My first (and only) freight diesel locomotive ride was on a TCWR heading E-W, from one Odessa crossing by the elevator down closer to the Bigstone National Wildlife Refuge.  That was 1992, and I was 12.  I'll never forget it.  My grandparents and mom lived in Odessa, so I was there every year.  For my 4th birthday, all I wanted to do was go down the RR crossing and walk around.  I should find those photos.
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