Hi all,
Today I will introduce you with two different railroads in the states of North and South Carolina, USA. First is the commuter railroad of 21st century - proposed solution for the traffic congestion in Charlotte area in North Carolina - a light railroad system: Lynx. While the other one is the historic freight railroad in the South Carolina - started in 1896 and survived all odds and still in business in the era of big class one railroads -Lancaster & Chester railroad.
Starting with the Lynx:
This service starts from the I-485/South Boulevard. This photo depicts train coming to this last station.
Next photo shows the route of lynx from I-485 to 7th street which is station in the downtown.
Representation of the current and next station - a very useful service often found in most of the commuter rails in all over the world.
Bike holders - just hang your bike till you are in the rail then ride them to your destination.
Signal system at the 7th street. Signals are present at the ground level.
Let us move on to L&C - Lancaster & Chester starting with the aerial view of the railroad mounted on the office wall in Lancaster, SC. This is one of the best way to keep track of your railroad.
Model of the old L&C car in museum.
One of the two cars which are restored for the vacation travel.
Track is not so straight and also not tangent - old railroad when they did not consider grade or curve resistance ...Lunch on the rail - executive lunch made by special chef ... 
Switches for the industry: 
Finally two engines.
Bye bye Charlotte ... ! 
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