"Kid Curry" leads the "Sundance Kid" and "Chaparral" over the Trinity River Clear Fork as they head toward Cresson.

Texas Eagle train 21 departs ITC, the Heartland Flyer train 822 is at right.

Footings from the past sit as a reminder of the railroads history as it quickly grows into the future.

The San Antonio bound train #22 stops in Taylor where it exits the UP Waco Sub and heads down the UP Austin Sub. The station here consists of a covered bench on a concrete pad.

Fire Engine Red can't quite compare to the bright red paint on clean Patriot Rail equipment. Larry's Truck & Electric 1446 and 1455 make up the entire TC roster.

A quiet morning in Elgin is briefly interrupted as the Austin Western makes an eastbound run through town toward Butler. The train is passing the restored Houston & Texas Central freight depot tha... (more)

An evening job heads west out of Deer Park bound for Pasadena Yard.

The AAPRCO special gets the highball after meeting a loaded grain train. The consist was in order as follows: AMTK 71, AMTK 88, AMTK 166, 800149 Evelyn Henry, 800148 Warren Henry, 800045 Caritas, ... (more)

Slowly rolling through the neighborhood, the train momentarily splits traffic as it runs down the middle of Mason Street.

The 121 job spots loads and pulls empties out of CCI on a cool October evening. If you click the photo map, you can see that the spur the train is setting out on used to cross Big Sandy Creek. The... (more)

Motive power for a paper railroad sits at the North Yard shops with some lease power.

An afternoon westbound destined for Brady, TX winds down into a cut just west of the Colorado River.

A late evening rock train crosses the Austin Western interlocking and rumbles by the 1903 depot in downtown Elgin. The segregated depot was built with a ticket office opening to mirror image waiti... (more)

A 92-car train of TILX empties crosses the UP Waco Sub as it continues south on the UP Austin Sub to McNeil, TX. As an extra-board conductor for the Austin Western Railroad, I often get called to ... (more)

Specially modified and painted equipment becomes a rolling classroom for area firefighters. This training progam focused on HAZMAT emergencies, railcar anatomy, capping kits, chlorine gas and leak... (more)