CSX Florence to Charleston, SC

I have on my lap the 2003 official South Carolina Transportation Map, which shows railways as well as highways (and waterways and airports) in the Palmetto State.

I will be spending a few days in Charleston, SC next week. I will be coming down Interstate 95 out of Virginia and across North Carolina. I'll be getting off 95 in Florence and heading down US 52 from there to Charleston.

For the majority of its course from Florence to Charleston, US 52 appears to run within sight of the CSX line between those two cities, although road and rails diverge at Kingstree, reconverging at St. Stephen (25 miles south of Kingstree via 52). How active is this line? It'd be cool to drive alongside a Charleston-bound consist or two.

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this route is busier at night, but it is possible to see traffic down there during the day. 160.590 is the road channel, 161.370 is the dispatcher channel.

Daily:
P052*
P053*
Q174*
Q173
Q171
Q172
Q740
Q741
P098*
P097*
P089*
P090*
Slop freights as well..Fairly busy line, I spent about 2 months qualifying on this line from Florence to Jacksonville.

Heading down US 52 between Lake City and Kingstree last Monday (10/1/07), I spotted a track inspector and a ballast crew on that CSX line.

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