The race is on between these two westbounders through Echo. Actually, both trains will stop shortly and the mixed freight's DPU will cut off and jump on the tail of the stack train.
A pair of rebuilt SD40-2s, now called SD40Ns on UP, awaits for traffic ahead on the ex-WP Shafter Sub. A cold and crisp February morning with gorgeous sunlight combines to make a beautiful scene.
A southbound mixed freight from San Antonio traverses the lightly used Corpus Christi Sub on its way to its namesake city with a sole, patched SP leader. A great way to spend a spring day in Texa... (more)
An eastbound manifest freight from the Ferromex interchange at the Mexican border at Eagle Pass, TX crosses an aged ex-SP truss bridge still in service on the Sunset Route in Uvalde, TX.
Another frac sand train arrives in San Antonio to support the Eagle Ford shale oil/gas formation. However, this one sports an appropriately painted lead unit that has survived the 17 years since ... (more)