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Pickens Railroad "Diane Elizabeth" & "Bonnie Brook"
Title:  Pickens Railroad "Diane Elizabeth" & "Bonnie Brook"
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 126 transparency. James Jones private railcars. The New Orleans Chapter NRHS now owns the "Bonnie Brook," which was used in the consist of the "Jackie Gleason Special." Gleason was afraid of flying, ala John Madden, and had his own private train.
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 4/3/2007 9:13:26 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Kim Piersol
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Views:  4335   Comments: 0
Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210H #20 "Xplorer" (ex-NYC)
Title:  Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210H #20 "Xplorer" (ex-NYC)
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 126 transparency. On Greenville & Northern. James F. Jones "Jones Tours" purchased the entire train in 1960 to run "land cruise" excursion service over the tracks of other railroads. Scrapped around 1970. I took this photo when I was a student at Furman University in Greenville.
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 12/9/2006 7:17:48 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Kim Piersol
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Locomotives:  JFJ 20(RP-210H)
Views:  2925   Comments: 2
Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210 #3000 "Xplorer" (ex-NH "Dan'l Webster")
Title:  Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210 #3000 "Xplorer" (ex-NH "Dan'l Webster")
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 126 transparency. On Greenville & Northern. James F. Jones "Jones Tours" purchased the entire train in 1964 to run "land cruise" excursion service over the tracks of other railroads. Scrapped around 1970. I took this photo when I was a student at Furman University in Greenville.
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 12/9/2006 7:17:51 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Kim Piersol
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Locomotives:  JFJ 3000(RP-210H)
Views:  4135   Comments: 5
Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210H #20 "Xplorer" (ex-NYC)
Title:  Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210H #20 "Xplorer" (ex-NYC)
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 126 transparency. On Greenville & Northern. James F. Jones "Jones Tours" purchased the entire train in 1960 to run "land cruise" excursion service over the tracks of other railroads. Scrapped around 1970. I took this photo when I was a student at Furman University in Greenville.
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 12/9/2006 7:17:56 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  JFJ 20(RP-210H)
Views:  3156   Comments: 0
Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210H #20 "Xplorer" (ex-NYC)
Title:  Pickens Railroad Baldwin RP-210H #20 "Xplorer" (ex-NYC)
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 126 transparency. On Greenville & Northern. James F. Jones "Jones Tours" purchased the entire train in 1960 to run "land cruise" excursion service over the tracks of other railroads. Scrapped around 1970. I took this photo when I was a student at Furman University in Greenville.
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 12/9/2006 7:17:59 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Kim Piersol
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Locomotives:  JFJ 20(RP-210H)
Views:  1657   Comments: 0
Pickens Railroad "Xplorer" Passenger Cars
Title:  Pickens Railroad "Xplorer" Passenger Cars
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 126 transparency. On Greenville & Northern. James F. Jones "Jones Tours" purchased the entire train to run "land cruise" excursion service over the tracks of other railroads. Scrapped around 1970. I took this photo when I was a student at Furman University in Greenville.
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 12/9/2006 7:17:45 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Kim Piersol
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Views:  555   Comments: 0
EDNA III
Title:  EDNA III
Description:  RE-UPLOAD due to missing file. SP Pullman Plan #9522 10RM-6DB sleeper #9012, rebuilt as privately-owned business car EDNA III. Scanned with an Epson V550 from an original Kodachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown.
Photo Date:  7/27/1972  Upload Date: 1/2/2025 3:28:56 AM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Unknown/Conniff Collection/Jerry Weisman Collection/Louis Fols Collection
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  24   Comments: 0
Greenville & Northern
Title:  Greenville & Northern
Description:  G&N 9 leads out to Renfrew Bleachery, just west of Travelers Rest, SC to pick up some cars.
Photo Date:  3/24/1978  Upload Date: 3/13/2011 4:33:11 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 9(70Tonner)
Views:  939   Comments: 1
Greenville & Northern 75
Title:  Greenville & Northern 75
Description:  GRN 75 passing through the parking lot of a small shopping center.
Photo Date:  6/30/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 3:12:12 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 75(70Tonner)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
Greenville & Northern 75
Title:  Greenville & Northern 75
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 3:13:04 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 75(70Tonner)
Views:  592   Comments: 0
Greenville & Northern 75
Title:  Greenville & Northern 75
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 3:14:05 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 75(70Tonner)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
Greenville & Northern 75
Title:  Greenville & Northern 75
Description:  GRN 75 returning south after serving the cutomer at the end of the line.
Photo Date:  6/30/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 3:15:57 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 75(70Tonner)
Views:  647   Comments: 0
Greenville & Northern 75
Title:  Greenville & Northern 75
Description:  GRN 75 passing through the parking lot of this small shopping center.
Photo Date:  6/30/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 3:07:46 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 75(70Tonner)
Views:  827   Comments: 1
This critter was sitting ion the dirt on the side of the Hwy25, north of Traverlers Rest, SC.
Title:  This critter was sitting ion the dirt on the side of the Hwy25, north of Traverlers Rest, SC.
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/1983  Upload Date: 2/15/2013 8:38:46 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  1093   Comments: 0
This critter was sitting ion the dirt on the side of the Hwy25, north of Traverlers Rest, SC.
Title:  This critter was sitting ion the dirt on the side of the Hwy25, north of Traverlers Rest, SC.
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/1983  Upload Date: 2/15/2013 8:39:35 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  193   Comments: 0
The G&N heded west to the end of the line
Title:  The G&N heded west to the end of the line
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/30/1983  Upload Date: 11/8/2012 8:00:22 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 9(70Tonner)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
The G&N heded west to the end of the line
Title:  The G&N heded west to the end of the line
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/30/1983  Upload Date: 11/8/2012 8:01:30 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 9(70Tonner)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
The G&N heded west to the end of the line
Title:  The G&N heded west to the end of the line
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/30/1983  Upload Date: 11/8/2012 8:02:21 PM
Location:  Travelers Rest, SC
Author:  Jim Owens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRN 9(70Tonner)
Views:  451   Comments: 0


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