Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | Virtual Railfan LIVE !

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Actual start date: 07/07/21
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GEO: 34.95372160499706, -81.93715468361889
Milepost: 452.45
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ABOUT THIS FEED:
The Hub City Railroad Museum occupies a portion of the former Southern Railway depot in Spartanburg, SC. A portion of the building also houses the Amtrak waiting room. The name ‘Hub City’ was given to Spartanburg as its seven railroad lines of four railroads resembled a hub on a wheel.
The track in view is the Norfolk Southern, formerly Southern Railway Washington to Atlanta mainline. This line as built as the Atlanta & Richmond Airline in 1873.
Track one is nearest the building. Track two is the next one over. Double track extends from Beaumont (out of view to the north) to Lyman (to the south)
The passenger depot had five tracks for passenger use and the mainline plus a track for the W-line between Asheville and Columbia. The Charleston & Western Carolina and the Clinchfield also used the depot for its passenger trains.
Today the Hub City sees at least 20 trains per day.
NS high priority trains 28r, 24x, 25a, 27s, 242/243, 282/283, 240, 242, 281, 296 and 297 roll through daily. General Merchandise trains 153/154 feature DPUs on a regular basis. BMWs are taken to the port of Charleston on 18D and return empty on 19D. The inland port at Greer fields 20D and 21D. Atlanta to Charleston trains 237 and 238 travel through the Hub City. Several locals working the mainline and the W line can be seen. And the Amtrak Crescent, trains 19 and 20 serve Spartanburg. CSX trains use the Spartanburg tunnel which is underneath the NS mainline.
This is a Norfolk Southern line, Coastal Division, Charlotte District. Track speed is 60, with an average speed of 50. NOT a quiet zone.
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