Pacific No. 409 struggles up a 1.7% grade as it leads The Texas Special out of Austin. The train which usually consisted of 12 cars used Missouri Pacific tracks as it left the city southb... (more)

The southbound Sunshine Special glides through the cut north of Sixth Street in Austin. Diesels had replaced the Pacifics which were the previous power. The cut was removed during the constructio... (more)

The Texas Special is southbound leaving Austin.

Katy Pacific No.397, built by the American Locomotive Co. in 1917, is crossing the trestle over Shoal Creek. The train is the southbound Texas Special.

The southbound Sunshine Special had to cross the Colorado River. Yes, there is a Colorado River in Texas. The Austin skyline in 1947 was dominated by the University of Texas Tower and the dom... (more)

The northward North Vancouver to Pringe George passenger sits at the station. Lillooet is a crew change point