An Austin Western local returns to Manor behind a pair of SD40-2s.

A rare daylight run for the Austin Western is seen with a 5 pack of EMD SD40-2's. This is the daily southbound rock train from Marble Falls, Texas to Manor, Texas.

Fire fills the sky over an Austin Western train beginning their nightly run west to Austin. The contract between Watco and Capital Metro is coming to an end in 2015, leaving many to wonder if Watc... (more)

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)