R-Line (Norfolk Southern)

The R Line is a secondary main railway line running between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Augusta, Georgia, USA. The line is operated by Norfolk Southern Railway as part of the railway's Piedmont Division.

Trains on the R Line are mostly manifest, i.e. mixed freight, grain and locals. Manifests to and from Linwood Yard use the line on a daily basis. Grain trains that use the R-Line are bound to and from Asheville, North Carolina.

Crew changes for Linwood Yard and Asheville through trains occur in Salisbury, North Carolina.

All trains are required to be given track authorities from the Columbia Dispatcher.

All southbound trains on the R-Line make connections to Savannah and Atlanta via the D-Line from Augusta, GA.

Locals

P36 (Rock Hill, SC - Chester, SC Turn)

P83 (Charlotte, NC - Rock Hill, SC Turn)

P85 (Columbia, SC - Blythewood, SC Turn)

P75 (Columbia, SC - Lexington, SC Turn)

P77 (Columbia, SC - Edmund, SC Turn)

Manifest

#155 (Southbound) (Linwood, NC - Savannah, GA)

#156 (Northbound) (Savannah, GA - Linwood, NC)

"'#191"' (Southbound) (Columbia, SC - Macon, GA)

'" #192"' (Northbound) (Macon, GA - Columbia, SC)

#337 (Southbound) (Linwood, NC - Charleston, NC)

#338 (Northbound) (Charleston, SC - Linwood, NC)

Woodchips

#60G (Northbound) (Columbia, SC - Asheville, NC)

#61G (Southbound) (Asheville, NC - Columbia, SC)

Coal

#786 (Southbound) (Loaded Coal Train to Wateree, South Carolina)

#787 (Northbound) (Empty Coal Train From Wateree, South Carolina)

Grain

Grain Trains To and From Monetta, SC and Chester, SC use the R-Line also

Special Trains

Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus Train can be seen in March of every year

James E Strates Carnival Train can be seen in October of every year