Friday, March 22, 2024

CSX/SAL & NS/Southern and CSX/ACL Bridges over Congaree River in Columbia, SC

Southern: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite, the northern truss bridge)
SAL: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite, the southern girder bridge)

The ACL had a bridge further upstream. So CSX has two long bridges in this town. In fact, we can see part of that bridge under the through truss in the following photo.
Joseph C. Hinson Photography posted, also Joe the Photog Flickr and BridgeHunter_sal
CSX Q211 passes over the Congaree River that separates Richland and Lexington counties in South Carolina. The crew should be able to see Cayce Yard from their vantage point. Meanwhile, what I suspect is NS 156 waits for the CSX train to pass.

It's interesting catching the different water levels. Here the river is low.
Street View, Feb 2022

And here it is rather high. These street views were taken from the US-231 bridge in the distant background in the photo posted by Joseph.
Street View, Apr 2023

Joe the Photog Flickr via BridgeHunter_sou, BridgeHunter lists six more photos by Joe
Train On A Bridge
Taken from Cayce Riverwalk in SC.

Note the smaller piers between the larger stone piers. This bridge probably had trusses between the large piers. They probably added the newer piers when they replaced the truss spans with steel girders.
 Joe the Photog Flickr via BridgeHunter_sal

All of the above photos were looking upstream (North). This one is looking downstream.
Colorado Railroad Museum posted
The Colorado Railroad Museum is honored to display the winning images from the 2024 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards, an annual competition hosted by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art. This year’s entries explore the theme of "Conveyance," capturing the essence of movement and transportation in the railroad industry. This photo (along with the other winners and honorable mentions) is on display in the main hallway and staircase areas of the Museum Depot.
Black-and-White, Second Prize: James Duval
"Structural angularity. Moving shapes across stationary geometry transport what the flowing water below moved before steel in Columbia, South Carolina."

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