Traveling through the Western Cross Timbers section of the state, the Odessa bound manifest gains on the 3,000 foot destination. This area was renamed to Santo after two T&P trains nearly collided... (more)

The UP Family Days special heads back to Davidson Yard with a mix of UP passenger equipment and some privately owned former Amtrak equipment.

Just 4 days after the 47th anniversary of the JFK assassination, TRE train 2939 passes over the famed triple underpass. Visitors embracing history stroll along the grassy knoll below the peristyle... (more)

A former B&O GP38 and two former SLSF GP7's pass cactus and wildflowers as they slowly head toward Tyson Feeds and Purina Mills with covered hoppers in tow. The railroad has double in size in rece... (more)

Back in March, Blacklands Railroad was named 2011 Short Line Railroad of the Year by Railway Age Magazine. Here we see a former Grand Trunk Western unit wobbling down the line cutting through some... (more)

With a burst of color, six Fort Worth & Western units lead a train out of Fort Worth toward Dublin. Sometimes to get the angle you want, you have to climb a tree. I felt like I was 12 climbing up,... (more)

1996 brings up the rear of the Englewood Yard bound manifest.

A healthy dose of sand is applied to the rail during an emergency brake application. Sand prevents the locomotive wheels from sliding when a train goes into emergency at speed. However, there was ... (more)

Entering the through truss bridge span, our 9,170 ton train slowly creeps over the San Saba River. Signs of heavy repairs are evident on the left side following a derailment that damaged the struc... (more)

Valley Eagle bound for an overnight stop in Hearne on its trek to South Texas. Photo taken from a 34' boom lift rented for the occasion.

The evening westbound crosses the last trestle out of the San Saba River bottom, click here to see the train crossing the m... (more)

A set of GCSR power crosses Brady Creek heading back to the yard.

The 121 Job heads west through "The Land of Brick and Sausage" with a load of chicken waste. Main Street in Elgin is decorated for the upcoming 26th Annual Hogeye Festival and soon the street will... (more)

A switch stand seems out of place in this scene, but here we have the yard job splitting power on a humid Texas morning. The train will pull up the main, which is obscured by weeds at right.

With a rare consist, the Austin Western 241 Job heads west with a new Railserve DUAL LEAF locomotive built for the Trans-Gabon Railway. The genset will soon leave a US port aboard a ship destined ... (more)