Train 14. LLPX #91 will be left at the shop and will eventually be sent to Circle S to shuffle cars.

Here the train moves through Elgin in a nice side angle view.

On Saturday July 7, 2001, we chased another L&C train from Richburg to Kershaw then back to Lancaster. Units in use on this day were SW900 #92, SW1200s 93 and 94 and 1500s 95 and 96 consecutively numbered.

LLPX SW1500 #215 leads a five unit train through some switching moves in Richburg.

On 11/21/2001, five units led by LLPX #215 worked Guardian Industries in Richburg.

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