Empty hoppers making a run for the diamond at Fostoria to get a spot in between the hordes of CSX movements.

The second act of the daily show of UP vs Sherman is about to begin. The livestock train [my notes show CLS, but unsure if it is this or CSLAZ - they changed symbols along about this time] is thr... (more)

The favorite curve for the afternoon chase of trains 534 and 543 north from Bellville and Somerville, respectively; you were guaranteed nice results if you paid your penance to the cloud gods. We... (more)

Westbound accelerating from crew change at Wellington, crossing over the ex Katy line, this westbound hauls a## over the short stretch of single track to Roland and starts the single track CTC adv... (more)

A number of these were assigned to PTRA duties in their last days; 106 and 91 wait on air to take a transfer to Pasadena.

I'm pretty sure of the date, but not 100%; this was in for the Santa Fe Modelers convention in Temple.

Laid over from delivering a grain train to the Port of Houston, PTRA uses it and 2 sisters for switching duties at the Pasadena yard.

Hordes of these Super 7s were stored at the old Clebune shops in the early 90s. Felt like spreading some dirt on those black trucks to add contrast! :-)

Manchester was a prime spot to catch grain train power laying over after delivering to the south side Port of Houston elevators. Photography releases could be obtained from the PTRA offices in Un... (more)

Springtime on Sherman = cold as hell. After having some success with some Jacks, the cold must have got to me, shooting SD40-2s like this. This is the windiest part of the hill; more than a few ... (more)

Looking more like a modeler's paint test engine than the once proud Santa Fe racehorse that it was. Now literally coughing and wheezing, this unit once pulled 199s and 991s at 75+mph...

Traveling back from Colorado and a family vacation over the Christmas holidays, the only shot I got on the day after New Year's was Eleanor next to the ex FWD mainline between Vernon and Electra. ... (more)

The 800s were new and while everyone else was chasing the 3751, I was nailing the new warbonnets all around. Here this eastbound was stopped to set out some cars at West Jct. and was moving back ... (more)

Chasing this guy from Birmingham south to get ahead of him throuh afternoon traffic and construction was a challenge, as I had NO IDEA where I was going: totally blind on this chase. Just happene... (more)